Just a short note to say that our split 12” and download with our friends Holy Ghost! is available in shops from today. We contribute a cover of their excellent song ‘Hold On’, and on the other side they molded our song ‘On Board’ in their own image. Shout to the late great Jerry Fuchs who plays drums on Holy Ghost’s side.

It first got floated as an idea through a boozy, sunshine-y, beachy haze at the beautiful Calvi On The Rocks festival in Corsica (if you haven’t been, go; book it this very instant), and unlike so many other drunken ideas, it has actually come to fruition. Here’s hoping you like it.

Rough Trade 12”:
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iTunes:
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All the best

FFx

Drunken conversation leads to joint release

Although it might be scant consolation for people who were looking forward to seeing us play, I (Jack) will be flying in as a special disco envoy to DJ at all the Good Vibrations shows. If you see me there, be sure to say hi.

J x

Hey everyone,

Unfortunately we have had to cancel our trip to Australia because of a family emergency within the band. Heartfelt apologies to anyone who was looking forward to our shows, we hope we’ll have the chance to come and play for you all very soon.

F.F
xx

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Tracklist:
Jesse’s Gang – ‘Real Love’ – Geffen
Jodie ‘Fingers’ Finch – ‘Jack Your Big Booty (BHQ No Acid mix)’ – Lets Pet Puppies
Terre Thaemlitz – ‘Masturjakor (Kink and Neville Watson remix)’ – Mule Musiq
Green Velvet feat. Kid Sister – ‘Everybody Wants’ – Relief Records
Ike – ‘Dizkadenz’ – Philpot Records
KZA – ‘On&On&On’ – Endless Flight
King Cosmic – ‘Freaky Queen (Paul Hardy remix)’ – Hot Milk
Basic Soul Unit – ‘Hope Unity Vision’ – New Kanada
Kink – ‘Psyche Funk’ – Kolour Recordings
Quince – ‘Electric’ – Delsin Records
Rebolledo – ‘Guerrero’ – Comeme Records
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – ‘Don’t Think Twice (Love)’ – Paw Tracks

Hi there. How’s things? You well? Healthy? Happy?

It’s been a long time since any of us rapped at ya (to paraphrase Jim Anchower) but we’ve been more or less hard at work on some brand new music. Seems to be going pretty well at present, although no-one’s yet learned how to play the cuica we impulse-bought at the beginning of the year. We’ve tried everything; licking fingers, not licking fingers, all manner of damp cloths, and still we’re can’t coax the faintest hint of an hyperventilating chimp sound out of it. I’d say right now its sounding half loud, percussive and frenetic, half thoughtful, soft and poignant. Nice to have a bit of light and shade in your life. Anyway we’re gonna keep cracking on with that, and I’m sure you’ll hear some of it at a point between now and the end of time.

It may not have escaped your attention that we’ve been nominated for 2 Brit Awards. That’s surely pretty good going, so well done us. Sadly, we’re not going to be at Awards because we’ll be busy topping up our heatstroke and falling asleep in the middle of the day in Australia. If we win we’ll have to send over one of those excrutiating videos where the singer stumbles over his words of thanks while the rest of the band stand behind him in sunglasses nodding. Before we get to that awkward rite of rock band passage, we have to win one...

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