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The View announce UK tour and plans for new album
By Amy Davidson
The View have announced a UK tour as well as plans for a new album.
The Scottish band are working on their fifth album with Albert Hammond Jr of The Strokes.
"I would say that this is the closest sounding to our debut album Hats Off to the Buskers," said frontman Kyle Falconer.
He added: "We've kept this album quite raw whilst recording so that we will have the ability to play it live as well, if not better, as it sounds on the record."
The View's last album Cheeky for a Reason was released back in 2012, reaching number 9.
The band will kick off a tour of the UK in Glasgow on March 27 and conclude in Edinburgh on April 10.
The View will play the following dates:
The Scottish band are working on their fifth album with Albert Hammond Jr of The Strokes.
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"I would say that this is the closest sounding to our debut album Hats Off to the Buskers," said frontman Kyle Falconer.
He added: "We've kept this album quite raw whilst recording so that we will have the ability to play it live as well, if not better, as it sounds on the record."
The View's last album Cheeky for a Reason was released back in 2012, reaching number 9.
The band will kick off a tour of the UK in Glasgow on March 27 and conclude in Edinburgh on April 10.
The View will play the following dates:
- March 27 - Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
- March 28 - The Garage, Aberdeen
- March 29 - Ironworks, Inverness
- April 1 - Academy, Manchester
- April 3 - Sugarmill, Stoke
- April 4 - O2 Academy, Liverpool
- April 5 - Thekla, Bristol
- April 8 - Koko, London
- April 9 - Queen's Hall, Leicester
- April 10 - The Liquid Room, Edinburgh