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Tribes returned late 2012, only 11 months after their debut album ‘Baby’, with a free download of ‘Wrapped Up In A Carpet’. Intended as a taster for fans of their upcoming second album, the track got an amazing response and ended up being picked up by radio, including Radio 1, 6 Music and an XFM evening playlist add Their second album, ‘Wish To Scream’, which was recorded at the famed Sound City Studio in LA, where Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ and Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ were made, is due for release on Island on May 20. You can see the video for ‘Wrapped Up In A Carpet’ here: The first part of Tribes 2013 touring plan sees them head out on a regional tour in April, full dates below finishing up at The Roundhouse, London. UK Tour 21/5 Oran Mor, Glasgow ( Tickets ) 22/5 Academy 3, Manchester ( Tickets ) 23/5 Institute Library, Birmingham ( Tickets ) 28/5 Thekla, Bristol ( Tickets ) 29/5 The Roundhouse, London ( Tickets ) Wish to Scream album – May 20: 1.      

Tribes are back with their second album, ‘Wish To Scream’ on May 20. Preceded by the single ‘Dancehall’ on 20th May, which follows the instant anthem of first single ‘How The Other Half Live’ , released just 11 months after their debut album ‘Baby’. ‘Dancehall’, a hands in the air festivals classic in waiting, kicks off the upcoming second album ‘Wish To Scream’, which was produced by Kevin Augunas and recorded at the famed Sound City Studio in LA, where Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ and F leetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ were brought to life. Tribes are about to head out on a UK tour, many of the venues having sold out or been upgraded due to demand, dates below: Tribes Live: 4th May – Live At Leeds 18th May – The Great Escape (Paganini Club), Brighton 21st May – Oran Mor, Glasgow 22nd May – Academy 2, Manchester 23rd May – Institute Library, Birmingham 28th May – Thekla, Bristol 29th May – The Roundhouse, London 29th June – Hard Rock Calling, Olympic Stadium, London 6th July – Hyde

January 2012 saw the eagerly awaited release of Tribes debut album ‘Baby’, critically acclaimed across the board the LP went straight into the UK’s Top 20. The Camden quartet are pleased to announce the release of n ew single and stand-out album track ‘Corner of an English Field’ on April 2nd through Island Records. A sure-fire Summer festival anthem in the making, the track is already a massive hit live. Currently on the UK live circuit with Two Door Cinema Club, Metronomy and Azealia Banks for the NME Awards Tour, the band will be back in Europe for another stint this month, followed by a pre-SXSW US tour. Its non-stop touring for them when they land back on British soil for their own headline tour of the UK throughout April and May. (full dates below). With tickets already going fast, the Manchester date has already seen a venue upgrade due to popular demand. Watch Video HEADLINE TOUR 21/04 - Brighton, The Haunt 22/04 – Norwich, Arts Centre 24/04 – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Room

January 16th 2012 see’s the eagerly awaited release of Tribes debut album ‘Baby’ on Island Records, with the single ‘ We Were Children ’ on the 9th .Taped over six intense weeks in Liverpool with producer Mike Crossey, these songs have been honed to perfection during an odyssey of couch surfing and tearing the arse out of sweaty, shoebox-sized venues. Like with so many great debut albums, ‘Baby’ is the culmination of the band’s own lives up to this point. NME Awards Tour Dates 2012: 08 Feb Glasgow O2 Academy 09 Feb Newcastle O2 Academy 10 Feb Manchester Academy 14 Feb Nottingham Rock City 15 Feb Leeds O2 Academy 17 Feb Norwich UEA 18 Feb Birmingham O2 Academy 19 Feb Cardiff University 20 Feb Bristol O2 Academy 22 Feb Bournemouth O2 Academy 23 Feb Brighton Dome http://www.myspace.com/tribesband

If the past couple of years have been rock’n’roll’s radio iceage, right now our toes are teetering on the briof a lush new dawn. The question is; beyond the frenzy of supposed saviour bands whose name-drops have christened the New Year, which of the lauded gangs of axe-wielders are the genuine sculptors of tomorrow? Well, of the few promised Next Big Things, none have earned their hype more than Camden's Tribes. “When you’re a kid you want to be cool, so you make experimental weird music. But for us, I think there just came a point where we couldn’t be bothered messing around anymore," prophesises singer Johnny Lloyd. "I realized that there’s no point being in a band if you’re not gonna be one of those life-changing bands. Not the one’s you stroke your chin too, the one’s you beat your heart plate to.” It's this unabashed manifesto of anthemia that’s taken the rag-tag four-piece from prodigious debutant slots opening for idols The Pixies, to relentless grassroots g