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Twin Atlantic Announce New Single And Record Day Release

• 14th Apr 2012

Without a doubt one of the hardest working bands in Rock, Twin Atlantic are currently hitting your airwaves with their infectious new single “Make A Beast of Myself” out on April 23rd. The single has just been added to the Radio 1 A list – their previous single “Free” was on the A list for an unprecedented 8 weeks! Twin Atlantic will also be the subject of a Channel 4 music special which airs on April 25th.

Check out the music video for “Make A Beast Of Myself” here: link

In other huge news, Twin Atlantic are honoured to announce they have been nominated in the Scottish Album of the Year awards. The 20 strong long list which includes releases from other Scottish Artists was revealed today. The list was chosen by 100 nominators from across the Scottish music industry.

“We are extremely honoured to be on the long list of contenders for the inaugural Scottish Album of the Year. This is a fantastic platform for Scottish artists and we hope this is an award that will grow to rival long standing establishments.” – Twin Atlantic.

To celebrate Record Store Day, Twin Atlantic will be doing an exclusive in-store signing at Soundclash in Norwich ahead of their show that night at The Waterfront (April 21st). The signing will begin at 6pm so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
The band will be releasing a limited edition 7” vinyl picture disc of “Make A Beast Of Myself” for Record Store Day on April 21st. Their epic cover of “Who You Are” by Jessie J – which was performed in the Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1 on Fearne Cotton’s show, received a rapturous response and will be the exclusive B side only available on this limited picture disc vinyl – so don’t miss out!
Currently smashing venues across the UK on their biggest and fastest selling headline tour – Twin Atlantic will be special guests on a run of dates with blink-182 this summer. The band will also be joining the famous Vans Warped Tour and have recently been announced for a main stage performance at T In The Park in Scotland on Sunday July 8th. Expect more festival announcements in the coming weeks!
Twin Atlantic have teamed up with Ivan Minsloff (link) to create 9 limited edition tour lithographs for their current “Beast Of A Tour”. Each show has a different poster based on the 7 deadly sins – a few lucky cities will get a special edition version featuring all 7. A very limited number are available at each show- so be quick, as once they are gone that’s it!

In conjunction with Jack Daniels and NME, Twin Atlantic will be playing an intimate show at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut on May 3rd as part of their search for Britain’s Best Small Venue. Voting is now open at link for users to vote for the UK small venue they think is the best in the land! Enter now for a chance to win tickets link

To catch a glimpse of their incredible live show, check out this awesome video of “Free” performed live at their sold out show at 02 Academy in their hometown of Glasgow late last year.
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The Headline tour dates are as follows
April 2012
12th Belfast Mandela Hall (UPGRADED SHOW)
14th Inverness Ironworks (SOLD OUT)
15th Dunfermline Alhambra
16th Manchester HMV Ritz (UPGRADED SHOW)
17th London Koko ( SOLD OUT)
19th Cardiff University Solus
20th Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
21st Norwich Waterfront (SOLD OUT)
22nd Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (SOLD OUT)

May
3rd Glasgow, King Tuts Wah Wah Hut – in partnership with Jack Daniels and NME

Tickets for these dates can be found at See Tickets link and Ticketmaster link

The dates Twin Atlantic will be joining blink-182 (which also includes All American Rejects) are:
JUNE
9th London The O2 Arena
15th Manchester Arena
16th Birmingham LG Arena
17th Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
19th Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
20th Glasgow SECC

2011 was one hell of a year for Twin Atlantic and 2012 shows no signs of them slowing down! Since the release of their spectacular debut album, “Free” – the pedal has been to the metal. From gracing the covers of Kerrang! and Rock Sound magazine, to performing in front of thousands of people at festivals all over Europe and headlining venues such as Glasgow Academy (and selling it out!), this hard working quartet have catapulted themselves into the new year already. Twin Atlantic were recently named as the iTunes Rewind Rock Artist of The Year.

Twin Atlantic are:
Sam McTrusty – Lead Vocals & Guitar
Ross McNae – Bass, Piano & Vocals
Barry McKenna – Guitar, Cello & Vocals
Craig Kneale – Drums & Vocals