The Living Daylights: Archive

Feb 21st

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TOUR DATES W/ OUR TIME DOWN HERE

So, we’re doing some dates around the UK with the awesome Our Time Down Here! Tour starts in a couple weeks…. Going to some places we haven’t been in a while, SEE YOU THERE! Don’t forget our album is still FREE to download. Get it done ——> 10 FEB - THE MOON, CARDIFF 11 FEB - THE DORCH, SOUTHAMPTON 12 FEB - THE HYDRANT, BRIGHTON 13 FEB - THE FIREFLY,...

Jan 25th

SWEET EMPIRE TOUR CANCELLED

Alright folks Unfortunately our friends in Sweet Empire can no longer come over this month for our joint tour of the UK. We’ve decided not to continue the tour by ourselves, and we send our dutch friends all our love. Hopefully we’ll all get to see they’re lovely faces in the UK in the not too distant future. Cheers!

Jan 24th

January UK tour w/ Sweet Empire

so the years coming to an end, we’ve got a few more shows left of the tour. Tomorrow in Peterborough @ The Park, 16th in Lincoln @ The Duke and 17th December in Kingston @ The Peel w/ THE SWELLERS! We’ve also got some more dates coming up in the new year with our good buddies from Holland, SWEET EMPIRE, here’s the dates… 26 JAN @ THE CAVERN, EXETER (UK) 27 JAN @ TBC,...

Dec 14th

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DECEMBER UK TOUR

We’ve had a stint of bad luck but we’re back on the road again thanks to all you kind people. Come have a few beers with us at the following dates… 18 NOV - Southampton @ WTFest 3 (Joiners w/Don Ramos Players) 30 NOV - Hull @ The Lamp 01 DEC - Blackburn @ The Live Lounge 02 DEC - Middlesbrough @ TBC w/ Antillectual 03 DEC - Dundee @ BYA Fest w/ Antillectual 04 DEC - Leeds @ TBC...

Nov 9th

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NEW MERCHANDISE NOW AVAILABLE

Head over to our shop page, we’ve got a ton of new t-shirt designs up for sale! We’ve had some major van problems so all money is greatly received! Available in all sizes so head on over and help a brother out!

Oct 20th

Vinyl release on Black Cloud Records

As promised, we have some big news regarding “What Keeps You Breathing” being pressed to vinyl. We know it’s belated - we’ve had a few labels interested but sadly back out last minute - but we’ve decided to form our own little DIY label called BLACK CLOUD RECORDS and press the bitch ourselves! It’s going to be a limited press of 250 on colored 12” and will...

Sep 14th

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Thank you

Hello everyone! We’re back in the country now after a few weeks in Europe! It’s been the first trip since our new record has been released and it has been so awesome! Thank you to everyone who has put us on, fed us, put up with our stench and come out to see us, We’ve been looked after so well! We’re only home for a few weeks then it’s back out to the mainland for...

Sep 14th

EUROPEAN TOUR

Hey Everyone, so here’s our European tour dates for next month. 27 AUG - OSTENDE (BE) @ OHK w/Hit The Switch & Fast Motion 28 AUG - COLOGNE (DE) @ AETHERBLISSEMENT 29 AUG - MACHELEN (BE) @ PANIQUE ‘DO 30 AUG - TBC 31 AUG - AARSCHOT (BE) @ DE KLINKER w/Face the Fax 01 SEP - TBC 02 SEP - ROUEN (FR) @ TBA 03 SEP - BORDEAUX (FR) @ LES LECTURES ALEATOIRES 04 SEP - TBC 06 SEP...

Aug 24th

Aug 4th

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AUGUST UK TOUR

So we’re back from our UK tour with Great Cynics and what a fun time we had! We’d just like to say a big thanks to them guys, the promoters, the other bands and all the people that came out to see us thank you! So now we’re home for 10 days until we tour the UK again in August, here’s the dates… 11 AUG @ TBC, Hull (UK) 12 AUG @ Live Lounge, Blackburn (UK) 13 AUG...

Jul 31st

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DOWNLOAD OUR WHOLE ALBUM FREE HERE!

We decided long before we recorded that we wanted to give the album away for free on our site so here it is, just click the link on the right side panel. Burn it to CD, stick it on your Ipod, send it to your friends, do with it as you will but please, instead, support us by using that money to come to see us on our tour or buy us a beer! You’re probably thinking “why the hell have...

Jul 5th

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JULY TOUR STARTS NEXT WEEK

Hey guys, our UK release tour starts next week. We have the pleasure of sharing the stage most nights with our good friends Great Cynics, it’s gunna be awesome! Here’s the dates! 14 JUL @ BAR BLOC, GLASGOW* 15 JUL @ BANSHEE LABRINTH, EDINBURGH* 16 JUL @ UNCLE ALBERT’S, MIDDLESBROUGH* 17 JUL @ THE VIC INN, DERBY (W/ MAN OVERBOARD)* 18 JUL @ THE SOUNDHOUSE, LEICESTER 19 JUL...

Jul 5th

The time has finally come, our new album is out......

So 2 years after releasing our previous record “Ways To Escape” it’s been a long journey of member changes, songwriting and rehearsing but it’s all been worth it! We’re finally releasing our new record “What Keeps You Breathing” tomorrow! We know it’s a real cliche thing to say but it feels bloody good to be releasing what we think is our best stuff...

