Manchester’s The Answering Machine will return on October 25th with the physical 7″ release ‘Animals‘, the first teaser taken from their forthcoming new album ‘Lifeline’, which is due out through Heist Or Hit Records in early 2011.
After the critical success of their 2009 debut album ‘Another City, Another Sorry‘, the art-rock quartet returned from a hugely productive US tour to begin work on the follow up which they describe as ‘the sound of a band maturing quickly’ after the ‘finest recap of their teenage years condensed into one thrilling pop record’ which was their debut.
The new LP has been recorded and produced by the group on old analogue equipment found in a skip outside their city rehearsal studios, which subsequently transformed into a makeshift recording studio. Very much at the forefront of a new Manchester scene which includes their rehearsal mates Everything Everything and Delphic, ‘Animals‘ is the sound of a band set for an exciting 2011.
Check out the track here:
The Answering Machine – Animals by HeistOrHit
The Answering Machine are also due to hit the road throughout Europe in November with Tokyo Police Club.
Dates:
17th Nov @ Uebel and Gefaehrlich, Hamburg
18th Nov @ Botanique Rotonde, Brussels
21st Nov @ Luxor, Koln
22nd Nov @ Lido, Berlin
23rd Nov @ 59tol, Munich
26th Nov @ Das Bett, Frankfurt
27th Nov @ Sonic Vision Festival, Luxembourg
