aaamusic | On 21, Apr 2011

THE KEYS

LIVE UK TOUR DATES AND FESTIVAL APPEARANCES FOR 2011

DEBUT ALBUM

‘BITTEN BY WOLVES’ RELEASED MAY 2^ND

ON SEE MONKEY DO MONKEY RECORDINGS

Welsh psych-rockers The Keys are to hit the road to coincide with the release of their debut full-length album ‘Bitten By Wolves,’ released May 2^nd by the cool folk at See Monkey Do Monkey Recordings.

Having risen from the ashes of the much lauded Murry The Hump – once labelled by Alex James of Blur as ‘the best new band in Britain’, counting Damien Hirst and the late Joe Strummer as fans and notching up several John Peel sessions – The Keys are a band whose musical pedigree cannot be argued with. The band has been capturing the imagination of industry and public alike, garnering praise and support from many, including Lauren Laverne on BBC 6Music and BBC Radio Wales tastemakers Bethan Elfyn and Adam Walton.

Drawing on a range of quality influences from Animal Collective, Captain Beefheart, Can, Spirit, The Black Keys, Frank Zappa, Panda Bear and Spiritualized, The Keys adeptly blend together the new and the old, sitting alongside the likes of Super Furry Animals, The Coral, Malachai, Tame Impala and The Bees. ‘Bitten By Wolves’ was recorded and produced by the band themselves, with frontman Matthew Evans at the helm (and a little help from El Goodo’s Pixy Jones on the haunting ‘When You’re Young’).

The band will take to the road with their signature brand of cosmic flavour in support of the release of ‘Bitten By Wolves’.

21^st April- Harvest Sun, Liverpool

23^rd April- The Welfare, Resolven

24^th April- Gwdihw Bijou Festival (Acoustic)

26^th April- Dublin Castle, London

27^th April- Mother’s Ruin, Bristol

28^th April- The Dulcimer, Manchester

29^th April- The Llangollen, Bethesda

14^th May- The Garage, Swansea

19^th/20^th/21^st May- Liverpool Sound City

11^th June- Norwegian Church, Cardiff with Epstein

22^nd July- Gwyl Gardd Goll Festival, Vaynol Estate, Nr Bangor

23^rd July- Gower Rocks

9^th/10^th September- Gwul Gwydir Festival

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