SKINNY LISTER ANNOUNCE 'THE DEVIL, THE HEART & THE FIGHT' DELUXE EDITION // 2 CD RELEASE WITH 17 EXTRA TRACKS INCLUDING THREE NEW SONGS // UK & EUROPE TOUR DATES 2017

Skinny Lister has announced a new 2CD version of their third critically acclaimed album The Devil, The Heart & The Fight with new artwork, live tracks and three brand new songs. This 2CD re-release will be out 27 October 2017 on Xtra Mile Recordings. Preorder on Xtra Mile, Amazon or iTunes (download only).
 
New songs 'Thing Like That' and forthcoming festive single 'Christmas Calls' lead the second CD of the new package before treating the listener to the frenetic energy of their live performances from the band's biggest sold out London show to date at the Scala, and from the Roundhouse during Frank Turner's Lost Evenings Festival both in May 2017. 

Check out the band playing ‘Hamburg Drunk’ from the Roundhouse here with on the road footage taken from the weekend they performed at Hurricane, Southside and Glastonbury Festivals. 

The bonus disc also features acoustic sessions from Paste in New York and the Xtra Mile Outside Broadcast truck which showcase the musical talents of a band that can not only give a full throttle performance on stage but are also able to strip it all back for more intimate renditions. The disc also features 4 tracks of live band banter, and ends with a lo-fi version of new track ‘Boy Ashore’ which offers an intriguing insight into a rawer and folkier side of Skinny Lister.
  
The full tracklisting is: 

CD 1
1. Wanted
2. Geordie Lad
3. Tragedy in A Minor
4. Devil In Me
5. Injuries
6. Reunion
7. Beat It From the Chest
8. Hamburg Drunk
9. Grace
10. Charlie
11. Fair Winds & Following Seas
12. Carry

CD2
1. Live Intro
2. Thing Like That (new song)
3. Christmas Calls (new song)
4. Band Chat - Roundhouse
5. Wanted (Live at London Roundhouse)
6. Hamburg Drunk (Live at London Roundhouse)
7. This Is War (Live at London Roundhouse)
8. Band Chat – Sessions
9. Injuries (Paste Session)
10. Tragedy In A Minor (Paste Session)
11. Geordie Lad (XMROB1 Truck Session)
12. Band Chat - Bootlegs
13. John Kanaka (London Scala Bootleg)
14. Cathy (London Scala Bootleg)
15. Bold As Brass (London Scala Bootleg)
16. Band chat – Boy Ashore
17. Boy Ashore (new song)
 
Skinny Lister will tour the album in the UK and Europe until the end of the year, including Xtra Mile Recording's showcase at Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany with previous tour mates Will Varley and Beans on Toast. Dates are:
 
SEPTEMBER
20 Hamburg, Germany – Reeperbahn Festival Xtra Mile Showcase

OCTOBER
24 Paris, France – Le Point Ephémère
25 Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma
26 Köln, Germany – Die Kantine
27 Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Sugarfactory
28 Berlin, Germany – Frannz Club
29 Munster, Germany – Skaters Palace Cafe
31 Hamburg, Germany – Knust

NOVEMBER
01 Copenhagen, Denmark – Pumpehuset
02 Oslo, Norway – Parkteatret
03 Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser Strand
04 Helsinki, Finland – Tavastia-klubi
07 Munich, Germany – Hansa 39 Feierwerk
08 Vienna, Austria – U4 Vienna
09 Linz, Austria – Stwst Stadtwerkstatt
10 Zürich, Switzerland – Dynamo
11 Stuttgart, Germany – Club-CANN
21 Leeds, UK – Stylus
22 Manchester, UK – O2 The Ritz
23 Glasgow, UK – Oran Mor
24 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK – Newcastle University
25 Sheffield, UK – The Leadmill
28 Birmingham, UK – Glee Club
29 Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
30 Norwich, UK – Waterfront

DECEMBER
01 Cambridge, UK – Junction
02 Leicester, UK – Dryden Street Social
06 Cardiff, UK – The Globe
07 Southampton, UK – 1865
08 Exeter, UK – The Phoenix
09 Bristol, UK – SWX Bristol
10 London, UK – Koko

