aaamusic | On 24, May 2011

“Complex and delicate” 4/5 The Guardian
“A grand life-affirming chronicle” 8/10 Clash
“Into the Murky Water comes from the same school of witty, wistful tunefulness as The Divine Comedy” BBC Music
“committed, genuine, honest and lovingly cultivated” Drowned in Sound
The Leisure Society have announced details of the release of a new single, the second to be taken from their critically acclaimed long player and Rough Trade’s current ‘Album Of The Month’ ‘Into The Murky Water’. ‘You Could Keep Me Talking’ will be released digitally on Monday 11th July via Full Time Hobby and features the exclusive B-side ‘A Richer Dust’. The band will also on tour in the UK from July onwards including appearances at Lattitude, Green Man, End of The Road and several others, please see below for full details.
Following their recent May UK live dates, which included an intimate show at the SEA LIFE London Aquarium(pictured), a rapturous sold out show at the Union Chapel and live national radio sessions for Dermot O’Leary amongst others, The Leisure Society have been personally chosen by Ray Davies to appear at his forthcoming Meltdown run at the Southbank Centre. This will take place on 12th June, when the band will perform alongside Ray himself in a set that will even include songs by The Kinks (a dream come true for lifelong fan and chief songwriter Nick Hemming). This forms part of ‘An Evening With Clive Anderson’ – a night of music, comedy and drama to launch mental health charity SANE’s 25th Anniversary Year of the Black Dog campaign.
UK live shows in full:
JUNE
12th London Royal Festival Hall (Meltdown)
JULY
2nd Tonbridge Hop Farm Festival
9th Eastleigh Eastleigh Festival
17th Southwold Latitude Festival
23rd Topcliffe Deer Shed Festival
AUGUST
19th-21st Glanusk Park Green Man Festival
SEPTEMBER
2nd-4th Larmer Tree Gardens End of the Road Festival
OCTOBER
15th Norwich Arts Centre
16th Cambridge Junction
22nd Clitheroe The Grand
23rd Sheffield The Harley
24th Newcastle Cluny
25th Birmingham Glee Club
27th Belfast Black Box
28th Dublin Whelans