Toasters Tour

So the Toasters dates are done and they were great! Not packed, but a slight step up for us, both in terms of venues and the headline act. The Underworld show was inevitably the best, saving the day after a royal fuck up the day before for the Birmingham gig, getting stuck in traffic for so long that we had to turn around and not play! The Toasters are a really good band. They didn't particularly impress me at the Brighton show, though I think at the same time they prob weren't that impressed by the crowd. But at the shows where the turn out was good (especially The Underworld) they were on top form, always tight as fuck, and I can see why they've had such a great run. It must be hard reaching that stage when your popularity begins to wane. I can't imagine ever wanting to stop doing what you love, especially after 20 or 30 years. But when your fee begins to outweigh the crowd... must be tough. Anyway, all in all, super shows, and when we did speak to them, they seemed like sound guys too.

We are well on the way with new tunes. We've got about 8 songs, and are debating at present whether to do another EP and get it out as soon as possible, or spend longer writing and recording a release a full album. Let me know what you think. Not much reggae in there. Not a deliberate departure, but it's hard to write many reggae parts that don't feel like a rehash of the past. A lot of cross rhythms and a lot of
rock powered by Will's beard! Beards make you look like you're in a band apparently, shame I can't grow one! Anyway, tunes are sounding fat, can't wait to get them out there...therefore edging towards an EP myself.x