aaamusic | On 22, Sep 2011

Male Bonding

WATCH: ‘Tame The Sun’ Video
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UK Tour Starts This Week

Endless Now, the second album from East Londoner’s Male Bonding came out on Sub Pop in August

Recorded at Dreamland Recording Studio in Woodstock, NY, the converted 19th century church that birthed such classics as the B-52’s “Love Shack” and Dinosaur Jr.’s 1993 full-length Where You Been, Male Bonding took delight in working with producer John Angello (Kurt Vile, Thurston Moore, Dinosaur Jr.).

The end result is 36 minutes of songs tailor-made to anchor mix tapes and playlists—if you can stand to separate them from the whole album. The enthusiastic “Tame The Sun” heralds the arrival of Endless Now with the first notes its plucky bass line. And “heralds” is the right word: Male Bonding’s music is animated by an infectious, evangelical zeal that reflects their roots in the D.I.Y. indie rock community.

The band have just returned back from a US tour and are now heading out around the UK kicking off on Saturday.

Male Bonding Tour Dates

24/09 – The Cavern – Exeter
25/09 – The Globe – Cardiff
26/09 – Shipping Forecast – Liverpool
27/09 – The Victoria Pub – Birmingham
28/09 – The Ruby Lounge – Manchester
29/09 – The Admiral – Glasgow
30/09 – The Other Rooms – Newcastle
01/10 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds
07/10 – Fleche D’Or – Paris
17/10 – The Garage – London