Fránçois & The Atlas Mountains have added four new dates to their forthcoming UK tour including shows in Manchester, Liverpool and Preston, plus a HMV Next Big Things gig on the 3rd February at the Barfly in London alongside label mates Eugene McGuinness and Trailer Trash Tracys. Francois will also play an instore at Rise in Bristol on the day of the show. The London Slaughtered Lamb album release party is now sold out.The band's first album for Domino, E Volo Love, will be available from 23rd January on CD, LP, digital download and as an exclusive digital / screen print bundle. The record has already received 4* reviews in Q and The Fly; to pre-order it, visit www.dominorecordco.com/uk/albums/07-10-11/e-volo-love/.
With French lyrics and skittering African influences, the elegant and fragile album opener, Les Plus Beaux (currently playlisted at 6 Music), will be available as a digital single on the same day, 23rd January. The accompanying video features Fránçois and his band in Berlin, filmed by Edward DeVere, watch it at www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgLNMXXBwjc.
Visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GxHP8sNukU for a video of Francois performing a live version of album track, Slow Love, in the band's rehearsal space in Saintes, France.
UPCOMING UK LIVE DATES:
22nd January: Glasgow - Oran Mor (Celtic Connections) - click here
25th January: London - Slaughtered Lamb (release party) - SOLD OUT
26th January: Brighton - Green Door Store (Vive la France Festival) - free
27th January: Bristol - Motocycle Showroom (+ acoustic session at Rise in the afternoon) - click here
28th January: Gateshead - The Sage Gateshead (Hall Two) - click here
29th January: Manchester - The Castle Hotel - click here
30th January: Liverpool - Leaf on Bold Street - click here
31th January: Preston - The Continental - click here
1st February: Reading - South Street Arts Centre - click here
2nd February: London - Shepherds Bush Empire (supporting King Creosote & Jon Hopkins) - click here
3rd February: London - Barfly (HMV Next Big Thing) - click here
