+ Sky Larkin +

18 months to the day of releasing ‘The Golden Spike’ the release of “Kaleide’ is now in recordshops everywhere. You can pick the record up any good record store and on the front page of the website.

“brilliant” 8/10 NME
“‘Still Windmills’, ‘Year Dot’ and the title track are the huge singles” Rock sound 8/10
“A revelation.. Play loud and repeatedly” The Fly 4/5
Artrocker Album Of The Summer AAAAA
“Sky Larkin’s second album has sleeper cult classic written all over it” – Artrocker AAAAA
“chiming guitars, rousing choruses and massive grin inducing sentiment”- Clash
“There’s something about these Sky Larkin kids that captures the recklessness of youth with the pure joy of just hanging out with your mates. It makes us want to be in a band with them” - Gay Times 5/5
“a refreshing take on indie-pop. Katie Harkin’s startling inventive lyrics are shot through with scientific references: Sky Larkin are unusually clever songwriters and this album is packed with ideas” – Metro
“the sound of a band on the verge of brilliance…they’ve crammed more energy and ideas into 12 tracks than most bands manage in a lifetime”. – Evening Standard
“(Still Windmills and Shade By Shade have) hooks big enough to hang your coat on” – The Guardian
“packs a charming punch…frenetic and uplifting” - The Mirror ****

In other good news….
October European Headline Tour.
03/10 | Munich, 59to1
04/10 | Berlin, Crystal Club
05/10 | Cologne, Studio 672
06/10 | Muenster, Gleis 22
08/10 | Frankfurt | Das Bett
09/10 |Rotterdam | Rotown

Team Larkin x

Still Windmills is released today on Wichita (well, it’s Sunday as I write this, but you can grab it instantly from a number of places below. The video above directed and edited by Margarita Louca in London a few weeks ago.

Vinyl only
Rough Trade
HMV

Digital and vinyl
Band store

Digital only
iTunes
Band store

Also confirmed is an album launch party at the Strongrooms in East London on Sunday 8th August. With a live performance, BBQ, special guest DJ’s and fun times all expected. Doors open at 13.00 with the band performing live at 16.00 with doors closing around 18.00

Headline September UK tour with support from Dutch Uncles
10/09 Brighton | Audio
11/09 Bristol | Cooler
12/09 Leicester | Musician
14/09 Aberdeen | Cafe Drummonds
15/09 Glasgow | Captain’s Rest
16/09 Manchester | Night And Day
17/09 Nottingham | Bodega
18/09 Aldershot | West End Centre
20/09 London | Lexington
21/09 Cambridge | Haymakers
22/09 York | Fibbers £6
23/09 Leeds | Brudenell Social Club

August live dates
02/08 London Cargo | with Best Coast
05/08 Kingston Upon Thames | New Slang night +instore at Banquet Records
08/08 London | Old Street, Strongrooms – Launch Party (1-6pm)
19/08 Edinburgh | Sneaky Petes – Edinburgh Fringe with Frankie & The Heartstrings
20/08 Preston | HED @ Mad Ferret
21/08 Sunderland | POPSEX night with Frankie & The Heartstrings DJs