White Belt Yellow Tag
White Belt Yellow Tag have announced the release of new single, ‘Tell Your Friends’ on Monday July 13th 2009. Released through Distiller Records and self-produced and mixed by Chris Potter (The Verve), the single is taken from their debut album ‘Methods’ which is due for release later this year.
Following the release of their debut EP ‘You’re Not Invincible’ earlier this year, ‘Tell Your Friends’ will be available on 7” & download and features the B-side ‘146 Ways’.
Based around a creative core of Justin Lockey & Craig Pilbin, the pair began writing just over a year ago after meeting in a studio in Newcastle. Lockey, who was previously in Yourcodenameis:Milo, had steadily been building a considerable reputation as a producer, working on singles and demos for the likes of Late of the Pier, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, White Lies, Enter Shikari & Everything Everything among others.
Pilbin had a bunch of songs he wanted to try out with Lockey, yet it soon became apparent that the producer / writer relationship was too restrictive as both began contributing in equal measure; the results were instant, falling somewhere between the glacial flow of Slint and the uplifting majesty of Doves.
The writing process was effortless and by early 2009 most of the debut had been recorded (and later mixed by Chris Potter). Full album details will be announced shortly.
Despite only having played a handful of shows, White Belt Yellow Tag are already something of an epic live proposition. The band will be on the road throughout June in the run–up to the release of the single.
Drumming with the band on their UK tour, which kicks off later this week with a much coveted slot supporting The Gaslight Anthem, is Tom Bellamy (ex member of The Cooper Temple Clause and one half of The Losers). The full list of dates are as follows:
JUNE
4th London Forum (supporting The Gaslight Anthem)
7th Middleborough Town Hall
8th Nottingham Bodega
10th Bristol Louisiana
11th Hertford Marquee
13th Oxford Cellars
15th Swindon The Vic Inn
16th Northampton Roadmender
17th Cheltenham Frog & Fiddle
18th Leeds Cockpit
19th Liverpool Korova
20th Manchester Ruby Lounge