British band, The Big Pink, has a lot of news to share. The band, made up of Robbie Furze (lead vocals/guitar), Mary Charteris (vocals/keyboards), Free Hallas (drums) and Jesse Russell(bass), have released the music video for their single “Hightimes.” Directed by visual artist Nova Dando, this is the first track off of their upcoming EP, “Empire Underground.”
“Empire Underground” is a follow up to previous critically acclaimed albums, “A Brief History of Love,” and “Future This.” “Empire Underground,” set to be released on March 4th, features special guest contributors Andrew Wyatt and Dave Mccraken (producer of Ian Brown) and was mixed by the legendary Alan Moulder.
The band has also announced a highly anticipated headlining tour in North America, which will include a stop in Austin, Texas for the SXSW Music Festival. In April the band will be joining The Kills on the road in North America. For a full list of tour dates, see below.
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
02/25 – Baby’s All Right – Brooklyn, NY**
02/27 – Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY**
02/29 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA**
03/01 – Bar Le Ritz – Montreal, ON**
03/02 – Horseshoe – Toronto, ON**
03/04 – Marble Bar – Detroit, MI**
03/05 – Rumba Cafe – Columbus, OH**
03/06 – Duck Room – St. Louis, MO**
03/07 – Subterranean – Chicago, IL**
03/09 – Frequency – Madison, WI**
03/10 – Rave Bar – Milwaukee, WI
03/11 – Turf Club – Minneapolis, MN**
03/12 – Vega – Lincoln, NE**
03/13 – Riot Room – Kansas City**
03/15 – 20th – SXSW – Austin, TX
04/18 – Mayan – Los Angeles, CA*
04/19 – Observatory – Santa Ana, CA*
*Supporting The Kills
**w/ guests The Heirs