New Ladytron album and UK tour

Ladytron to release first album in three years 'Velocifero' is preceded by a free download

Mar 27, 2008

The album, produced by the band with Vicarious Bliss and Alessandro Cortini, is released on June 2, preceded by a free download of opening track, 'Black Cat'.

The track, the majority of which is sung in Bulgarian, is available from Ladytron's website from April 1.

'Velocifero', the follow-up to 2005's 'Witching Hour', was recorded in Paris and - although an order has not yet been announced - will definitely feature the following tracks:

'Black Cat' 'Ghosts' 'Kletva' 'The Lovers' 'Tomorrow' 'Deep Blue' 'Predict The Day' 'Runaway' 'I'm Not Scared'

Ladytron have also announced a UK and Irish tour, calling at the following venues:

Manchester Academy 3 (April 30) Glasgow Oran Mor (May 13) Newcastle Digital (14) London Astoria (15) Dublin Tripod (16)

http://www.nme.com/news/ladytron/35460

This was announced months ago.

You always so dismissive Liam?

i know what kletva means

That video where their heads are all snowy mountains and stuff is certainly one of the more interesting vids i've seen of late.Quite an intensity to the song i liked too.

so the foreign language track is available from april 1st... hmm...

johnny wrote: That video where their heads are all snowy mountains and stuff is certainly one of the more interesting vids i've seen of late.Quite an intensity to the song i liked too.

Aye... Destroy Everything you Touch is a classic

I'll be at the London date, perving them up.

I love Ladytron so Manchester for me!

I went to the Manchester Club Academy last night watching Dodgy (downstairs in the main building). What a brilliant venue. Very small and intimate, a long bar and lots of levels so wherever you stand you have a good vantage point. I'm on a detox so was designated driver, and I came out stoned for free

Where the fook have you been Hicksy?

Have you a note from your mum?

hibster wrote: so the foreign language track is available from april 1st... hmm...

Yes, I wonder whether it will be available on April 1st?!

Doctor? wrote: Where the fook have you been Hicksy?

Have you a note from your mum?

I have a note from somebody (ha ha NTL and HMP!)

Actually I've been busy doing normal grown up things like painting, tidying, clearing out, spring cleaning. Thanks for missing me

(er, who are you again?)

I'm a mate of Alfie's

Jem, doing growed up stuff? WOW who'd have thunk it.

Burt Reynolds wrote:

johnny wrote: That video where their heads are all snowy mountains and stuff is certainly one of the more interesting vids i've seen of late.Quite an intensity to the song i liked too.

Aye... Destroy Everything you Touch is a classic

Bloody ell i thought that was a new song but it's from 2005 Not been following em to be honest.Top tune anyhows.Will have a look about on Soulseek

Marvin wrote:

Doctor? wrote: Where the fook have you been Hicksy?

Have you a note from your mum?

I have a note from somebody (ha ha NTL and HMP!)

Actually I've been busy doing normal grown up things like painting, tidying, clearing out, spring cleaning. Thanks for missing me

(er, who are you again?)

Where are the pics of the the new fuckin kitchen Jemma? The ones with the allegedly sparkly worktops.. I'm a friend of a friend,of Steve's Tardis wabs,twice removed by the way.

i love Ladytron too

Not an april fool, it's available now...

http://www.ladytron.com/Ladytron-BlackCat.mp3

Boatraceface wrote: Where are the pics of the the new fuckin kitchen Jemma?

Where is the report that should have been on my desk by Tuesday morning? :p

Old Blue wrote: Not an april fool, it's available now...

http://www.ladytron.com/Ladytron-BlackCat.mp3

Oooh, quite liking this. All moody and industrial. Can't speak Bulgarian though. I'm taking it that is Mira doing the main vocal. I sooo would.

Never heard anything by them before.

I don't like it.

Do I win forty Euros?

No. 40 Bulgarian Levs

Marvin wrote:

Doctor? wrote: Where the fook have you been Hicksy?

Have you a note from your mum?

I have a note from somebody (ha ha NTL and HMP!)

Actually I've been busy doing normal grown up things like painting, tidying, clearing out, spring cleaning. Thanks for missing me

(er, who are you again?)

MY type of GIRL!

and dusting

Me too,I'm on a dustathon.. we should all get our keyboards DUSTED before we get BUSTED

BOATDUSTERS

Traditional or feather? That is the question.

Me and Steve are getting tickets on Monday! Can't wait!! Here's some Lady magic...

I'll take a Polaroid and let you go , let you know , Monty

ooh oooh, oooh oooh

MONTY wrote: Here's some Lady magic...

... and some more

jet age

love them!!

