Electric Guest: UPCOMING UK TOUR INCLUDES LONDON SHOW AT THE SCALA
Readers of WithGuitars will be well aware that we love Electric Guest see 2012’s Festive 50 if you don’t believe us. Attention then, to all the music fans in UK that can make the following gigs below.
Electric Guest follow their recent UK tour as support to Darwin Deez with the news that they’ll return in April for a series of headline dates which includes a London show at the Scala and the Live At Leeds festival.
The duo – vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter AsaTaccone and drummer Matthew ‘Cornbread’ Compton – have established a glowing reputation in the States following a plethora of positive reviews for their debut album ‘Mondo’ as well as major television appearances on David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon and Conan O’Brien, and stunning sets at festivals including SxSW and CMJ.
‘Awake’ (original version)
Joined for live shows by the Dahlhoff brothers Todd (bass) and Tory (guitar / keyboard) who had previously played with Devandra Banhart and Little Joy, Electric Guest will play the following dates:
April
29th – Manchester, Ruby Lounge
30th – London, Scala
May
2nd – Bristol, O2 Academy 2
3rd – Birmingham, Temple Rooms
4th – Live At Leeds festival
5th – Glasgow, Art School
Tickets go on sale from9am on Friday March 1st at a price of £10 for London and £8 for all other dates. They’ll be available from www.gigsandtours.com/tour/Electric-Guest (all headline shows in England) and www.gigsinscotland.com (Glasgow).
‘Mondo’ which possesses an almost old-fashioned love of melody as it switches genres with blatant disregard for simple categorisation. Add the production nous of Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, The Black Keys) – contemporary ingenuity rooted within pop’s most essential and traditional attributes – and it’s clear why Electric Guest are so immediately enticing to such a wide audience.
‘The Head Hold’ music video
The next single to be taken from the album will be‘This Head I Hold’ which has already hit the charts in the States and France, where Electric Guest recently supported The Vaccines.
“The exact midpoint between all-American melody-king Ben Folds and the pop smarts that made Justin Timberlake so credible back in the day.” – NME
“Could be the next big thing.” – The Guardian
“We defy you not to fall in love with this band.” – Artrocker