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Band Of Skulls Announce New Remix, Single and Biggest Headline Shows to Date

• 14th Jun 2012

Band Of Skulls have announced details of the release of a new single and their biggest U.K. headline shows to date.

'The Devil Takes Care of His Own' will be released on 23rd July through Electric Blues Recordings and they play London’s Brixton Academy in December.

Taken from their second album, 'Sweet Sour', which was released in February and entered the UK album chart at number 14, that week’s highest new entry, the B-side of the single will be a James Lavelle remix of 'Sweet Sour'.

Listen to the UNKLE remix of 'Sweet Sour' link

The album was recorded at Rockfield studios in Wales with producer Ian Davenport and mixed in Los Angeles by Nick Launay (Nick Cave / PIL / Yeah Yeah Yeahs).

Their recent UK headline tour culminated with a sold-out London Roundhouse show in March and they also appeared at this year’s SxSW and Coachella festivals.

Set to play this summer’s Isle of Wight, T in the Park and Reading / Leeds Festivals they also have announced three U.K. headline dates, with more to be announced for November & December. The details of the dates are as follows:

JUNE
24th Newport, Isle of Wight – Isle of Wight Festival (main stage)

JULY
8th Kinross – T in the Park Festival

AUGUST
24th Leeds – Leeds Festival (main stage)
25th Cambridge – Junction
26th Reading – Reading Festival (main stage)

DECEMBER
7th London – Brixton Academy
9th Southampton – Guildhall

Tickets for the headline shows go on sale on Wednesday 23rd May priced at £15 (£17.50 in London) and will be available via