Too Pure News

Monade play London's South Bank for free!

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:48:01 GMT

This Friday, the foyer of the Queen Elizabeth Hall will be hijacked for one evening only by the lovely people behind The Lipster - the new(-ish) pop culture site over at www.thelipster.com. The event is free and runs from 5.30-10pm, featuring a multitude of emerging female talents, all to celebrate March 8th as International Women's Day - don't be confused, the show takes place on the 7th!

Monade will be on stage at 6.30pm, preceding the very special guest (you won't be disappointed!). The new album, Monstre Cosmic, is out now and available to buy from the too pure shop and iTunes.

The Lipster presents:

VERY SPECIAL GUEST

Monade

Piney Gir

Catherine Anne Davies

Dockers MC

George Pringle (DJ set)

- Queen Elizabeth Hall Front Room, South Bank, London

- Fri March 7th 2008, 5.30-10pm

For more information on the event visit the South Bank site here.

Listen to tracks from the new Monade album on their MySpace here.

Single 'Manchasm' out in April, new dates confirmed

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:59:49 GMT

Future Of The Left release the single 'Manchasm' on 7" and download come April 8th 2008. PURE 227 will include 'Suddenly It's A Folk Song' and previously unreleased 'Sum Of All Parts.'

The band have also announced new European dates in February and April either side of 5 shows in Australia. All dates are on the Tours page.

Feb 15 Oslo - Cafe Mono

Apr 02 Oxford - Jericho Tavern [TicketWeb] [SeeTickets]

Apr 03 Brighton - Audio [WeGotTickets]

Apr 04 Cardiff - Clwb Ifor Bach [TicketWeb] [SeeTickets]

Apr 06 Leeds - Cockpit [SeeTickets]

Apr 07 Nottingham - Bodega [SeeTickets]

Apr 08 Bristol - Louisiana [SeeTickets]

Apr 10 Sheffield - Fuzz Club @ Sheffield University Union

Apr 13 Dublin - Bud Rising @ Whelans

Apr 14 Manchester - Roadhouse [TicketLine] [SeeTickets]

Apr 21 London - Garage [SeeTickets]

'Manchasm' is taken from the debut album Curses, out now and available on CD and 12".

www.futureoftheleft.com

New Album Out, Announce European Dates

Thu, 7 Feb 2008 12:03:29 GMT

Monade release the fantastic album Monstre Cosmic on too pure Feb 18th. The album will be available on CD and LP from all good record stores and the too pure shop and digitally from all decent retail sites (buy Monade on iTunes here).

To coincide with the release, Monade are hitting the road in the UK and Europe, full details below. Support in Brighton and London comes from too pure's It Hugs Back - expect details on their latest release very soon.

Listen to new track 'Regarde' from Monade on Pitchfork here.

Monade Live

15 Feb - PARIS Le Divan Du Monde (Tickets)

17 Feb - VEVEY Le Rocking Chair (Tickets)

19 Feb - TRIESTE Teatro Miela

21 Feb - MILAN La Casa

22 Feb - VENICE Teatro Fondamenta Nuove

23 Feb - BOLOGNA Il Covo

28 Feb - BRIGHTON Komedia

29 Feb - LONDON Borderline (Tickets)

01 Mar - GLASGOW Sleazys (Tickets)

www.myspace.com/monade

Anni Rossi In Session on BBC 6Music

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:36:36 GMT

Singles club contributor, the multi-talented Anni Rossi, has been invited to play in session for the BBC's Marc Riley this Thursday.

Anni Rossi Live In Session

Thu 17th January 7pm-9.30pm

BBC 6Music - Marc Riley's Brain Surgery

You can listen live (and listen again up to a week later) online using the BBC Media Player. Visit Marc's page on the 6music site for more details here.

Anni Rossi releases 'Wheelpusher' as the January instalment on the too pure singles club, available on 7" here and on iTunes shortly. Subscribers should expect a copy through their door any day now! Sign up here.

Anni Rossi is on tour in the UK and Europe Jan/Feb 2008. Check her MySpace for full details.

www.myspace.com/annirossi

www.bbc.co.uk/6music/

4Play Feature This Week!

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:35:19 GMT

The 4Play documentary all about Electrelane - originally shown in November 2007 - is coming back to UK screens this Friday evening. Check out the 4Play feature at 12.50am to see new footage of the band live in 2007 plus exclusive interviews about the making of the latest album and how the band first got together.

4Play: Electrelane

Friday 11th January 12.50am (Fri night/early Sat morning)

Channel 4, UK

New photos from the band taken while out on their final shows can now be seen on the tour blog over at electrelane.com:

www.electrelane.com/tourblog/

Anni Rossi in the UK This Month: New Single and Tour

Fri, 4 Jan 2008 17:56:16 GMT

Anni Rossi - the self-proclaimed “classical kid gone viola pop wunderkind” - brings us the January 7" of the too pure singles club 'Wheelpusher'.

