News

While Bloc Party's currently busy cutting their third LP, the band will soon hit the road yet again for a lengthy summer tour that starts in Pomona, CA, on July 28 and winds down at Toronto's V Festival on September 6. Guitarist Russell Lissack also has a side project to attend to: the decadent dance-pop duo Pin Me Down, which also features the vocals of Milena Mepris.

The pair's first single, "Cryptic," hits the 'net and record stores in various formats on May 19 (iTunes UK), May 26 (import-only 12-inch) and June 2 (CD) through Kitsuné.

The breakdown …

Bloc Party on tour:

7/28 Pomona, CA - Glass House *
7/29 Los Angeles, CA - Mayan Theatre*
7/30 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore *
8/1 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
8/5 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts *
8/6 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
8/7 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
8/9 Baltimore, MD - Virgin Mobile Festival
8/15 Erfurt-Hohenfelden, Germany - Highfield Festival
8/21 Dublin, Ireland - Marlay Park
8/23 Reading, England - Reading Festival
8/24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
9/6 Toronto, Ontario - V Festival
* with Does It Offend You, Yeah?

Pin Me Down's "Cryptic" 12":

A1 Cryptic
A2 Cryptic Repuzzled (Jamie Ellis & Russell Lissack mix)
B1 Cryptic Phones Materialisation Mix (Paul Epworth)

Pin Me Down's "Cryptic" iTunes single:

1. Cryptic
2. Cryptic Repuzzled (Jamie Ellis & Russell Lissack mix)
3. Cryptic Phones Materialisation Mix (Paul Epworth)
4. Cryptic (Dave P & Adam Sparkles mix)
5. Cryptic (Dubka/Cazals mix)

Pin Me Down live:

5/7 London, England – Water Rats
5/8 London, England – The Fly
5/9 London, England – Camden Proud Galleries

—The ARTISTdirect Staff
04.30.08