|
Electroacoustic Club
11/11/2009 7:45 PM at THE SLEEPING YEARS ~ Francoise & The Atlas Mountains ~ Catriona Irving
34-35 Great Sutton St (Barbican/Farringdon tube), The Slaughtered Lamb, London, EC1V 0DX
Cost: £5 advance / £6 door
The release of ‘We’re becoming Islands One by One’ took The Sleeping Years across France, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and the UK, with dates in Vienna and Ireland. This included shows supporting Bowerbirds, Damien Jurado, Gregor Samsa, Edwyn Collins and Okkervil River. Dale also collaborated on projects with the band Rothko and with songwriter Ted Barnes (Beth Orton, Clayhill). ‘This old world grown quiet’ by Dale and Ted was performed recently with an orchestra at London’s Union Chapel ::: "a record that only Bon Iver’s ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’ has really rivalled in recent months. ’We’re Becoming Islands One By One’ could be remembered as one of 2008’s best of its kind in years to come." - 8/10 DROWNED IN SOUND ::: "his voice breaks exquisitely between hope and despair in songs that the acoustic guitar was invented for" - THE GUARDIAN ::: www.myspace.com/thesleepingyears ::: www.myspace.com/francoisinbristol ::: www.myspace.com/catrionairvingmusic ::: Advance tickets available from www.wegottickets.com and www.ticketweb.co.uk (08444 771 000) ::: See www.electroacousticclub.com for more information
|