Manatees on tour: monster rock coming to your town... hopefully!

Still the best British band I have seen all year, probably, Carlisle-based trio Manatees (pictured) hit the road later this month alongside Ashford-based rock titans Bossk. It's going to be epic.

Probably. You should go, really, if the idea of Isis heaviness meeting proggy fug and bewildering noise is pretty, y'know, ace to you. It is to me! Hurray! Don't judge Manatees just on their on-MySpace material, either - when we had them play our February DiScover Club gig, alongside Rolo Tomassi and Down I Go, I nearly died! Twice! Yep!

June
8 Leeds The Fenton
9 High Wycombe Roundabout
11 London Brixton Windmill
12 Cardiff Buffalo Bar
13 Stoke Glebe
14 Brighton Engine Room
15 Stockton Georgian Theatre
16 Carlisle Brickyard
17 Edinburgh The Subway
18 Glasgow 13th Note
19 Lancaster Yorkshire House
20 Birmingham The King Edward
21 Derby Susumi
22 Sheffield DnR Bar

Scottish support comes from Ocean Fracture, with Down I Go also on the Brixton bill. They're top, trust. Watch their latest video for 'Wasp In A Jar' here (click 'Projects'). BLERGH.

More information? Bossk on MySpace here and Manatees here.

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