Little Barrie have confirmed Death Express for release on July 7th.
Its title track came about, ‘when I was flicking through my phone to find someone’s number, and I realised there’s quite a few people in there who aren’t here anymore’, explains frontman Barrie Cadogan.
“What with the state of the world, it feels like, as much as you can, you have to be around the people that are important to you,” he continues, adding on their former producer Edwyn Collins: “It’s been inspirational knowing Edwyn, seeing how he’s pushed really hard, and got his life back more than the experts expected.”
“Looking at things that way, the title’s positive. Time’s short. None of us know how long we’ve got.”
Little Barrie have a September UK tour coming up off the back of the record, and have earlier live outings due later this month and into the summer.
Tour dates:
May
13 – Brighton, St Ann’s Wells Garden Festival
26 – Torquay, The Attic
27 – Reading, Big Yella Blues Festival
28 – Margate Wonderland (with The Kills)
July
7 – London, British Summer Time – Soho Radio Stage
August
12 – UFO Festival, Concarneau, France
September
12 – Cambridge, Portland Arms
13 – Newcastle, Think Tank
14 – Glasgow, The Attic Bar
16 – Suffolk, Trip Out Festival
19 – Manchester, Deaf Institute
20 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
21 – Liverpool, Studio 2
22 – Hebden Bridge, Trades Club
23 – Hull, Adelphi
26 – Bristol, Exchange
27 – London, Scala
28 – Nottingham, Bodega
29 – Ramsgate, Music Hall
30 – Birmingham, Actress & Bishop