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Rixton announce debut album details
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 23 September 2014
Manchester tykes Rixton have announced some details of their debut album, including its US release date. 6 Jan, if you must know. Oh, and its title, ‘Let The Road’.
Produced by Benny Blanco, it features one song written by Ed Sheeran, but most of the tracks on the record actually started life in the back of a caravan that contained no Sheeran whatsoever.
Says the group’s Jake Roche: “‘Let The Road’ is something we’re incredibly proud of. Songs have survived six years to make it on this album, back when me and Danny were writing in the caravan having no idea where they would end up. We feel incredibly humbled to be able to share this with our fans, and we hope you enjoy listening to it, just as much as we enjoyed making it”.
Following the album’s release, the band will spend various-sized chunks of February, March and April next year touring the States as Ariana Grande’s support act. On that, Roche added: “Being asked to be Ariana’s special guest is a huge honour. We’re massive fans of her and her incredible talent and we’re so excited to play these prestigious venues all over America. We’re also very excited to play some new songs that fans haven’t had the chance to hear live yet”.
Yes, it must have been particularly difficult to secure a support slot with one of their manager Scooter Braun’s other priority acts. Anyway, before all of that, there’s the little matter of Rixton’s next UK tour, which begins next month. Here are the dates:
22 Oct: Oxford, Academy 2
23 Oct: Birmingham, Academy 2
24 Oct: Leicester, Academy 2
26 Oct: Manchester, Academy 2
27 Oct: Leeds, The Wardrobe
28 Oct: Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
30 Oct: Newcastle, Academy 2
31 Oct: Glasgow, Oran Mor
2 Nov: Sheffield, Academy 2
3 Nov: London, Koko
4 Nov: Southampton, Brook
6 Nov: Brighton, Concorde 2
7 Nov: Cardiff, CF10
And now, to round things off, is the video for their next single, ‘Wait On Me’, which is out on 9 Nov:
