aaamusic | On 13, Jan 2011

Glaswegian sextet ADMIRAL FALLOW release their debut album, ‘Boots Met My Face’, on March 21st!

– Preceded by the ‘These Barren Years’ single on January 31st –

– UK & Ireland tour in February/March –

– Confirmed for SXSW 2011 –

The sextet that make up Admiral Fallow came together in 2007, gathered around the precocious talent of the young foot-stamping, faintly maniacal singer/songwriter Louis Abbott, a proud Scot whose accent is to the fore in his singing, contrasting magically with the Northumbrian tones of Sarah Hayes, the band’s second vocalist.

Citing influences including Tom Waits, Elbow, Low, Midlake, King Creosote and Springsteen, Admiral Fallow adds clarinet, flute, stand up double bass and four jaw-dropping voices to the usual indie line-up to smash through their joyous, heart-filled, orchestral-tinged and beautifully well crafted debut, ‘Boots Met My Face’.

Their hard work and ever-growing popularity on the back of the album’s release in their native Scotland, resulted in an appearance at last years T In The Park, UK tours with The Felice Brothers as well as Frightened Rabbit, as well as many Top 10’s of 2010 listings across regional media.

2011 starts in an equally exciting and promising manner, with a slot at the SXSW Festival in Texas, as well as the bands first UK headline run, dates for which are below:

Feb      28 Edinburgh  Sneaky Petes

March  01 Aberdeen  The Lemon Tree

March  02 Glasgow  The Arches

March  05 Leeds  A Nation of Shopkeepers

March  06 Newcastle The Cluny

March  07 Sheffield  The Forum

March  08 Manchester  The Deaf Institute

March  09 London  The Lexington

March  10 Birmingham  The Hare and Hounds

March  12 Nottingham  Bodega Social

March  13 Bristol  The Cooler

“I really love this band. I think they’re great” – Guy Garvey, Elbow

“Absolutely beautiful, a great new talent.” – Edith Bowman

“That is dreamy. Really, really nice.” – Fearne Cotton