Helen Marnie, she's gorgeous

Every track off VELOCIFERO is available on stream on their MySpace site.Love RUNAWAY and PREDICT THE DAY. GHOSTS the new single....is good but too much of an excursion from their old stuff,though like SUGAR it'll probably grow on me in no time. Can't wait for Wednesday!!

Geez, I'm still saving up money to buy Witch Hour...

MONTY wrote: Can't wait for Wednesday!!

Bloody hell, good job you posted that - I'd forgotten!

Ally wrote: I'm probably the only one not that impressed with the new album...

Has anyone else noticed that some songs are really repetitive in places? Especially Runaway which repeats "My little runaway" about 25 times before the track fades adding up to at least 2 minutes of fat on that tune alone. Various other songs also suffer from that problem and as for the one with the bloke on vox? No ta. Being honest, I don't particularly wanna listen to songs sung in Bulgarian either and that accounts for at least two tracks straight away.

Ghosts is a top tune and a definite flash of the old genius but again suffers from "There's a ghost in me" being repeated about 20 times before the fade out. Are any of these tracks gonna be edited before the commercial release?!

Perhaps it'll grow on me... Witching Hour made far more of a proper impact and seemed a genuine step forward for their sound. Velocerwhasis just seems like a badly edited retread of what they've done (better) before.

I'll keep listening though I desperately want to like this as I loved the first three albums.

Funny, cos i think it has a lot more depth than other albums. I've been hammering the album though, and it seems to get better each time. No standout killer instant singles on it though.

hope to see them for the second time...well, if they come to Colombia

i'm with you ally

Ally wrote: Being honest, I don't particularly wanna listen to songs sung in Bulgarian either and that accounts for at least two tracks straight away.

why?

Ally wrote:

Pineapple face wrote:

Ally wrote: Being honest, I don't particularly wanna listen to songs sung in Bulgarian either and that accounts for at least two tracks straight away.

why?

Pretty simple, I don't understand the language.

The same would go for songs sung in German, French, Welsh, Gaelic etc.

Not my bag and that's just my own personal preference.

I can see how some Bulgarian Ladytron fans would be over the moon about those tracks but as I don't speak the language it doesn't appeal to me. Nor was it designed to I suppose.

"We doesn't mind the language,it's the beatings we don't need"..:squeezesmilie:

Nah don't mind it in a foreign language.Better that than hearing it on some call centre!!

Just got back and I have to say I was very impressed, I'd heard previous reports of them not being great live. We were all transfixed. There was a well balanced mix of old and new songs and a couple I hadn't heard that I will be downloading tomorrow.

Met Monty, Steve, ATR and Barry in the SU Bar to watch the game. Ladytron weren't coming on until the end of the match (one of them is a Liverpool Fan) but at full time we were scared of missing something so went into the hall. Still don't know exactly how Chelski won, I'll just get a paper tomorrow.

Ladytron get the thumbs up from me

Wasn't it fab?? Mind you I'm more used to be at the feet of Mira and Helen at puppy dog distance. FIGHTING IN BUILT-UP AREAS sounded better than record!

Roll on May 15th..

Ladytron will come on May 25th to Wonder Ballroom. I don't know if I can go, though.

[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Ladytron will come on May 25th to Wonder Ballroom. I don't know if I can go, though.

Ooh you've got to go! Here's a little teaser from Manchester Academy...

Grrr... went to the London date, after having an absolute pig of a day. Got there late, place was rammo with people, and the 'tron were already on.

Heard three songs, and they stopped. Half an hour later, Helen and Mira came back on looking like angels, saying they appear to have been the first band to blow up the mixing desk at the Astoria in 20 years. All tickets, are valid for a rescheduled date.

London date reschduled for July 16th apparently.

Which is just two days before Summercase begins. I think most of the Latitude lineup is complete, as is the Benicassim line up. So maybe they might show up in Barcelona. Would be nice.

I cant get tickets to the rescheduled date as I fly out that day. :(

Uncle Liam wrote: London date reschduled for July 16th apparently.

Which is just two days before Summercase begins. I think most of the Latitude lineup is complete, as is the Benicassim line up. So maybe they might show up in Barcelona. Would be nice.

I cant get tickets to the rescheduled date as I fly out that day. :(

Wooohoo... I'm doing Summercase on the 17th. Perfect pre-festival preparation.

Of course, now I've said it, it wont happen.

Burt Reynolds wrote: Grrr... went to the London date, after having an absolute pig of a day. Got there late, place was rammo with people, and the 'tron were already on.

Heard three songs, and they stopped. Half an hour later, Helen and Mira came back on looking like angels, saying they appear to have been the first band to blow up the mixing desk at the Astoria in 20 years. All tickets, are valid for a rescheduled date.

surely that's a good thing - means you can go again