The Selecter

The MJR Group by arrangement with DMF and Intertain presetns..

THE SELECTER + THE TUTS

Thursday 17th December @ The Bowery District | Reading Doors 7.00pm | Tickets £16.50adv 14+ show

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NEW ALBUM AND TOUR ANNOUNCED

Legendary 2-Tone artists, The Selecter, release their new studio album SUBCULTURE on 15 June 2015 on DMF Records

and have just announced a tour this Autumn. The album, which comes out on CD, 12" Heavyweight Vinyl and Digital,

has been produced by Neil Pyzer and expertly mixed by Prince Fatty and is the calling card of a ‘classic’ band that are

completely tuned into the issues and challenges of the modern world.

Whenever successful bands from the past reform they invariably start trading in nostalgia and become “heritage” acts.

No one expects them to grow artistically or continue to excel at the same things that brought them popularity in the

first place, but that’s what The Selecter have done in the past few years. They’ve played at major festivals like Coachella,

the Isle of Wight and Glastonbury, headlined two UK tours and recorded three studio albums, the latest of which,

Subculture, is mixed by UK dub-master Prince Fatty.

The Selecter is led by their iconic frontwoman Pauline Black, whose recent series of shows on BBC 6Music were hugely

well received, and whose book ‘Black By Design’ continues to sell in droves worldwide, alongside an incredible talented

band of musicians, including Neil Pyzer (Spear Of Destiny) Will Crewdson (Rachel Stamp) and co-fronted by original

member Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson (who features extensively on Subculture).

The anarchic passion that fuelled Selecter gigs during the 2 Tone era, when they toured with the Specials and Madness

at the peak of their early fame is still there, except the pair (Pauline & Gaps) seem more driven than ever. Their

confidence is sky-high and they’re also writing the best songs of their career, which is saying something given the

enduring popularity of hits like Three Minute Hero, Missing Words and On My Radio.

The music they make is still rooted in ska, punk and reggae except they now have a horn section and this fills out their

sound magnificently. The quirky melodies and social commentaries remain, yet this is a band that’s more concerned

with staying relevant than looking backwards. Their audiences are getting younger and they’ve succeeded in bringing

many of their long-time fans along for the ride as well.

Tour is on sale 9am Friday 01 May 2015

19 NORWICH Open

20 LONDON Clapham Grand

21 NOTTINGHAM Rock City

22 CAMBRIDGE Junction

03 YORK The Duchess

04 MANCHESTER Academy 2

05 SHEFFIELD The Plug

06 NORTHAMPTON Roadmender

09 BATH Komedia

10 WREXHAM Central Station

11 DUBLIN The Academy

12 BELFAST The Limelight

13 BIRMINGHAM o2 Academy 2

17 READING Bowery District

18 EXETER Phoenix

19 PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms

www.theselecter.net / www.facebook.com/TheSelecter

Pre-order SUBCULTURE from Amazon www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00WIB202U

The Tuts are a 3-piece all-girl punk, ska and indie band from Hayes, London, who come across like a female version of The Libertines. Live they seriously pack a punch and are noted for their impassioned songs about sexism, feminism and everyday life-isms. The Selecter’s Pauline Black describes The Tuts sound as “infectious guitar led pop wrapped around fiery drums, sharp tongues and splendid harmonies”. @TheTutsBand / facebook.com/thetuts