aaamusic | On 11, Apr 2011

Exlovers have announced that they will support Noah & The Whale on their forthcoming UK and European tour dates.

The Young & Lost Club label mates will commence the UK and Ireland dates in Manchester on 3rd May with the final date in Cambridge on 18th May. A London headline show at The Roundhouse will take place on 16th May.

Full dates as follows:

Tues 3rd: Manchester, Ritz

Weds 4th: Leeds, Met University

Thurs 5th: Edinburgh, Liquid Rooms

Sat 7th: Sheffield, Leadmill

Sun 8th: Dublin, Academy

Mon 9th: Liverpool, Stanley Theatre

Tues 10th: Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms

Thurs 12th: Bristol, Trinity

Fri 13th: Birmingham, HMV Institute

Mon 16th: London, Roundhouse

Tues 17th: Nottingham, Rescue Rooms

Weds 18th: Cambridge, Junction

Thurs 26th London, Heaven (with Pete and the Pirates)

In addition to these dates, Exlovers have also made their recent single ‘Blowing Kisses‘ available for free download.

Exlovers – Blowing Kisses (free download) by Stayloose

Released in February earlier this year, ‘Blowing Kisses’, is a perfect taster of what is to come from the band this year. A two minute rollercoaster ride of glorious melodic pop with delightful vocal harmonies, the track received strong support from the likes of Huw Stephens on Radio 1 along with 6Music and XFM.

Formed in late 2008 by singer and song writer Peter Scott, Exlovers have a gorgeous wistful indie-pop sound full of boy-girl harmonies that combine sweetly sombre lyrical musings with lo-fi guitars. Reminiscent of artists such as Teenage Fanclub, The Cure, The Dandy Warhols and Belle and Sebastian, Exlovers have a deliciously nostalgic 90s indie sound that is instantly warming.

Peter and guitarist Chris met in St Ives Cornwall and became friends through a mutual love of music. Peter then moved to London to study at Goldsmiths University at which time he met co-singer Laurel. The three of them began recording demos with the pair singing and were introduced to drummer Brooke and bassist Danny. The five musicians soon began writing and touring together.

The band have just finished recording at Rockfield Studios in Wales for their debut album with Demian Castellanos and Jimmy Robertson (Florence and the Machine, Big Pink) which will be released later this year with a follow-up single to ‘Blowing Kisses’ in June.