Thursday 16th February 2012

NEW RELEASE: CYMBALS – Sideways, Sometimes

On 23rd April, CYMBALS will release their new record, Sideways, Sometimes, through Tough Love. Written, recorded and produced over five days on Lightship 95, a boat moored in the Thames, the EP has a cleaner, more coherent feel than last year’s debut album, Unlearn.

Enlisting a fourth member, Neil Gillespie took over from Sean on drums, while Sean returned to his first instrument, bass, filling out the space in their sound. Drawing on Yo La Tengo and New Order, the songs follow a pattern, forming what the band says is “a circle describing a moment in their lives.”

Sideways, Sometimes is available on CD, LP and download. A limited edition run of 300 white 12″ vinyl (with a free download code) will be released for Record Store Day on 21st April. The Tough Love Shop has a limited number of these records available for pre-order to guarantee that fans are able to get hold of a copy. Continuing the theme for somewhat special artwork, the band enlisted Robin Hulme, a fabric designer for Liberty, to create a one-off design that will grace the cover of the record.

Pre-order Sideways, Sometimes exclusively from Tough Love below:
LP+download – limited edition of 300
CD

Fader have premiered a track from the record, “No Bad Decisions”, which can be streamed here or listened to below.

CYMBALS embark on short tour throughout February to celebrate the launch of the Noisey Youtube channel.

February
22nd – VICE/Noisey Launch Tour @ Nation of Shopkeepers, Leeds – Free entry
23rd – VICE/Noisey Launch Tour @ Old Blue Last, London – Free entry
24th – VICE/Noisey Launch Tour @ Green Door Store, Brighton – Free entry
25th – Midnight A Go Go @ The Drop, London