Leeds rockers Chickenhawk release the follow-up to 2008's self-titled debut next month. Entitled Modern Bodies, the album is released on Monday 1st November through Brew Records and is available to pre-order now. The band have also offered up a free download of opening track 'Scorpieau', which is available here.
The full tracklisting is:-
- 'Scorpieau'
- 'NASA vs ESA'
- 'The Let Down'
- 'Son of CERN'
- 'The Pin'
- 'I Hate this, do you like it?'
- 'My Name is Egg'
- 'Mandarin Grin'
- 'Kerosene'
- 'Gravitronic Life-ray Table'
- 'Bottle Rocket'
- 'Reverse 2012' (iTunes Exclusive only)
In the meantime, the band are currently on the road with We Are The Ocean and will then be joining Alexisonfire for their European tour later this month. Those tour dates in full are:-
October:
5 - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach (w/We Are The Ocean)
6 - Plymouth, White Rabbit (w/We Are The Ocean)
7 - Exeter, Cavern Club (w/We Are The Ocean)
8 - Yeovil, Orange Box (w/We Are The Ocean)
9 - Liverpool, Academy 2 (w/We Are The Ocean)
11 - York, Fibbers (w/We Are The Ocean)
12 - Sheffield, Corporation (w/We Are The Ocean)
15 - Manchester, Gullivers (In The City Brew showcase)
November:
4 - Cardiff, Solus (w/Alexisonfire)
5 - Portsmouth, Pyramids (w/Alexisonfire)
6 - Leeds, Metropolitan University (w/Alexisonfire)
7 - Manchester, Academy (w/Alexisonfire)
9 - Glasgow, ABC (w/Alexisonfire)
10 - Newcastle, Academy 1 (w/Alexisonfire)
11 - London, The Forum (w/Alexisonfire)
12 - Nottingham, Rock City (w/Alexisonfire)
14 - Leeds, Constellations Festival (w/ Liars & many more)
23 - Leeds, Brudenell Social Club (w/ Torche & Part Chimp)
- In Photos: Constellations Festival @ Leeds University Student's Union
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hmmm...nearly all of these tracks were on their first release though? Weird. The new one, 'Scorpieau'; is pretty ace.
all the tracks have been remixed, remastered
and mostly re-recorded so they sound massssssssive

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