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LIMITED RESTOCKS OF RARE VINYL, SLIGHTLY BRUISED // INCLUDES FREE 7" WITH EACH PURCHASE

Xtra Mile has had some stock returned from various stores around the world and on their travels they have picked up a few bumps and bruises. Don't worry. the records themselves are in good working order, it’s just the sleeves which are slightly hurt. If you're not too bothered about cosmetics, then perfect! The records are:

Frank Turner - Campfire Punkrock (10 year edition) BUY HERE

Million Dead - Harmony No Harmony (double yellow vinyl) BUY HERE

Billy the Kid - Horsehoes and Hand Grenades (white vinyl) BUY HERE

If you purchase one of the records you will receive one of these 7" vinyl records for free
(while stocks last)!

Against Me! - Shape Shift With Me (blue or white vinyl) BUY HERE

We also have a handful of fresh, new blue or white vinyl copies of Against Me!'s Shape Shift With Me too, as an alternative to our usual clear copies. The sleeves on those are in perfect condition, so no free records with the Against Me! vinyl.

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XTRA MILE RECORDINGS SHOWCASE AT REEPERBAHN FESTIVAL ON 20 SEPTEMBER 2017 // FEATURING SKINNY LISTER, WILL VARLEY AND BEANS ON TOAST

Xtra Mile Recordings are excited to announce that they will present a fantastic three-band bill on Wednesday 20 September 2017 at Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany. 

Taking place at the infamous Kaiserkeller venue, Xtra Mile Recordings will showcase some of the best talent on the roster with folk-punk sextet Skinny Lister headlining the evening with touring pals Beans on Toast and Will Varley bringing the bill to boiling point. Each artist’s live credentials are impeccable. There will also be a limited t-shirt and poster for the night, on sale at the venue. Take a look at the lineup and buy tickets here.

Xtra Mile has been increasing its profile in Germany, currently its third biggest market, with more airplay, building record sales and most of its roster now touring the country regularly. In the past year, and next couple of months, Frank Turner, Against Me!, Counterfeit. (nominated for Best Live Act at the Association of Independent Music Awards 2017), Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly., Skinny Lister, Beans on Toast, Will Varley, Ducking Punches, Rob Lynch and Seán McGowan have toured or will play Germany. Curating a stage at Reeperbahn represents another step towards a closer connection with the German music market.

Skinny Lister have been on a constant tear since the year began, from a European tour with the Dropkick Murphys to a US stint in March with Flogging Molly, before a widespread UK tour. They’ve played Glastonbury among other festivals in Europe, and will return to Hamburg with Beans on Toast on Halloween (31 October) during a headline European tour. They end the year with a massive UK co-headline tour with Beans on Toast, ending at Camden’s Koko in London on 10 December.

Beans on Toast hasn’t stopped all year either. He kicked off 2017 with a New Year’s Day show, joined the Flogging Molly Salty Dog Cruise, toured Germany (including a sold out show in Hamburg). In May he played UK pubs the entire month and has played over 22 festivals this summer including Glastonbury. He will also release his ninth studio album in nine years on his birthday, 1 December. 

Will Varley spent mid-January supporting Frank Turner on a big North America and Canada tour. He played a few German dates on a European tour with Valerie June in the spring before returning to the US to support Lincoln Durham throughout May. He heads back into the studio after the Xtra Mile Reeperbahn showcase to record his third album in three years before playing his headline UK tour in January and February 2018 taking in London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

And of course, all three played the Frank Turner’s AIM (Association of Independent Music) Award-nominated Lost Evenings festival, across four nights at Camden’s legendary Roundhouse back in May.

Reeperbahn Festival, established in 2006, is a four-day music festival and business to business industry conference for music and digital spread across venues in the Reeperbahn area of Hamburg, Germany.

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AIM AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR FRANK TURNER'S LOST EVENINGS AND COUNTERFEIT.

The Association of Independent Music (AIM) Awards 2017 nominees have been announced and Xtra Mile acts are up for two awards.

Counterfeit. are one of five nominees for Best Live Act and Frank Turner's Lost Evenings at the Roundhouse is nominated in the Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival.

Both Best Live Act and the Golden Welly Award will be decided by a panel of judges. Winners for both the awards will be announced on 5 September 2017. 

