'STAND UP' FOR THE DOWNLOADS TO NEW DEAD 60s MATERIAL

• 29th Jul 2007

The Dead 60s release their single ‘Stand Up’ on 3rd September digitally and physically on 10th September. Album ‘Time To Take Sides’ and Single ‘Start A War’ follow in January 2008. In conjunction with Glasswerk the Dead 60s are offering you free download links (below) to their fantastic new material.

Deltasonic's finest and chief revivalists of ska in the summer of 2005 with their debut have pretty much returned to their roots two years on. Recorded in New York their new material is a bigger rock sound full of catchy and pulsing guitar pop. They sing of the Saturday night, Sunday morning culture of everyday British life with a tough, street pop that tells the truth.

Link to the video on YouTube: link

Live version of new album track 'Liar':
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Prior to release of ‘Stand Up’ The Dead 60s will be touring the UK throughout August:

08 – Manchester Roadhouse
09 – London Dingwalls
11 – Bristol Thekla
12 – Reading Fez
15 – Liverpoool Academy 2
17 – Wigan Club Nirvana
18 – York Fibbers
19 – Brighton Pressure Point
22 – Southampton Joiners
24 – Northampton Soundhaus
25 – Reading Festival
26 – Leeds Festival

Details of tickets and more can be found on their website:

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Now meet the lovely Liver lads in Glasswerk man Oliver Dinsmore's interview.

In a band where football loyalties are divided between Everton and Liverpool, it would be easy to assume that The Dead 60s spend most of their days arguing and throwing each others’ stuff out of hotel windows. So, at a time when acts get as much publicity for in-fighting as for the music they make, I found myself sitting next to Louis Walsh in The Sony BMG Café waiting for my latest subjects to dish up some serious dirt. But, after just half an hour with The Dead 60s, it was refreshingly clear to see that these guys’ genuine love for each other sets them apart.

'You hear about bands having separate rooms when they get to venues because they just can’t stand eachother,‘ says Brian Jonhson, The 60s’ laid back and charmingly humble drummer, ‘ but we’ve been together for 7 or 8 years and we’re like brothers. Sure we argue every now and again, but we know what we’ve got.’

It’s not a front. They just don’t do the moody Rock Star thing.

After a successful debut album that drew critical comparisons with The Specials and The Clash and a subsequent trans-Atlantic tour, Liverpool’s new famous four have spent most of the last year writing new material.

‘After the tour, we spent eight months jamming in a rehearsal studio and then then eight weeks in New York recording the new album. That was a pretty intense period, doing it every day. But we feel this new stuff is a step up. The first album was written almost entirely by going into a studio and jamming but, this time around, we wanted to put more emphasis on sitting down with an acoustic guitar and working the songs out that way.’

The first single from their new album bears testament to this musical evolution. Less ‘Ska’ than some of their earlier tunes like Riot Radio and GhostFaced Killer, Stand Up leans more toward The 60s’ indie instincts with big guitars, driving drums and melodic vocals that give the song a real festival feel.

And, in truth, the festival is where they want to be. Lead singer Matt McManamon, who is as cool off stage as he is intense on it, says

‘Obviously releasing records is important, but there’s nothing like playing live. Nothing beats it. You get such a buzz from performing and seeing the audience enjoying it with you. It just takes you. You can be really tired from touring for months but when you get on stage and see the faces of the lads in your band, you just wake up.’

With influences such as performance legends, The Clash and The Sex Pistols, this is a band you will want to see live. It’s a high energy affair and lead singer Matt adopts a sort of maniacal intensity which filters through the music and into the crowd.

Their favourite gig experience to date came at ‘Rock en Seine’ in Paris last year, where they supported Beck and Radiohead in front of 20,000 excellent punters.

‘It just went off. And after we played, we got to see Radiohead play from the side of the stage. I’d never seen them before and it was just mind blowing’, says Brian.

Another highlight was doing a gig with one of their heroes Morrissey ‘who liked to have the corridors cleared before he entered the venue’.

So what of the future?

‘We don’t think we are going to be as big as U2 or someone like that overnight, but as long as we feel we’re developing all the time, making better music and pleasing more and more fans, we couldn’t be happier.’

For now, it’s all about getting back on the road and doing what they do best.

THE DEAD 60S AT A GLANCE

Colour of Dead 60s Music – Black

Favorite chord – A

Beatles Vs. Stones – Beatles

Hard Vs. Soft – Hard

Coffee Vs. Tea – Coffee darling

Brunettes Vs Blondes – Brunettes, but only recently

North Vs. South – North

Socks Vs. Sandals – Socks

Harmony vs Anarchy – A score draw

Preferred Vocal Remedies – Whiskey, lemon and honey as prepared by the manager.