I recently did a track-by-track runthrough/interview kind of deal with Brett from [sic] Magazine. It’s available to read online here for those who are interested. Hope you like it.

Rory

We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be playing at The Great Escape Festival on 14th May and at Truck Festival on 25th July!

For more information visit the websites:

The Great Escape

Truck

Grammatics x

Does It Offend You, Yeah? have had to pull out of the Bush Hall gig on 13th April but we’ve been told it will hopefully get rescheduled for some time in May. Sorry to disappoint if you were hoping to make it. We’ll post more info as and when we receive it.

We are very very pleased to announce that we’ll be joining Bloc Party on their October tour. Dates are as follows:

2 October 2009 - Blackpool - Empress Ballroom
3 October 2009 - Edinburgh - Picture House
4 October 2009 - Inverness - Iron Works
6 October 2009 - Aberdeen - Music Hall
7 October 2009 - Dunfermline - Alhambra
8 October 2009 - Hull - City Hall
10 October 2009 - Sheffield - Academy
11 October 2009 - Leeds - Academy
12 October 2009 - Lincoln - Engine Shed
14 October 2009 - Stoke - Victoria Hall
15 October 2009 - Birmingham - Academy
16 October 2009 - Newport - Centre
18 October 2009 - Llandudno - Arena
19 October 2009 - Liverpool - University
20 October 2009 - Bristol - Academy
22 October 2009 - Truro - Hall for Cornwall
23 October 2009 - Plymouth - Pavilion
24 October 2009 - Brighton - Centre
26 October 2009 - Southend - Cliffs Pavilion
27 October 2009 - Cambridge - Corn Exchange
28 October 2009 - Nottingham - Rock City
30 October 2009 - Reading - Rivermead
31 October 2009 - Bournemouth - Bic

Buy tickets here

Grammatics x

I recently conducted an interview for the blog run by the excellent Offset Festival with a songwriter I came across called Ebe Oke - you might like to read it for yourself. He’s an interesting guy and a great musician. Enjoy

http://thisisoffset.co.uk/?p=1781#more-1781

Rory

I am absolutely exhausted - I think that’s the sign of a good tour? Luckily I guessed our neighbour’s internet password so this blog comes to you from the comfort of mine and Owen’s living room instead of Headingley Library. Worst library ever.

Below are a few photos for your perusal. I don’t think I’m up to tour blogs these days (my memory’s going - I turn 20 this weekend) but suffice it to say we had a really good time and were really pleasantly surprised at how well we got on with Red Light Company and their audiences. The gigs were all busy and almost all sold out - we were a bit terrified of going down like a pretentious art-rock lead balloon; we couldn’t have been more wrong.

Some Rugger Beer Lads who seemed determined to have a fight with me as I went to buy cigarettes in Bristol turned up at the front of the show and were keen to remind us at every opportunity that we were a “CLASS ACT!” I’ve never seen anyone dance badly to Grammatics before but they obviously meant it. One got chucked out for having obviously drank ALL THE BOOZE.

We have two weeks off before we go out to play a Teenage Cancer Trust gig in London then head out on tour with our buddies Rolo Tomassi and Pulled Apart By Horses. That is going to be one long perpetual boozy train (van?) wreck. Frankly I can’t wait.

You might be aware that our album came out this week. Since it has we’ve had loads of really encouraging messages from people all over the world. Thanks a lot. Hope you like it. Since it was finished we’ve been writing and got loads of ideas flying around for the next - with any luck we’ll start recording it sometime within the next ????? (nine?) months.

We’re also really excited to have been asked by Bloc Party to support them on their never-ending (23 date) tour of these fair isles in October. We couldn’t really have asked for a more perfect opportunity. I worked out we’re gonna play to about 40,000 people in those few weeks which is a pretty thrilling idea.

I got into Spotify recently after first rejecting it as A&R voyeurism bullshit. The fact that Jonny Greenwood posted a playlist of classical Arab and Western music (something I’ve been trying to educate myself about with Alex Ross’ amazing book The Rest Is Noise) kinda changed my mind. I have since been enjoying the playlists posted on The Quietus(.com) - just listening to the Thatcherite Pop vs Marxism Funk one now. Interesting. I might make my own at some point and post it up here, keep your eyes peeled.

