See listings for full details but expect dazzling entertainment and the opportunity to dance into the small hours, and all for £6.

That weekend there is a blockade at Hinkley Point power station where a new nuclear reactor is being proposed. Join us in protest.

One love x x

Yes! We’re very pleased to announce that our album album is now FINISHED!
ACTUALLY FINISHED! Done. It’s been a long time coming but we’re glad to release it into the world.. frankly it’s got too big for it’s boots and needs the fresh air

Many thanks to those that helped us along the way. Sam, Ben and Scott you are infinitely powerful in our eyes.

You can listen and purchase a digital copy (with sleeve artwork) at the site below:

http://10tontongue.bandcamp.com/

(We’ve also made available our first EP – Woods, which until recently has just been an occasional cd at gigs)

Happy festive tinsel munching. Much love, Jake x

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=265113256846134

Recommended listening: http://www.dandelionradio.com/
(look for Mark C’s show in the schedule)

The next festival we’ll be playing is Off Grid this weekend and Watusi (held by the Triban posse) in early September. It’s been a fortunate turn-out of events really because we have been writing and this is always a fairly long process for us. Rick’s written an afrobeat bassline in 5′s which Jake’s translated pretty flawlessly and Bex and I have scratched our heads at all the major notes in it but found our voices within it eventually. We’re writing a ridiculously heavy punk n bass tune which I completely love, and a long mostly-intrumental tune with some fierce spoken word to finish. There is also shanti waltz brewing, as written by Jake. I’ve also written a couple of songs for guitar that may find their way into the set but not while I’m still in a plaster cast from falling out of a tree and breaking my wrist…

In other news Bex and I will be recording a duet EP soon which will be available as the gentle consort to the nearly completed album. The artwork for the album is looking so sweet – we’re just waiting to complete some legalities that have to happen at mastering stage to protect the music in the future, and then it will be there for you to download or buy as a hard copy.

Big love to all the hoopy froods. Emma x x

Excellent vibes throughout, tho, and great for us to watch and study some of the professionals. I particularly enjoyed Lykke Li and Jake is clearly smitten. She was a very inspiring gothic firecracker – shame she moped about English audiences at the end. If I hadn’t been so taken aback I would definitely have suggested she get over it…

We had to turn down a backstage gig because Bex and I were leaving on the Sunday night. Someone spluttered ‘you turned down a backstage gig?!’ but I tell you what – my physical wellbeing and ability to do my job throughout the week actually came first that night… not kicking myself yet but maybe there’s time for that.

ALBUM’S STILL NOT BLOODY READY!!! It’s on the tip of the 10 Ton and will be offered up with shaking hands and little wet mouths as soon as we can. Bex and I are playing an acoustic duet gig in Tisbury this weekend and then rolling up our shirtsleeves for some hard graft at a permaculture farm in Dorset for a few days, so hopefully by the time we come out the other side reality will have put on a new, album-shaped coat… feel free to let us know if you want a copy.

The next two months are for writing. There are some monstrous tunes and a couple of nice ones in the making. I like the monstrous ones best… so watch this space. We’ll be playing if the right gigs come along but we’re really up for knuckling down and funnelling this recent inspiration. We write slowly, it takes time to put the tunes together and really fathom them ourselves, but I have absolute faith that the time will be well spent. If you want to see us somewhere near you and could help publicise such an event, or if you’re in a position to host us, get in touch.

Aside from that the mission is to keep the summer for summery antics wherever possible. I wish we didn’t have to work, I’m just grateful for work that I love, personally. It’s a wyrd time. Good to be together and pushing the energy out into new music, themes and projects… hope you’re all having the craic too. See ya somewhere soon…. Emx

As yet untitled, the album will consist of the following tunes: Beauty, The Front Line, Mandrake’s, Firewood, Myth, 2nd City and Word on My Lips. You’ll be able to buy a hard copy with pretty amazing artwork by the lads or you’ll be able to download the whole thing or individual tracks.

Cheers for the interest that folks have shown in the album so far. Much love. X

“A thunderous rush of woodland debauchery!”

“Folk with lusty rebel-bite…”