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Old Books

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Our library tour has come to an end and we’re wrapping up for winter, but there’s the new Hot Air Balloon EP as well as a few videos from “We Humans” still to be revealed.

“Old Books” is the closing track on the album and not only did it inspire us to head on the road for a string of performances in libraries around the country, but it also gave us the idea for our We Humans Gallery. The song draws a picture of how everyone has a life story waiting to be told, just like old books in a library. So, over the course of the last few months we have collected photos and advice from you people - some of which can be seen passing by in this little clip. 

If you want delve into it deeper, flick through all the posts on here or search for the WeHumansGallery-tag. 

When you’ve watched the video below, also check out the Collectress remix, which is out now on the Hot Air Balloon EP!

New album “We Humans" out now - available from our shop, Rough Trade, Amazon, iTunes or your local record store!

Amelia’s Magazine

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We talked to Amelia’s Magazine about hot air balloons, couples in bands, studying at Goldsmiths, writing operas and Damien Beaton’s artwork.

They also premiere the new video for ‘Old Books’, which Collectress remixes beautifully on the new iTunes EP that’s out this week. And there’s illustrations by Antonia Parker that draw on the video and our recent superhero outing!

Read the article and watch the video here.

New album “We Humans" out now - available from our shop, Rough Trade, Amazon, iTunes or your local record store!

NEW EP

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We have a new digital EP coming out next week!

Named after the slow burning live favourite that is “Hot Air Balloon”, it features the lead track as well as recent remixes by The Chap, Chik Budo and Collectress plus one brand new song called “Frequency 349”.

Now, we had grand plans of a French For Cartridge-themed hot air balloon ride to launch the EP and event sent our mascots - a choir of Russian dolls we have at our gigs - off to the British School of Ballooning. But unfortunately, these plans were blown away by the big storm last month and the poor little girls have been waiting for clear winter weather in the office in Surrey since then. We’ll keep you posted how they get on, but here’s what they got up to in the meantime.

New album “We Humans" out now - available from our shop, Rough Trade, Amazon, iTunes or your local record store! 

Annes Kitchen

In August when the sun was still shining, we took part in a picnic for an episode of Anne’s Kitchen that has just aired on RTL Luxembourg. This is a great cooking show that looks at British food and culture with a Luxembourgish twist. If you missed the show last Friday, you can watch the episode online (either below here or on the show’s blog) and enjoy some excellent recipes, a tour of Brixton Village and part of our picnic performance right at the end!

New album “We Humans" out now - available from our shop, Rough Trade, Amazon, iTunes or your local record store!

Chik Budo Remix

BOOM! SCREECH! SKROINK!

Here you are - a fantastic remix of “Under A Parasol” by Chik Budo!

It will be available to buy as part of a digital EP - complete with the other “We Humans” remixes as well as some new material from ourselves  - next month, but have a listen to this already now.

Make sure you also check out Chik Budo’s new mix tape, which is just out and available from Rough Trade. Good stuff!

New album “We Humans" out now - available from our shop, Rough Trade, Amazon, iTunes or your local record store!

Old Books Tour

We are heading on a tour of library performances across England in October and November!

A lot of our recent album “We Humans” reflects on the circle of life and human behaviour and one song in particular, “Old Books”, draws a picture of how everyone has a life story waiting to be told, just like books in an old library. This song was also partly written as a protest against the recent library closures and is a sort of tribute to libraries.

Come and see us at the following places:

Oct 18th - Cowley Library, Oxford, 1pm
Oct 24th - Southsea Library, Portsmouth, 1pm
Nov 2nd - Hale End Library, London, 1pm
Nov 8th - St. Peter’s House Library, Brighton, 12.30pm

All events are free - more dates to be confirmed.

New album “We Humans" out now - available from our shop, Rough Trade, Amazon, iTunes or your local record store!

Good Citizen

The new video for “Good Citizen” features footage from our fantastic French For Cartridge Fun Fayre album launch in July as well as some “subliminal” advertising for our new range of merchandise designed by Elemental Morph.

Watch the video below here and if you are correctly influenced, head over to our shop and buy yourself a Good Citizen bag, Oyster Card holder or T-shirt!

New album “We Humans" out now - available from our shop, Rough Trade, Amazon, iTunes or your local record store!