Following 3 sold out shows in New York and a celeb-filled attendance at their Los Angeles gigs (Oasis, QOTSA, Roman Coppola), The Duke Spirit will continue their assault on the US with a headline slot on the KCRW stage at next week's SxSW music conference in Austin, Texas.
They will be returning to the UK in March to play a series of headline shows including a newly added support slot for REM at Royal Albert Hall on March 24th. New single 'My Sunken Treasure" from their critically-acclaimed album Neptune will be out on May 19th.
Dates are:
23rd March Rescue Rooms Nottingham
24th March Royal Albert Hall (support for R.E.M.) London
25th March Koko London
26th March Academy 3 Manchester
28th March Brudenell Social Club Leeds
29th March Thekla Bristol
31st March Limelight Belfast
2nd April King Tuts Glasgow
4th April Audio Brighton
5th April Hub Exeter
The Duke Spirit announce headline tour
Def Leppard new album
Sheffield rockers Def Leppard's 14th studio album, 'Songs From The Sparkle Lounge', is set for release on May 5th in the UK and Japan and April 29th in North America.
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A limited edition Japanese version will host an extra track, and a bonus DVD with behind-the-scenes interviews and music videos.
The finalized tracklisting for the album is as follows: 'Nine Lives', 'C'mon C'mon', 'Go', 'Love', 'Cruise Control', 'Bad Actress', 'Hallucinate', 'Tomorrow', 'Come Undone', 'Only The Good Die Young' and 'Gotta Let It Go'.
Recorded last year during month-long stints at lead singer Joe Elliott's Dublin studio, the album's title refers to a backstage area called "The Sparkle Lounge" on Def Leppard's 2006 tour where the band would go to write songs.
Tracks from the album have been described by the group as written in the style of 'Hysteria', with the production of High N' Dry.