AGAINST ME! SIGN TO XTRA MILE RECORDINGS
Xtra Mile Recordings are excited to announce that Florida punks Against Me! have signed to the label in a worldwide deal (ex. North America and Australia) for the release of their highly-anticipated sixth full-length album Transgender Dysphoria Blues.
Out on 20th January 2013, the album is preceded by the release of new song ‘FUCKMYLIFE666’ available as an instant download for those who pre-order the album via iTunes, and to stream here:
Transgender Dysphoria Blues is now offered to pre-order through iTunes, AMAZON, BANQUET and XTRA MILE RECORDINGS
Transgender Dysphoria Blues is the intense follow-up to the band’s previous full-length album, White Crosses (reissued with bonus disc Black Crosses on Xtra Mile Recordings in 2011) and stands as another major benchmark for the band and its career spanning 10+ years. Recorded at Studio 606, Earth Sound Studio, Motor Studio, Total Treble Studio and mixed by Billy Bush (Garbage, Muse, Tegan and Sara), Transgender Dysphoria Blues is an insightful and highly-provocative 10-song offering written by frontwoman Laura Jane Grace, whose material examines one’s grappling with gender dysphoria, the loss of a young friend and pure self-discovery, as well as love and ultimate acceptance. Featuring Grace’s signature, explicit songwriting and dominant vocals, the album also features longtime guitarist/vocalist James Bowman, drummer Atom Willard and Fat Mike of NOFX on bass for ‘FUCKMYLIFE666’ and ‘Unconditional Love’.
Transgender Dysphoria Blues will be supported with a full UK and European tour in 2014. Details to be released soon.
Transgender Dysphoria Blues is:
01. Transgender Dysphoria Blues
02. True Trans Soul Rebel
03. Unconditional Love
04. Drinking With The Jocks
05. Osama Bin Laden As The Crucified Christ
06. FUCKMYLIFE666
07. Dead Friend
08. Two Coffins
09. Paralytic States
10. Black Me Out
Northcote in Dublin
Canadian folk/punk singer Northcote is currently over this side of the pond ripping it up all across Europe supporting the mighty Dave Hause. Having played to a great crowd at the Xtra Mile Recordings takeover of the Punktastic Acoustic Stage at Warped UK - he's amassing a new legion of followers on this tour which concludes with a few dates in the UK at the beginning of December.
Here's a lovely video of Matt in Dublin - first day of the tour - singing his current single 'Hope The Good Things Never Die'.
Come check him out at the following tour dates:
NOVEMBER
22 Hannover Gig Linden
23 Dresden Beatpol
24 Berlin BiNuu Berlin
26 Cologne Gloria
27 Frankfurt Batschkapp
28 Munich Strom Linienclub
30 Milano Factory (Area2)
DECEMBER
02 Vienna B72
03 Stuttgart Universum
04 Antwerp JH Kavka
05 Southampton Joiners
06 London The Garage
07 Nottingham Bodega Social Club
08 Newcastle The Cluny
'Northcote' the album is out now - click here to buy.
New Ben Marwood Tour Dates!
Ben Marwood has a handful of dates leading to the end of 2013.
Fri Nov 22nd, London Camden Monarch
Sun Nov 24th, Reading Rising Sun Arts Centre
Sat Nov 30th, Cardiff Moon Club
Fri Dec 13th, York Black Swan
Sat Dec 14th, York Black Swan
Ben's albums 'Back Down' and 'Outside There Is A Curse' are still available here
XTRA MILE RECORDINGS PARTNER UP WITH TEENAGE CANCER TRUST AT VANS WARPED TOUR 2013
As previously announced Xtra Mile Recordings have teamed up with Teenage Cancer Trust for a takeover of the Punktastic Acoustic Basement Stage.
Sunday November 17th sees XTRA MILE RECORDINGS team up with TEENAGE CANCER TRUST to celebrate the label’s 10th anniversary and raise awareness of a great cause by taking over the Punktastic Acoustic Basement. Label buddies SONIC BOOM SIX are joined by JIM LOCKEY AND THE SOLEMN SUN for two special performances away from the bustle of their respective Jägermeister Stage sets. NORTHCOTE and new addition to the line-up FIGHTING FICTION complete the bill.
And as part of this collaboration on the Punktastic Acoustic Basement Stage, two of the hottest bands from the roster will be popping by the Teenage Cancer Trust stall in the main Merchandise Village for a signing session. Both Sonic Boom Six and Jim Lockey and the Solemn Sun will be signing some exclusive limited edition Teenage Cancer Trust / Xtra Mile Recordings prints that are only available at Warped this weekend.
Timings are: SUNDAY: 3:30PM JIM LOCKEY AND THE SOLEMN SUN / 4:30PM SONIC BOOM SIX
As well as this Xtra Mile Recordings and Teenage Cancer Trust are organising a treasure hunt running on the Sunday only. Hidden about the beautiful interior of Alexandra Palace will be some goody bags – featuring Xtra Mile and Teenage Cancer Trust merchandise including T-shirts, stickers, badges, wristbands and much more. Clues to their whereabouts will be tweeted throughout the day so keep your eyes peeled to the @Xtra-Mile and @TeenageCancer Twitter pages for your chance to bag yourself some freebies!
The Acoustic Basement has long since been a staple on the US Warped Tour and the UK event looks to follow the tradition of bringing fans up close and personal for some special DIY performances from Main Stage artists and singer songwriters alike.
The Punktastic Acoustic Basement is situated in the festival’s new Market Area, where Punktastic will also be hosting a hang out area. Fans that register on the forums at punktastic.com to be the first to hear about pre-festival meet ups and further additions to the Acoustic Basement.
Both weekend (priced £75) and single day tickets (priced £40) for VANS WARPED TOUR in London are on-sale now at
http://vanswarpedtouruk.com/.
Also available in person at Vans stores nationwide (no booking fee). As usual, the running order is to be decided on the day, and this year you may even see some surprise appearances from a select few bands who decide one show at WARPED is not enough and join for both days.
For all updates on the festival use the #warpeduk tag and check here for more details!
New Website!
Welcome to the brand new and super exciting Xtra Mile Recordings website.
We have brightened it up and added new areas to make your experience visiting the site a more enjoyable and hopefully fulfilling one.
You’ll notice the store has all our amazing releases neatly profiled as usual but we’ll also be adding xtra special merchandise that is exclusive to our store. On Wednesday you will find exclusive t-shirts designed by Jamie Lenman, Frank Turner, Beans On Toast and Jim Lockey and The Solemn Sun as well as the chance to design your own! Over time, more incredible items will be added so keep your eyes peeled.
There is a brand new area of the site called the XMRHub. This is a forum for everything and anything. We’re giving our act’s free reign to write about whatever is on their mind and we’ll be posting photo galleries, blogs, and comment pieces over the coming weeks. Plus we’re encouraging you, our dear supporters, to contribute too. Check out the XMRHub for more details on that.
As the Xtra Mile family continues to grow all over the world we wanted to create a home where people can keep up to date with all the exciting things that happen on a nearly daily basis.
Enjoy the site and thank you as always for your unwavering support.