the xcerts
The Xcerts have experienced quite a year in 2009 and have recently announced a UK tour that will keep them busy until Christmas, featuring a hatful of gigs in Scotland.
The Xcerts kicked off 2009 with the release of their anthemic single Crisis in the Slow Lane, which The Observer considered ‘a classic piece of fist clenching melancholia.’
The single was promptly followed by the acclaimed debut album In The Cold Wild We Smile, the launch of the album saw the band taking to the waters of Loch Ness to perform a special show from aboard a boat!
The band performed at the Tokoyo British Anthems show after being invited to take part and were flown out by the British Embassy to perform live and represent their country.
The singles Just Go Home and most recently Nightschool were released in the summer, coinciding with support dates with Feeder, My Vitroil and childhood heroes Idlewild, good friends The City and music stalwarts Funeral For A Friend.
The band also played at numerous music festivals throughout the summer and found time to release the live album Live At King Tuts , exclusively through iTunes.
The Xcerts will be performing across the UK during November and December, the full list of dates is below:
November
12 The Registry, Portsmouth
17 The Freebutt, Brighton
18 Barfly, London
19 New Slang @ McClusky’s, Kingston
December
3 The Ruby Lounge, Manchester
4 Lexington, London
5 Firefly, Worcester
10 Harley’s, Bathgate
11 Devitos, Arbroath
12 Twa Tams, Perth
13 The Cell, Kilmarnock
15 Electric Circus, Edinburgh
19 Doghouse, Dundee
20 King Tuts, Glasgow
21 Ironworks, Inverness
22 The Tunnels, Aberdeen
The Xcerts have even found time to work on material for their second as yet untitled album and you can expect to hear the first of that material in early 2010.
For more information visit The Xcerts MySpace page.
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