[dropcap]M[/dropcap]odern English are crowdfunding their first new album with the original lineup in 30 years. We saw the 4AD records legends in Berlin earlier this year, and they blew us away! Along with “Life in the Gladhouse”, Robbie Grey and Co even played “Gathering Dust”, and Colin Newman’s “Not Me”, which I never thought that I, as a This Mortal Coil fan, would ever hear live.
See the link to the crowdfunding campaign below, and a list of North American tourdates for their Mesh and Lace tour—where they will certainly be playing songs from that album, “early 4AD material”, and “Pop songs” as they put it, such as “Someone’s Calling”, and “I Melt with You”—a song about two people literally melting into one from the effects of a nuclear bomb. Oh the music licensing irony!
Pre-order the new album through Pledge Music
Modern English – 2016 Tour Dates
May 10th – Vancouver, BC
May 11th – Seattle, WA – Neumos
May 12th – Portland, OR – Star Theater
May 14th – Oakland, CA
May 15th – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
May 17th – San Diego, CA
May 18th – Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room
May 20th – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
May 21st – Austin, TX
May 22nd – Dallas, TX – Red Blood Club
May 23rd – New Orleans, LA
May 25th – Florida
May 26th – Florida
May 27th – Atlanta, GA
May 28th – Nashville, TN
May 30th – Indianapolis
May 31st – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
June 1st – Detroit, MI – Small’s
June 3rd – Ohio
June 4th – Baltimore, MD
June 5th – New York, NY
June 7th – Boston, MA – The Middle East Downstairs
June 8th – Montreal, QC
June 9th – Toronto, ON
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