Having just introduced their “brand new smoking great material” (Back Beat, Seattle) to North American audiences on a recent tour with Band of Skulls and The Whigs, 22-20s are releasing their first album for tbd records today! You can buy the album directly from the band in exclusive packages with vinyl, t-shirts, and more over at 22-20s.com.
22-20s are a British rock band, originally formed in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, who disintegrated scarcely two years
after their acclaimed 2004 self titled debut LP. In 2008, a reconstituted version of the band reformed around
the founding nucleus of singer/guitarist Martin Trimble, bassist Glen Bartup and drummer James Irving, adding
Dan Hare on guitar and backing vocals.
Secretly touring the UK under the alias of one their new song titles “Bitter Pills,” 22-20s showcased a wealth of
radically new material ranging from the uptempo rock of single and digital live EP namesake Latest Heartbreak and album title track “Shake/Shiver/Moan” to the classic morning-after bluespop of “Let It Go” and “4th Floor.” The Latest Heartbreak live EP is currently available for free download.
Shake/Shiver/Moan, the first 22-20s album to feature the Trimble/Bartup/Irving/Hare lineup, is released by tbd in the U.S., and will feature the studio versions of the tracks from the live EP and six other brand new 22-20s numbers. The album’s release will be followed by further North American touring throughout 2010.
TOUR DATES
WITH CAGE THE ELEPHANT:
June 22 – Colorado Springs – Black Sheep
June 24 – Kansas City, MO – Beaumont Club
June 25 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
June 28 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
June 29 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
June 30 – Des Moines, IA – The People’s Court