It’s been three years since Marmozets first broke through with their debut album, but the reaction to the first track to be taken from their second album, ‘Play’ feels as if they’d never been away. Now Marmozets add to their growing momentum with the news that their long-awaited second album Knowing What You Know Now will be released on January 26. Recorded with the legendary producer Gil Norton (Foo Fighters, Pixies), it’s the band’s most ambitious and accomplished offering to date.

To coincide with the album’s launch, Marmozets have shared another taster of the album in the shape of the new track ‘Habits’. It’s a danceable riff-fest which sees Becca adopt a dreamy, soaring vocal style – and is, explains Sam, “about certain people having certain habits that aren’t good, and getting very carried away.”

“We created the album for ourselves,” says rhythm guitarist Sam MacIntyre. “It’s not that we don’t care about our fans – we absolutely love them – but the reason they like what we do is because of the way we are.” Vocalist Becca MacIntyre adds, “We don’t do things because they’re cool; we do them because they feel right”

After returning with incendiary sets at the Reading and Leeds Festivals as well as a sold-out tour in August, Marmozets are about to embark upon a fresh headline tour. Demand for tickets saw their London show at the Garage sell-out weeks in advance, so an extra date has been added at ULU on February 7 to satisfy demand.

Consisting of two sets of siblings, the MacIntyres (Becca, Sam and drummer Josh) and the Bottomleys (lead guitarist Jack and bassist Will), Marmozets built a cult underground following with a series of independently released EPs. Their reputation exploded after they signed to Roadrunner Records and released their debut album The Weird and Wonderful Marmozets. Praised by Q, Noisey, NME and The Guardian, it also won Kerrang!’s coveted Album of the Year award.

TOUR DATES:

October

17th – Hull, The Welly Club

18th – Middlesbrough, The Empire

19th – Glasgow, Saint Luke’s

21st – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club (community room) (SOLD OUT)

22nd – Manchester, Academy 3

23rd – Birmingham, O2 Academy 2

25th – London, The Garage (SOLD OUT)

27th – Norwich, Arts Centre

28th – Bristol, The Fleece (SOLD OUT)

29th – Bournemouth, The Old Fire Station

30th – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms

February

7th – London, ULU (ADDED DATE) 

Milk Teeth’s debut Roadrunner Records EP, Be Nice, elevated them to become Brit rock’s brightest hope with two Rockest Records courtesy of Radio 1’s Daniel P Carter as well as further daytime support across the station. Now Milk Teeth have unleashed new track ‘Nearby Catfight’, a quick-fire assault of snarling attitude, effervescent punk rock and gnarled grunge melodies. The track is the first to be taken from the band’s new EP Go Away (produced by Neil Kennedy) which will be released on November 17 and is accompanied by a feline feast of a video in which Milk Teeth literally struggle to herd kittens.

While Be Nice focused on the eclectic extremes of Milk Teeth’s sound, Go Away finds the band streamlining their song craft into straight-to-the-point firecrackers in the shape of ‘I Stabbed You First’ and ‘Lillian’. They also highlight closing track ‘Big Sky’ as a song which “indulges our love of big riffs and takes things back to our original inspirations as a band that helped form our early releases.”

 “Go Away is faster, more frantic and much more tongue-in-cheek lyrically than Be Nice,” says vocalist/guitarist Becky Blomfield. “The songs are reflective but with a fun spin on the subject matter. This EP is a representation of everything the band can do now and the broad spectrum of influences we put to use during the writing process.”

 November

27th – Southampton, 02 Guildhall

28th – Nottingham, Rock City

30th – Glasgow, Barrowland

December

1st – Birmingham, O2 Academy

2nd – Manchester, Academy

3rd – London, O2 Academy Brixton