I’m pleased to announce two big, juicy bits of news today. First of all, we’re launching a competition to find two new bands / singers (one UK, one ex-UK) to provide the B-Sides for a firthcoming 7″ of Try This At Home, in keeping with the song’s ethos. Everyone is welcome to get involved, and there’s all the information you could ever need right here. Spread the word!

I’m also stoked to say that I have a run of US shows to announce. They look like this:

• 1st August 2010 @ Osheaga Festival, Montreal, Canada (solo show)
• 2nd August 2010 @ The Webster Underground, Hartford, CT, USA (solo, with William Elliott Whitmore)
• 3rd August 2010 @ Lost Horizon, Syracuse, NY, USA (solo, with William Elliott Whitmore)
• 4th August 2010 @ Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, USA (full band, with William Elliott Whitmore)
• 6th August 2010 @ Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY, USA (full band, with William Elliott Whitmore)
• 7th August 2010 @ Magic Stick, Detroit, MI, USA (full band, with William Elliott Whitmore)
• 8th August 2010 @ Lollapalooza Festival, Chicago, IL, USA (full band show)

Ticket links and all that jazz will be posted up here, on the gigs page and on my myspace as soon as I have them. See you all there!