We have some brilliant music news for you today as Manchester’s THE SLOW READERS CLUB, are back with their latest and most anthemic single yet, ‘Tell No Lies’; a huge synth-driven alternate anthem ready-made in time for the band’s long-anticipated – and three times rescheduled – UK Headline tour kicking off on September 25th at the Foundry in Sheffield.
The tour was originally penned for Spring 2019 to coincide with the release of the band’s Top 10 album ‘The Joy Of The Return’.
The ‘Tell No Lies’ single is co-produced by Steven Ansell of Blood Red Shoes and the band’s long-term collaborator Phil Bulleyment is accompanied by a brand-new music video featuring Line of Duty star Craig Parkinson aka DI Matthew “Dot” Cottan. Parkinson plays the extravagant faith healer who meets his match when he encounters the protagonist and lead singer of the band, Aaron Starkie.
The Slow Readers Club – Collaboration
The collaboration with Parkinson came about through an unlikely meeting between BBC 6 Music’s Chris Hawkins and The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess: “I met Craig at Kendal Calling, he was stood talking to Chris Hawkins and Tim Burgess at the time. It was one of those weird things where you feel like you’ve met before, I think Chris saw me trying to figure it out and then pointed out that I would know him from Line of Duty” Starkie recalls.
“We since got chatting on Twitter and he let us know that he was a fan of the band and kindly offered to be in the video. He’s a top bloke, so generous with his time and brought great energy to the shoot.”
‘Tell No Lies’ provides a step forward for the band, a fresh new larger sound, one that is made for a live audience – yet still stays true to a blueprint that has become synonymous with the band’s success to date.
Speaking of the track, Starkie notes: “The song is about music’s ability to transport you somewhere else and take away your anxieties for 3 minutes or so. Lyrically it’s a bit of a conscious departure from our more introspective, existential, doom-laden stuff that we are known for. Feels like the world needs upbeat tunes now, as real-life has been bleak enough.”
UK Tour Dates – 2021:
- Sunday, September 19th Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
- Saturday, September 25th Foundry, Sheffield
- Sunday, September 26th King George’s Hall, Blackburn
- Monday, September 27th Academy, Liverpool
- Tuesday, September 28th Beckett University, Leeds
- Thursday, September 30th Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh
- Friday, October 1st Parr Hall, Warrington
- Saturday, October 2nd Sage, Gateshead
- Sunday, October 3rd Rock City, Nottingham
- Tuesday, October 5th Academy, Birmingham
- Wednesday, October 6th Junction, Cambridge
- Thursday, October 7th Globe, Cardiff
- Saturday, October 9th Thekla, Bristol SOLD OUT
- Sunday, October 10th Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
- Monday, October 11th Chalk, Brighton
- Tuesday, October 12th Electric Ballroom, London
European Tour Dates – 2022:
- Monday, January 31st Trix Hall, Antwerp
- Tuesday, February 1st Luxor, Cologne
- Wednesday, February 2nd Rotown, Rotterdam
- Thursday, February 3rd Bitterzoet, Amsterdam SOLD OUT
- Friday, February 4th Uebel & Gefahrlich, Hamburg
- Sunday, February 6th Vega, Copenhagen
- Monday, February 7th Nalen, Stockholm
- Tuesday, February 8th John Dee, Oslo
- Thursday, February 10th Hole 44, BerlinFriday, February 11th Hybrydy, Warsaw
- Saturday, February 12th Café V Lese, Prague
- Sunday, February 13th A38, Budapest
- Monday, February 14th Culture Factory, Zagreb
- Wednesday, February 16th Biko, Milan
- Friday, February 18th Ampere, Munich
- Saturday, February 19th Papiersaal, Zurich
- Sunday, February 20th Zoom, Frankfurt
- Monday, February 21st Suprersonic, Paris
- Tuesday, February 22nd Aeronef Club, Lille
Tickets are on-sale now here: https://tsrc.ffm.to/live.opr
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
