aaamusic | On 26, Apr 2012

The Black Belles have announced details of a new single, Wishing Well on 30 April through Third Man Records. One of the many highlights of their self-titled debut album, Wishing Well is a 3-minute exuberant garage rock freefall, wildly spiralling around a snarling guitar riff you’d swap your soul for.

The single coincides with The Black Belles’ first-ever jaunt over the Atlantic. Their UK and Ireland tour takes in 15 dates, including supports with The Horrors, The Cribs and Twin Atlantic at the Jack Daniel’s JD Roots shows.

The Black Belles formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2010 under a shroud of mystery and Internet chatter. Bonding over a mutual love of 60’s garage rock and soul, they caught the attention of ex–White Stripes front man and Third Man Records label head Jack White. The resulting self-titled debut album, produced by Jack and recorded in the goldmine of vintage audio equipment that is the Third Man studio, is a bewitching blend of atmospheric post-punk and macabre rock ‘n roll theatre.

The Black Belles are bassist Ruby Rogers, drummer Shelby Lynne, Nashville native Tina NoGood, and guitarist/vocalist/organ player Olivia Jean.

THE BLACK BELLES UK & IRELAND TOUR DATES

MAY
2 Leeds Brudnell Social Club
3 Glasgow King Tuts Wah Wah Hut – Jack Daniel’s JD Roots supporting Twin Atlantic *
4 Halifax Puzzle Inn
5 Liverpool Erics
6 Manchester Islington Mill
7 Birmingham Sunflower Lounge
8 Bristol Start The Bus
9 Southend Chinnerys – Jack Daniel’s JD Roots supporting The Horrors*
10 London Barfly
11 Brighton Great Escape Festival
12 London Brixton Windmill
13 Southend-on-Sea Railway Hotel
16 Wakefield Theatre Royal – Jack Daniel’s JD Roots supporting The Cribs*
17 Wrexham Central Station
18 Dublin The Button Factory – Jack Daniel’s JD Roots with The Minutes, Delorentos and We Cut Corners*

*= register at www.jdroots.co.uk to win tickets

www.theblackbelles.com