What’s this, then? Have crusty anarcho-folkers The Levellers gone soft on us? Well, not really - I think they’ve always had a romantic streak beneath that firebrand exterior - but their next new single “Before The End” is apparently going to be something a little more personal and intimate than anything they’ve done before.
It’s all relative, of course. We can expect “Before The End” to have a strong hint of The Levellers‘ traditional punky flavour, but apparently there’s “Velvet Underground-style violin and shadowy female backing vocals” involved as well; we’ll be able to hear it for ourselves when it’s released as a download and limited 7-inch vinyl on 28th July.
This being the festival season, The Levellers are in their element, touring the country and playing outdoor shows as well as their own Devon-based Beautiful Days bash - so let’s hope the following dates have slightly more reliable weather than we’ve had of late:
- 12th July - Arley Hall, Cheshire
- 17th July - Larmer Tree Festival, Wiltshire
- 19th July - Doncaster Live, South Yorkshire
- 1st August - Cambridge Folk Fest, Cambridgshire
- 3rd August - Stokes Bay Festival, Hampshire
- 8th August - Cropredy Festival, Oxfordshire
- 10th August - Marktrock, Belgium
- 15-17th August - Beautiful Days, Devon
- 22nd August - Arundel Castle, West Sussex
- 31st August - Connect Festival, Scotland
- 6th September - Stormin’ The Castle, Co. Durham
- 12th September - Bowood House, Wiltshire
- 17th September - Musicport, East Yorkshire
- 25th September - Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton
- 26th September - Buxton Opera House, Buxton
- 27th September - Royal Albert Hall, London
The Levellers in the Royal Albert Hall… now there’s a turn-up for the books! Hook yourself up with some free-to-listen tuneage at The Levellers’ MySpace page, and have a poke around their website for more news.
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