Enough bragging for now, I need to go and catch up with my Paul McKenna book on getting to sleep (read: getting a grip) before I am doomed forever.

Behind Nice’n'Sleazy in Glasgow on the first day

Emilia snoozing in our plush reclining-AND-swivelling-seats tour bus on the way to Cheltenham

Some amazing countryside on the way to Newcastle

Owen in a dressing room. If you look closely you can see him sat down on the left playing guitar

Bye

Rory

We’re very pleased to say that Shadow Committee is Stuart Maconie and Mark Radcliffe’s record of the week this week on Radio Two. Thanks to everyone who voted!

We also got a fantastic review in the NME this week. Here’s some clips of what people have been saying:

NME: 8/10 - ‘Bona fide genius’
Clash: 8/10 - ‘a rare yet wonderful treat that will surely leave you breathless’
Rocksound: 8/10 - ‘An early contender for album of 2009′
Drowned In Sound: 8/10 - ‘Grammatics are doing something brave and truly exceptional’
Uncut: 4/5 - ‘It’s a source of promise, magic and drama’
The Fly: 4/5 - ‘Done with such poise and craft you’re left breathless’
Attitude: 4/5 - ‘Grammatics is a masterclass in uneasy listening’
Audioscribbler: 10/10
Whisperin’ & Hollerin’: 10/10
Rock Sellout: 10/10
Contact Music: 9/10
For The Sound: 5/5
God Is In The TV: 4.5/5
Leeds Guide: 4/5

Also check out Disorder magazine for a great feature.

x

Radio 2’s main specialist show, presented by Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie, has selected ‘Shadow Committee’ as a ‘Pick n Mix’ track this week – which means it’s one of four contenders to be next week’s Single Of The Week. It will be played on the show tomorrow night… and if it wins then will get played every night next week Mon-Thu w/c 16 Mar.

The track with the most votes wins. Please vote by emailing ‘Shadow Committee’ to radcliffe.maconie@bbc.co.uk

Thank you!!!

Grammatics x

The vinyl of our album is now on pre-order exclusively from http://www.dancetotheradio.com

The 180g double gatefold vinyl package comes with a CD of the album as well as a DTTR goody bag with badges and compilations. It is £16 (plus P&P). We’re sending out an MP3 of Inkjet Lakes with every pre-order.

Here are the links….

UK 
Europe
Rest Of World

Our debut long player ‘Grammatics’ is released on March 23rd 2009 through Dance To The Radio.

TRACKLISTING:
1. Shadow Committee
2. D.I.L.E.M.M.A.
3. Murderer
4. The Vague Archive
5. Broken Wing
6. Relentless Fours
7. Inkjet Lakes
8. Polar Swelling
9. Rosa Flood
10. Cruel Tricks Of The Light
11. Swan Song

FORMATS:
Released on CD / Digital Download

REVIEWS:
“You are looking at an album that is so rare, so well created and driven by people so talented, it is nothing short of perfect.” 10/10 - AudioScribbler

“An early contender for Rock Sound’s Album’s Of 2009.” 8/10 - Rock Sound

“The blend of Owen Brinley’s choirboy vocals and a raft of prog-tinged riffs is a source of promise, magic and drama.” 4/5 - Uncut

“Done with such poise and craft you’re left breathless.” 4/5 - The Fly”

PRE-ORDER:
If you pre order through Townsend Records you’ll get an exclusive track ‘The New Sobriety’ absolutely starking free and given to you as soon as you make your order!!

TOWNSEND RECORDS - http://www.townsend-records.co.uk/grammatics

CRASH - http://crashrecords.co.uk/online/product.php?xProd=6740

LISTEN:
Go to the Last.FM page to have a listen to Shadow Committee, D.I.L.E.M.M.A. and Rosa Flood from the album

http://www.last.fm/music/Grammatics/Grammatics

SINGLE:
The week before ‘Grammatics’ is released the double a side single Shadow Committee / Time Capsules & The Greater Truth is released. Get your hands on this whilst you can. Time Capsules is a brand new track that isn’t on the album!

Have a listen to Time Capsules & The Greater Truth here - http://www.last.fm/music/Grammatics/Shadow%2BCommittee%2B%252F%2BTime%2BCapsules%2Band%2BThe%2BGreater%2BTruth

Pre Order info coming very soon for the single!!

Grammatics x