18/11/2012
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yo!
sorry you haven’t heard from us for a while, we’re currently knee deep in making the first monument valley lp. we’re expecting to have something for you to hear early in the new year, and really looking forward to inflicting it on the world.
in the meantime, with winter/christmas in mind, we’ve made a few monument valley beanies. as modeled below by our friend O.B., they’re black, one size, with a white MV logo embroidered on the front. we’ve only made a few, so if you want one head on over to the shop. also, we’ve hardly got any copies of the tongues ep/book left now, so if you’ve been planning on getting one of those now is probably the time. if there’s any other monument valley merch you’d like to see let us know on email, or hit up Ned on twitter.
finally, here’s a couple of things we’ve been listening to while making the record. in no particular order: this, this, this, this, and this.
big love
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22/06/2012
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i’ve been telling people that monument valley won’t be at festivals this summer. that’s turned out to be an unintentional untruth, and team MV will in fact be at a handful over the next month or so. excited to take a break from writing and recording and see some of you out there. dates are as follows:
June 29th – Blissfields Festival, Hampshire TICKETS
July 8th – Barn on the Farm, Gloucestershire: TICKETS
July 20th – Deer Shed Festival, North Yorkshire: TICKETS
July 27th – Kendal Calling, Lancashire: TICKETS
August 10th/11th – Knee Deep Festival, Cornwall: TICKETS
finally, here’s a live performance of the decade of divas some of your may not have seen
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14/05/2012
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your cover blown is out today via everybody’s stalking.
i’m so pleased and proud to see it out in the world, and grateful to everyone who worked on it. everyone knows what the song’s about, so people will understand why it means a lot to see it released.
cover photo by Ben Martin.
Order here.
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12/04/2012
here’s the video for your cover blown.
directed by hobby holmes from mahogany blog, d.o.p was Ricky Patel.
30/03/2012
Next MV single Your Cover Blown will be released on Everybody’s Stalking on May 14th 2012. It will be released on very limited 7″ vinyl and electronically. If you would like to pre-order the vinyl click here, and to pre-order the digital track click here.
Each vinyl ordered directly from Everybody’s Stalking will come with a disposable one-shot camera and a set of instructions. Once you’ve taken a photo, send it in to Everybody’s Stalking, who will develop the film. All of the pictures will then be collated for a special event/release later in the year. These cameras are super limited, so if you’re interested be quick.
After the headline shows in March, MV is out again across April and May supporting first Boy and Bear, and then Karima Francis. We’re also doing a free cafe show in London to celebrate the launch of the single at a lovely place called Gallery Cafe in Bethnal Green. Dates and ticket links are on the shows page.
(applause: Bruce Conner, 1970)
06/03/2012
very pleased to present the b-side from the next single, hope you all like it.
very first alarm
20/01/2012
yo.
It’s a true pleasure to announce that MV will be on the road again at the beginning of March. Going back to some of the same stops as on Ben Leftwich/Daughter tour, and a couple of new places too. Please do get tickets in advance as these are small venues and likely to go quickly. Below is a list of most of the dates (a couple still to announce) with links to tickets, and keep an eye on the shows page for further shows.
MARCH 1st – BICYCLE CLUB, NORWICH // TICKETS
MARCH 2ND – CORNERHOUSE, CAMBRIDGE // TICKETS
MARCH 3RD – THE CASTLE, MANCHESTER // TICKETS
MARCH 5TH – RED ROOMS at RESCUE ROOMS, NOTTINGHAM // TICKETS
MARCH 6TH – HARE & HOUNDS, BIRMINGHAM // TICKETS
MARCH 7TH – LOUISIANA, BRISTOL // TICKETS
MARCH 8TH – THE SLAUGHTERED LAMB, LONDON // TICKETS
MARCH 10TH – THE HOPE, BRIGHTON // TICKETS
there will be special guest supports at every show, to be announced soon.
photo by oli kellett (i think)
12/01/2012
playing yoyo on thursday, guestlist up for grabs.
09/01/2012
dear john letters
we wrote our dear john letters in the same pen
and before the ink was dry they were already stamped and sent
yours to west berlin and mine to kent
and they sat side by side until they went
your sunday school script was packed in tight
careful and considered in the faltering bathroom light
mine in the spidery hand in which i still write
i thought of every line as a fuse ready to light
Continue reading “Dear John Letters Lyrics”
05/01/2012
the venue i played in the hague, the train station in antwerp, calvary temple in london.
