tom hingley solo gigs, gigs with the lovers and dj sets

tom hingley activity july/august/september 2008

tom hingley solo gigs, gigs with the lovers and dj sets

Here is a list of shows coming up over the next few months

july  11th 'Lounge on the Farm' ,Canterbury 5pm

july 11th Jamm 261 Brixton, London 11pm  02072745537

july 12th Bar Amp Sale , Manchester 07890263941

july  13th Farringdon Festival, Oxford 07890263941

july  15th Talking Heads, Southampton 02380678446

july 17th Old Ale House, Salisbury 01722333113

july 18th Hope and Anchor, London 02073541312

july 19th Bombfest with the Lovers, Barnsley 07914620331

july 20th The Station, Ashton Under Lyne 07890263941

August 3rd Kendal Calling, Kendal 07890263941

August 6th Thatched House, Stockport 07841015781

August 10th Dicey Rileys Strabane 07849097867

August 13th McGorrys of Culdaff, Culdaff 00353749379104

August 14th McGinleys Letterkenny 00353749121106

August 15th Roddens ,Buncrana ,Co Donegal 00353860516366

August 17th Bridge Bar Ramelton 00353749151071

August 23    The People's Festival with The Lovers ,High Wycombe

07805594731

August 25     The Stone Roses Bar, York 01904670696

August 26     Bird In the Hand Hayle, Cornwall 01736753974

August 27     Studio Bar Penzance,Cornwall 01736369724

August  28   Bijoux Bar Truro ,Cornwall 07890263941

August 31    Hub, Exeter 01392424628

September 12   The Forum, Darlington 01325363135

September 13 Bootstock, Forres near Inverness

September 20    Red House, Sheffield 07793596198

November 1  The Arc, Stockton 07812989537

November  7  M19 Levenshulme, Manchester 079125212977

More gigs tba soon

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Tom Hingley and The Lovers

Highlights

Newmemorabilia Records Review from Brave  music agency

‘Regrets I’ve had a few/But then again, so have you’

One of the pleasures of listening to Inspirals frontman Tom Hingley band The Lovers is hearing a voice being set free: it soars and sings, like really sings. Makes a nice change in a climate of resolutely non-singing plastic indie bands. Lyrically clever and at times moving (‘3am’) this is a grown up album. While no young Turks themselves, The Lovers have enough energy and vigour to power a Tesco Megaplex and it’s extra 120,000 sq ft of illegally built floor space. Saying that though, the energy is reigned in and controlled. Some of the slower tracks here almost seethe….in a good way mind.

The songs are intelligent, fun, deep, and toe-tappingly tremendous. Tom steers the sound lyrically and vocally away from the Inspirals, but the ear for a good hook is there in spades. For example I challenge you to listen to ‘Kick Out The Clocks’ and not be humming it for the rest of your life.

A departure from previous album ‘Abba Are The Enemy’, less raucous but no less angry ‘Highlights’ is a superb collection of songs  by a band who deserve to have strangers chanting their surnames football style.

nice one guys dont forget my warrington gig at no 15 on the 4th May and the lovers gig at the Picket on May 27th

cheers tom xx

Hey Tom and The lovers :0) brill gig tonight at the Ruby Lounge.

See you soon  - oh yeah and dont forget to pop by and say hi on the band forum.

Bysee

Hi

i also have recieved my copy of highlights and just want say the album is really something special and worth the wait. hope theres more albums to come in the future. hopefully will get to see you on the tour.

here is a list of digital shops you can buy the new album from cheers tom   Amazon: http://www.amazon.com Audio Lunchbox: http://www.audiolunchbox.com eMusic: http://www.emusic.com Fnac: http://www.fnacmusic.com Napster: http://www.napster.co.uk Rhapsody: http://www.rhapsody.com

Here are the Highlights................................................

March 2008 sees tom hingley and the Lovers release their second album 'Highlights'.

3 years in the making it is a work of art. Poetic,melodic and well worth the wait.

'Highlights' is the first release from the band since their critically aclaimed 2004 debut 'Abba Are the Enemy'. Where 'Abba' was a brash 200 mph Punk/Garage dash through topical subjects such as reality television,the Pop parade and War Mongering, 'Highlights' sees the band developing along a much more melodic soulfull train of thought. Songs touch on such universal themes as love (Highlights), Religion ('All My Time'), Lions ('Venomous) Credit Crunch ('Kick out The Clocks') and the pretentious Manchester district of Chorlton Cum Hardy, which Tom can't afford to buy a house in, and is not all at all bitter about ('EverGreen')

catalogue number Hingley 10 released March 10th 2008 through Cargo also through all major digital providers

Catch the band on tour in April

15.4.2008 ManchesterRuby Lounge 

17.4.2008 Liverpool academy

18.4.2008 Oxford academy

19.4.2008 Islington Bar Academy

20.4.2008 Birmingham Academy

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