Bauhaus' Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins announce debut Poptone album, West
Coast tour
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Introduction to Poptone https://youtu.be/VNue90saxDw
The three-piece have announced the impending release of the
debut 'Poptone' album via Cleopatra Records. This double LP consists of 13 songs
from their set, originally recorded for a recent Part Time Punks session on KXLU. The
band will also soon be touring the West Coast Tour in May.
Poptone was propelled to life by an epiphany that woke Daniel Ash up in February
2017. In the early hours, loudly jolted awake by Motorhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’, Ash had
a light bulb moment…”I need to play live again”.
Borrowing their name from 1979 seminal P.I.L track, Poptone is bringing back to life
the ground-breaking music of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets and the otherworldly Tones
On Tail, playing a diverse repertoire of their own highly original and hugely influential
music.
Their set leans heavily on Tones On Tail, the songs of which have not been performed
live for over 30 years! With Diva Dompé faithfully recreating original bassist Glenn
Campling’s incredible bass lines, Poptone has essentially resurrected the Tones’
archives. Having played only 27 live dates during their existence, this band remains
somewhat of an enigma. Poptone also performs a sprinkling of solo Daniel Ash, a
healthy dose of classic Love and Rockets, and a dash of Bauhaus with live sets also
featuring the odd inspirational cover to stir things up.
“It’s been a real treat to revisit the unique and eclectic Tones catalog,” says Kevin
Haskins. “I feel that there are many people who didn’t get a chance to see us back in
the day and so I am excited for them to hear these weird and wonderful songs played
live again. With the addition of Bauhaus and Love And Rockets material, it’s a veritable
feast for the ears!”
Poptone have been delivering a blistering live show across America over the past year.
This will continue in 2018 with eight dates in May already confirmed. With the band
rehearsing previously numbers they’ve not yet played live, 2018 looks to be another
great year with an eye to writing new material further down the road. The May tour
sees the band come to California’s Solana Beach, Pomona, Los Angeles, San
Francisco, and Santa Cruz, followed by Seattle, Portland and Vancouver.
Poptone are fulfilling a lifelong dream for much of their audience, most of whom would
not have seen Tones On Tail play live during their brief existence. Of course, Bauhaus
was resurrected in 1998 (after a 15-year absence) and again during 2005-06 and, save
for occasional appearances in 2007 & 2008, Love and Rockets bowed out in 1999. For
all three groups, but especially with respect to Tones on Tail, this is your chance to
seize the day – Go!
The new ‘Poptone’ record will be available digitally, on CD in a mini jacket, and on
white vinyl in a striking 2 LP set and can already be pre-ordered with advance copies
of the LP available exclusively at Poptone live shows.
TOUR DATES
May 10 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up
May 11 Pomona, CA - The Glass House Concert
May 13 Los Angeles, CA - The Teragram Ballroom
May 15 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
May 16 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst Club
May 18 Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre
May 19 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
May 20 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
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