Following a European tour with Electrelane just before Christmas, Anni will make the journey from Chicago to the UK once more to play her first headline British dates. Full details below.

24 Jan Lancaster - The Yorkshire House

25 Jan Manchester - TBA

26 Jan Glasgow - 13th Note

27 Jan Aberdeen - Peacock Visual Arts

28 Jan Edinburgh - Henrys Cellar Bar

29 Jan Hull - Adelphi

30 Jan Leeds - The Packhorse

31 Jan Sheffield - The Red House*

01 Feb Cardiff - Buffalo Bar

02 Feb Bristol - Cube Cinema

03 Feb Ringmead - South Hill Park Arts Centre

04 Feb London - TBA*

*Ray Rumours supports

To join the too pure singles club visit our shop where 'Wheelpusher' will also be available to buy very soon. An annual subscription to the club costs just £30 and will deliver one beautiful 7" to your door once a month.

www.myspace.com/annirossi

www.myspace.com/toopuresinglesclub

Live in London this week

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:25:51 GMT

Quick piece of last minute news: It Hugs Back have now been confirmed as the main support to Rough Trade's Miracle Fortress tomorrow night at the Metro in London. Two great bands, one superb line-up.

It Hugs Back release their debut too pure single 'Early Evening' b/w 'Saving' on 7" and download come Dec 17th. too pure singles club subscribers will receive their very own copy through their door this coming week! Sign up on our shop here.

Miracle Fortress + It Hugs Back

London Metro, Oxford Street (nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road)

Wed 12th December

Tickets £7 adv - TicketWeb - SeeTickets

www.ithugsback.co.uk

www.myspace.com/ithugsback

too pure artists support Anti-Trafficking Alliance

Sat, 8 Dec 2007 15:21:57 GMT

This Friday (14th Dec) It Hugs Back and Electrelane DJs join a fantastic line-up at London's The Fly, all in aid of the Anti-Trafficking Alliance. The ATA work in the UK and overseas to tackle, prevent and eliminate forced abduction and trafficking into sexual slavery and to empower survivors.

Full details of the event are below. Be there with bells on.

The Fly, New Oxford Street, London

(nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road)

Friday 14th December, 8pm-2am

Entry £7

Line-up:

Charlotte Hatherley, Dot Allison, Adrian Sherwood, It Hugs Back, Freddie Stevenson

Plus DJ sets from:

Alex Paterson (The Orb), Electrelane, Anjali, The Early Years, Sinqueso Sisters, The Broken Hearts

Buy advance tickets from Ticketweb here.

All money raised will go towards the Anti-Trafficking Alliance.

www.atalliance.org.uk

New singles out this week!

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:19:46 GMT

too pure brings you two singles this week from Electrelane and Vera November...

Electrelane's 'In Berlin' is out this week on 7".

PURE 226S

1. In Berlin

2. Sea Of The Edge

Buy the 7" on the too pure shop here.

Download tracks from album No Shouts No Calls on iTunes here.

Vera November is the musical project from Electrelane's Verity Susman. Her single 'Red Dream' is the November single in the too pure singles club.

PURE 212S

1. Red Dream

2. Mouth Of Pebbles

To sign up to the too pure singles club and receive one 7" each month for the next year, visit our spangly shop here.

For information on all the singles artists visit the Singles Club page.

www.myspace.com/veranovember

Future Of The Left head downunder

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:05:42 GMT

New Australian dates from the band have just been announced including a performance at the Golden Plains festival...

Mar 03 - Perth Amplifier

Mar 06 -Melbourne Northcote Social Club

Mar 07 - Melbourne Northcote Social Club

Mar 08 - Golden Plains festival

Mar 09 - Sydney The Annandale Hotel

Back in the UK, the headline tour kicks off next week, all dates on sale now. You can check out all the details over on our Tours page.

www.futureoftheleft.com

Electrelane announce indefinite hiatus

Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:35:09 GMT

A statement from www.electrelane.com reads:

"We have decided that the upcoming gigs will be our
last for the foreseeable future. After ten years of
much fun and hard work, we have realised that we all
need a break and time to do other things. This was a
tough decision for us to make, but ultimately a
positive one.

A big thank you to everyone who has come to our shows,
put on our shows, and bought our records over the
years. It means a lot to us. We're really grateful to
have had the opportunity to play gigs all over the
world and to meet so many lovely people. This last
year has been especially enjoyable and we feel happy
about moving on with all these good memories to look
back on. At the moment we haven't made any band plans
for the future but we're going to have a break and see
what happens.

Love, Electrelane"

Electrelane will finish 2007 with a number of European and UK dates throughout November and December. Check the Tour page for full details.

The new single 'In Berlin' is out on Nov 26th on 7" and download.