Jun 5th

NEW ALBUM PRE-ORDERS!!!!

So the time has come. You can now Pre-Order your copy of our new album “What Keeps You Breathing”. If you’re feeling EXTRA flush, you can splash aout a bit more and get yourself a limited edition T shirt and A2 poster! Get your Pre-Orders HERE - http://www.lockjawrecords.co.uk/site/the-living-daylights-what-keeps-you-breathing-*pre-order*.html

May 19th

WOW! WHERE TO BEGIN?

Wow! where to begin? so much has happen over the last few months so here we go… It’s no secret that we’ve had some delays with recording the new album, from Kurt and Sam leaving the band and having to find new member/s to having to re-record the album! Well we’ve finally finished it and with all the delays our release date has been put back to June 6th. We’re...

Apr 16th

NEW ALBUM DROPS 6th JUNE 2011!

Hey guys, as you may know we had some delays with the recording so we had to push the release date back a bit, but “What Keeps You Breathing” now drops on 6th June 2011. It’s going to be released on the following labels… Lockjaw Records (UK) Funtime Records (Belgium) Shield Recordings (Netherlands) Fond Of Life (Germany, Luxembourg, Austria) No Reason Records (Italy) ...

Apr 15th

2 new songs posted!

Head over to Facebook or Myspace and check out some new songs that we’ve posted and let us know what you think. They are from our new album “What Keeps You Breathing” which is going to be released 6th June 2011.

Apr 12th

Crash doubt fest!

As some of you know we’re organising Crash Doubt Fest held in Lincoln on 14th and 15th May at the Duke of Wellington. It’s spread over 3 stages and there’s so many awesome bands playing (74 to be exact) and loads of distros, BBQ, beer garden so it’s the perfect way to start summer! Tickets are going so fast but there’s a few left so head over here immediately: ...

Mar 25th

Supporting Iron Chic in Brixton!

If you didn’t know who Iron Chic are, they’re ex members of Latterman! Since “Not Like This” came out it’s been absolutely rinsed in the van so we’re dead chuffed to be supporting them in Brixton at the Windmill on Tuesday 10th May, also playing are Bangers and Little ease so it’s going to be an awesome night! Also in May… 7th - Norwich @ The...

Mar 25th

SEA SHEPHERDS BENEFIT HALF-DAYER!

We’re playing a Sea Shepherd’s benefit half-dayer in Norwich on Saturday 7th May. There’s tons of bands playing, amazing vegan cup cakes and it’s for a good cause, So get down early (3.30pm) for all the fun! here’s the event… http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=195514663804410

Mar 20th

BAD MOOD RECORDS TO RELEASE OUR ALBUM IN FRANCE...

We have exciting news that our good friends at BAD MOOD RECORDS are to release our new record in France and Switzerland this summer. They’ll be teaming up with a few other labels around Europe including LOCKJAW RECORDS. More details will be coming soon. In the meantime pick up a copy of ROCKSOUND MAGAZINE from TESCO only - as they’ll have the new Lockjaw Compilation CD with a...

Feb 15th

"MAYBE ESCAPES" FEATURING LOCKJAW COMP FREE WITH...

As of tomorrow you can pick up a copy of Lockjaw Records new compilation CD with this months issue of Rock Sound Magazine exclusively at TESCO! A demo of “Maybe Escapes” is on it along with lots of other awesome bands like Antillectual, The Departed, Laughing In The Face Of, Fights & Fires and loads more. Your probably wondering “why a demo version” Well when we were...

Feb 1st

New track given away with ROCKSOUND MAGAZINE

More exciting news… A new track “Maybe Escapes”, which is taken from our new album “What Keeps You Breathing” is going to feature on a compilation CD given away free with next months issue of ROCKSOUND MAGAZINE. Thanks to Syd and Lockjaw Records, make sure you pick up a copy at Tesco, Asda, WH Smith and other shops. Keep in mind, it’s only a demo version of the...

Jan 14th

JUST SIGNED TO LOCKJAW RECORDS!

We have just signed to Lockjaw Records. We’ve been promising big news for the last few months and here it is. We’re pleased to be a part of the Lockjaw family and we’re dead excited to be working with everyone involved in the label. We can also announce that Lockjaw will be releasing our new album, “What Keeps You Breathing” on the 18th April 2011. Over the next...

Jan 13th

February Shows w/ The Arteries

Hey Everybody. Our friends, The Arteries are doing a UK tour next month and we’ve managed to jump on a few shows. They recently released their album “Dead Sea”, which has been stuck on repeat in van for the last few months, so if you haven’t seen them where have you been? Anyways hope you can make any of the following: 02 Feb - BIRMINGHAM @ WAGON & HORSES 05 FEB -...

Jan 13th

Recording new album

so this is our first Tumblr post, just to let you know we’re at Big Tone Studios in Manchester recording our new album with friend and producer Tim Gray (Above Them, Sonic Boom Six) and we’re 5 days into the recording. Everything is going great and we’re just finishing up the drums. We’re living here in the studio, which used to be a Mill so you can imagine how cold it gets...

Dec 5th

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