Frank Turner has previous form at the AIM awards, having picked up both Hardest Working Musician and Best Live Act at the inaugural awards in 2011.

The AIM Awards are in their seventh year. AIM was set up to provide a collective voice for the UK independent music industry and the award winners represent the best in UK independent music. 

WILL VARLEY POSTPONES UK TOUR UNTIL JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2018 // RECORDING NEW ALBUM SOON

Having spent most of 2017 on the road, including dates with Frank Turner in the US and a European spring tour with Valerie June, Will Varley will be heading back to the studio to record a new album later this year, the follow up to 2016's Kingsdown Sundown.

Unfortunately, this has meant rescheduling the planned November UK tour for January and February 2018. All tickets for the autumn shows will be valid for the new year shows, all taking place at their scheduled venues. 

Will says:
“After much deliberation, we have decided to move my November tour to January and February 2018. I've been offered the opportunity to work with a really incredible producer (and) hopefully this will mean I'll have a new album for you all very soon.

Unfortunately, this is the only way we could make the dates work and although all tickets will still be valid for the rescheduled shows, I'm really sorry for any inconvenience this still might cause any of you.

I haven't made this decision lightly, but I feel like it will be for the greater good as I want to make the best record I can. I can't wait for you all to hear the new songs. See you all in 2018.”

The rescheduled dates are:

JANUARY
30 Birmingham @ O2 Institute 3
31 Nottingham @ Rescue Rooms

FEBRUARY
01 Leeds @ Brudenell Social Club
02 Edinburgh @ Le Belle Angele
03 Manchester @ Club Academy
06 Southampton @ 1865
07 Cardiff @ The Globe
08 Bristol @ Trinity Centre
09 London @ O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire

Will practically lives on the road, and 2017 has been perhaps even more busy than 2016, when he toured with the Proclaimers and supported Billy Bragg as well as performing on the Flogging Molly Salty Dog cruise. After starting this year on the road with Frank Turner in the US, Will embarked on a headline tour of his own in Germany before the European tour with Valerie June, including his first ever France dates. He also performed the Xtra Mile night of Frank Turner's Lost Evenings festival at Camden's legendary Roundhouse in May. He spent the rest of spring and the beginning of summer in the US supporting Lincoln Durham before hitting the festival circuit, wowing crowds at 2000trees, and Greenfield.

With so many shows under his belt, the wait until 2018 will be worth it, especially with brand new songs in tow.

CHRIS T-T ANNOUNCES SECOND LONDON FAREWELL SHOW ON 2 DECEMBER 2017 // FULL LIST OF FINAL DATES

Chris T-T has announced a second London farwell show after his final show at the Lexington sold out in just a few hours. Chris T-T will play one more London show, at the Courtyard Studio Theatre on 2 December 2017, the day before his very last gig. Tickets are available here. Come and see this wonderful songwriter perform his songs for the last time.

It's been 20 years since Chris T-T first made music and played shows by himself and under his own name. He marked this occasion by releasing his 39 track 'Best Of' collection, a double CD compilation with one disc collecting his most-loved tracks from his career, and a second disc full of unreleased rarities, alternate takes, B-sides and outtakes. Buy it here.

Chris has also spoken about the past 20 years with us. If you prefer reading, check out this interview where we asked Chris some medium-hard questions. If you have Spotify and want to listen to Chris interview himself, with some music thrown in, download or stream here.

Chris has a handful of shows left before the end of the year and he calls time on being Chris T-T in this form. These shows are:

22 July – Steventon @ Truck Festival (band) TICKETS HERE
27 July – Cambridge @ Cambridge Folk Festival (Chris is playing songs exclusively from Disobedience - Chris T-T Sings A.A. Milne) TICKETS HERE
15 Sept – Glasgow @ The Glad Cafe (solo, w/ Chissy Barnacle + Lovers Turn To Monsters) TICKETS HERE
TBA The Isle of Man @ TBA (solo)
30 Nov – Winchester @ The Railway Inn (band, support to be announced) TICKETS HERE
02 Dec – London @ The Courtyard Studio Theatre (solo-ish, w/ Roxanne de Bastion) TICKETS HERE and HERE
03 Dec – London @ The Lexington (band & friends, final show, no support) (SOLD OUT)