CATS ON FIRE + supports

Event information

Friday 24 April @ The Wilmington Arms
69 Rosebery Avenue - EC1R 4Rl
Tube: Angel or Farringdon
Tel: 020 7837 1384
8pm - £7
www.myspace.com/thewilmingtonarms


CATS ON FIRE

Our favourite Finish jangling indie popsters Cats On Fire return to the UK for a small tour.

"The band are back with their first album in two years, Our Temperance Movement, which will be released on May 4th in UK. The record's first downloadable taster, "Letters from a Voyage to Sweden," has just been set forth upon the internet, and it's quite a catchy little number -- no surprise, really. The arrangement is especially nice, with arpeggiated 12-string acoustic guitars in the chorus, and glockenspiel near the end that gives it an Eggstone sort of vibe." Sound Bites

www.myspace.com/catsonfiremusic
www.catsonfire.net


THEIR HEARTS WERE FULL OF SPRING
They are travellers and troubadours, waifs and wanderers who have had the good fortune of stumbling across each other one night at a ramshackle gin palace in south east London. United in apathy, they write wide-eyed indiepop songs that are tinged with a sense of melancholic wonder at a world that can hold such beauty and such despair all at once. Their first single, A Question of Trust, was self-released last year, to critical acclaim in the indie press. It was given national radio play by Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens and on Tom Robinson's "Introducing…" show for the BBC.

"Uplifting, beautiful pop for the disillusioned and faint hearted. It's hard to really say any more than that. THWFOS are a great big, crazy happy band and A Question of Trust is a great example of their craft. Renowned for unpredictable live shows, eclectic tastes and an advanced opposition to the mainstream culture of mediocrity, this band demands to be looked out for and listened to. So best you do!" - -Stay In The Box

Their live shows are colourful and joyous, and Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring encourage audience participation. There are listen-and-repeat percussion classes, the baking of cakes and the breaking of hearts, and some fairly shambolic flower arranging. Think of a fancy dress food-fight at an afternoon funeral and you'd be at the right table.
www.myspace.com/theirheartswerefullofspring


PENNY BROADHURST & THE MAFFICKERS

Penny Broadhurst is a singer and songwriter, based in Leeds in West Yorkshire, UK. She is backed by her live band, The Maffickers.

Penny is known for writing sharp lyrics, showcasing her unique voice and world view. She believes in hooks, harmonies and all-out pop music, and hates it when all the songs sound the same.

Penny has played Wireless, Latitude, Truck, Moor Music, Indietracks, Solfest, Ladyfest and Glastonbury festivals and been played on BBC Radio 1, Xfm, BBC 6 Music, Radio Magnetic etc as well as local and internet radio stations. She was shortlisted by the BBC World Service for their Next Big Thing. Penny has also performed on BBC Radio 4.

The 'Sparkle The Dark' limited edition EP in handmade packaging with accompanying short stories by award-winning writers was released and sold out in December 2009.

"Gorgeous stuff."
Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music

"Bold, living pop."
Paul Cornell (Doctor Who)

"The best librarian pop I've heard in months."
CMU Daily

"She hasn't got a record deal but she sounds like an established act to me. I can see why she calls herself the Queen of Pop."
Clint Boon, Xfm Manchester

"Great DIY sound and I officially predict Penny Broadhurst will be a household name by 2009, if not sooner."
We Heart Music

"Extremely creditable...wry and melodic."
Leeds Music Scene

www.pennybroadhurst.com/



YOKOKO
"Possibly the happiest, poppiest band ever, Yokoko are a mission to destroy bad moods with hugs, rainbows and kittens"
http://www.myspace.com/yokoko


+ very special dj set from WeePOP!!
http://www.weepop.net



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