10 February 2011
Newsdesk
Due to phenomenal demand The Vaccines brought forward the release of their debut album
What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
The album will now be released a week earlier than initially announced on Monday 14th March 2011 through Columbia Records.
The 11-track album was recorded in a couple of weeks during the autumn of 2010 at RAK & Miloco Hoxton Square studios, London with Dan Grech.
To be released on LP, CD and download, the track-listing of the album is as follows:
1. Wreckin’ Bar (Ra Ra Ra)
2. If You Wanna
3. A Lack Of Understanding
4. Blow It Up
5. Wetsuit
6. Nørgaard
7. Post Break-Up Sex
8. Under Your Thumb
9. All In White
10. Wolf Pack
11. Family Friend
The band released their debut double A-sided single, Wreckin’ Bar (Ra Ra Ra) / Blow It Up through Marshall Teller in November 2010 and Post Break Up Sex, their debut release for Columbia, came out in January of this year, breaking into the Top 40 Singles Chart.
The band have just completed their debut U.S. tour which included sold-out shows at New York’s Bowery Ballroom on January 20th, where they met Debbie Harry who came to the gig, and Spaceland in L.A. which was attended by actors Jake Gyllenhall and Garrett Hedlund.
They also played a sold-out Kings College show in London in late January and are currently on the NME Awards Tour alongside Crystal Castles, Magnetic Man and Everything Everything. The tickets for their 2 headline London Electric Ballroom shows in April sold-out within minutes of going on sale on January 26th.
The band have also been confirmed to play at Arcade Fire’s Hyde park show in London and the Arctic Monkey’s Don Valley Stadium shows in June.
The full list of current dates, including the re-arranged Scottish highlands & islands shows, are as follows:
FEBRUARY
9th Leeds Academy – SOLD OUT *
11th Norwich UEA – SOLD OUT *
12th Birmingham Academy – SOLD OUT *
13th Cardiff University – SOLD OUT *
15th Bristol Academy – SOLD OUT *
16th Bournemouth Academy *
17th Brighton Dome – SOLD OUT *
19th London Brixton Academy – SOLD OUT *
21st Tunbridge Wells The Forum – SOLD OUT
MARCH
26th Belfast Queens University
29th Aviemore Old Bridge Inn
30th Inverness Iron Works
31st Ullapool The Arch
APRIL
1st Stornoway Woodlands Centre
3rd Manchester Ritz – SOLD OUT
4th Bristol Anson Rooms
5th Glasgow ABC
7th London Electric Ballroom - SOLD OUT
8th London Electric Ballroom - SOLD OUT
JUNE
10th Sheffield Don Valley Stadium (with Arctic Monkeys)
30th London Hyde Park (with Arcade Fire)
* NME Awards Tour dates.
