The new album titled ‘The Temper Trap’, is due for release on Infectious Music on 21 May.
The record will be the band’s first as a newly-expanded five-piece outfit following the permanent addition of Joseph Greer on keyboard and guitar. The self-titled album will feature 12 new songs recorded in Los Angeles with producer Tony Hoffer (Beck, M83, Phoenix).
The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Need Your Love
2. London's Burning
3. Trembling Hands
4. The Sea Is Calling
5. Miracle
6. This Isn't Happiness
7. Where Do We Go From Here
8. Never Again
9. Dreams
10. Rabbit Hole
11. I’m Gonna Wait
12. Leaving Heartbreak Hotel
A first taste of the record in the form of album track Rabbit Hole is available to stream via www.thetempertrap.com. The first single from the album will be opening track Need Your Love, due for release on 7 May.
‘The Temper Trap’ is the follow up to 2009’s debut long-player ‘Conditions’. Featuring the singles Science of Fear, Fader, Love Lost and Sweet Disposition – the latter of which spent more than six months in the UK singles chart – the album was one of the breakthrough successes of the year and has now been certified Gold two-times over in the UK, selling over 800,000 copies worldwide.
The band will debut tracks from the new record at SXSW in Austin, Texas, and during a sold out tour of the US in March. They today announce a full UK tour for May to coincide with the album release. Tickets for the UK shows are on sale 12pm Friday 9 March - see overleaf for full list of dates.
The Temper Trap are Dougy Mandagi, Jonathon Aherne, Toby Dundas, Lorenzo Sillitto & Joseph Greer
The Temper Trap - UK Shows
09 May Princess Pavilion, Falmouth
10 May Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
12 May Coal Exchange, Cardiff
13 May Northumbria University Student’s Union, Newcastle
14 May O2 ABC, Glasgow
16 May HMV Institute, Birmingham
17 May HMV Ritz, Manchester
18 May Liverpool Arts Academy – as part of Liverpool Sound City Festival
21 May Koko, London
22 May Koko, London
Published on 10 March 2012 by Wayne Feltham
