Five years on from his debut album, Tom Vek is back.
Following much speculation, Tom Vek’s brand new single A Chore was premiered on Monday 18th April by Radio 1’s Zane Lowe and is available to buy immediately as a digital download. Recorded in his own PALLET studios, A Chore is a prime example of Vek’s self-coined beat rock – a more controlled, consistent and elaborated version of the unique, raw sound of his debut album, We Have Sound
It’s accompanied by a brilliant Ollie Evans-directed video that acknowledges the artist’s five year absence and can be seen right now at WWW.TOMVEK.TV. Having been out of the public eye for so long, Vek takes the role of presenter of T.V. Island, a self-imagined American cable show that references Glenn O'Brien's cult TV Party and BBC's Desert Island Discs. Whereas guests on the BBC radio show are asked to imagine themselves stranded on a metaphorical island for an hour, Vek acknowledges his long absence it its entirety. Characteristically wry, sarcastic and mischievous, the song and video are a fitting analogy – five years on, the perfect desert island isn't the place one first imagined.
The single precedes the release of Tom Vek’s highly anticipated second album. Titled ‘Leisure Seizure’, the twelve track album, which includes A Chore, will be released on 6th June 2011 on Island Records and will be available on CD, LP and download.
Tom Vek will also mark the release of ‘Leisure Seizure’ with a five date UK headline tour, including a London show at Heaven. Tickets for all shows go on general sale at 9am on Wednesday 20th April.
The full tour dates are:
13th June - Manchester Ruby Lounge
14th June - Glasgow Classic Grand
15th June - Birmingham HMV Institute Library
16th June - London Heaven
18th June - Brighton Concorde 2
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