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Funeral For A Friend – The Distance
Funeral For A Friend will unleash the second single from forthcoming album ‘Conduit’ through Distiller Records on 11th February.
‘The Distance’ is a song about one particular tour endurance test the band went through and the accompanying music video reflects experiences on the road in a van as a five piece. As vocalist Matthew Davies-Kreye puts it – “The Distance is a song about being in a van, on tour travelling around in foreign countries during the summer and going crazy because the van only had one small window that would open and no air con.”
‘Conduit’ is the follow-up to 2011’s critically acclaimed ‘Welcome Home Armageddon’ and their first with new drummer Pat Lundy. It’s a tightly wound collection of tracks, again produced with Romesh Dodangoda, bursting with emotion and personal conflict but also full of commentary on the inner workings and experiences of an established band. It’s the sound of a band growing and progressing both as a unit and individually. ‘Conduit’ definitely marks some changes for the band. However, Davies-Kreye matter of factly states “It wears its heart on its sleeve in terms of it representing the scene of music that spawned us. It’s not trying to be a rebirth or anything cheesy like that. It’s just honest and I hope that’s evident from those who listen to it. In my heart it would be rad for people to take these songs and love them as much as the others they love and come to a show on a tour and sing them as hard to us as we do to them. That would be beautiful.”
As ever, Funeral For A friend remain dedicated to playing live shows on a level that will continually connect with their loyal fans and so have announced an extensive 23 date run of intimate shows across the UK and Ireland in support of ‘Conduit’ for the new year. Joining the band on these dates are the excellent Such Gold and Major League from the US. Opening the tour will be Red Bull Bedroom Jam 2012 champions, I Divide, who earned their place on the tour and Red Bull Bedroom Jam victory after 10 months of impressive performances at UK festivals, ceaseless self-promotion and a blazing performance at the Bedroom Jam live final.
January dates –
Sat 12 Jan – High Wycombe, Bucks Uni SU
Sat 19 Jan – Tunbridge Wells, The Forum
Headline tour with Such Gold, Major League & I Divide –
Wed 23 Jan – Belfast, Limelight
Thu 24 Jan – Derry, Nerve Centre
Fri 25 Jan – Cork, Cypress Avenue
Sat 26 Jan – Dublin, Fibber Magees
Mon 28 Jan – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
Tue 29 Jan – Bristol, The Fleece
Wed 30 Jan – Plymouth, White Rabbit
Thu 31 Jan – Exeter, Cavern
Sat 02 Feb – Bournemouth, Sound Circus
Sun 03 Feb – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
Mon 04 Feb – Brighton, The Haunt
Wed 06 Feb – Margate, Westcoast Bar
Thu 07 Feb – Cambridge, The Junction
Fri 08 Feb – Norwich, Waterfront
Sat 09 Feb – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
Mon 11 Feb – York, The Duchess
Tue 12 Feb – Leeds, Cockpit
Wed 13 Feb – Glasgow, King Tut’s
Thu 14 Feb – Newcastle, Uni. SU – Venue
Sat 16 Feb – Manchester, NQ Live
Sun 17 Feb – Stoke, Sugarmill
Mon 18 Feb – London, Garage
Tue 19 Feb – Birmingham, Asylum
March & April dates –
Fri 01 Mar – Colchester, Arts Center
Sat 02 Mar – Northampton, Roadmender
Sun 03 Mar – Oxford, Academy 2
Fri 05 Apr – Southend, Chinnerys
Thu 18 Apr – Leicester, Academy 2
Fri 19 Apr – Hull, The Welly
Sat 20 Apr – Wakefield, Warehouse
Sun 21 Apr – Preston, 53 Degrees