British Icons MODERN ENGLISH ("I Melt With You") Announce Extensive North American Tour For 2022

BRITISH ICONS MODERN ENGLISH ANNOUNCE AFTER THE SNOW  NORTH AMERICAN APPEARANCES FOR 2022 BAND TO PERFORM CLASSIC 1982 ALBUM IN ITS ENTIRETY ALONG WITH SONGS FROM ITS CATALOG DURING MARCH, JUNE, JULY AND SEPTEMBER AFTER THE SHOW: LIVE FROM INDIGO AT THE O2 AVAILABLE ON CD,  CD/DVD AND DIGITALLY NOW AND ON VINYL EXCLUSIVELY ON  RECORD STORE DAY, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26 WATCH: “SOMEONE’S CALLING” LIVE (FROM AFTER THE SNOW: LIVE FROM INDIGO AT THE O2) “I MELT WITH YOU” (LOCKDOWN VERSION) (ON BANDCAMP) “I MELT WITH YOU” (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

Legendary British band Modern English have just announced their upcoming 2022 North American headline tour. Performing its classic 1982 album, After the Snow, in its entirety—along with classics from its extensive catalog—the upcoming run will begin on Saturday, March 12 at Respectable St. in West Palm Beach, FL and hit all regions of the U.S. and select Canadian cities on separate legs through Saturday, September 24. A full listing of dates can be found below. Information on the tour, which will follow all COVID-19 restrictions and safety protocols, can be found on the band’s Facebook page HERE. Frontman Robbie Grey had the following to share about the upcoming 2022 North American run:

"When we finally play the whole of the 'After the Snow' album for the first time on tour, emotions will run high. Expect a lot of pent up energy and excitement. It’s been a long time coming and will be worth the wait.”

Additionally, Modern English recently released After the Snow: Live From Indigo at the O2, a live collection featuring the songs from the album on CD, CD/DVD and digital. A vinyl version of the album will be available exclusively on Record Store Day, Friday, November 26. Check out “Someone’s Calling” from After the Snow: Live From Indigo at the O2 HERE and listen to the album in full on all platforms HERE.

Photo credit: Eleonora C. Collini

Simply put, "I Melt With You" by Modern English is one of the most iconic songs of the New Wave era. It garnered heavy rotation on the then-thriving Modern Rock radio format, MTV and dance clubs across the globe, and was prominently featured in the classic 1983 film Valley Girl, starring a young Nicolas Cage.  On 1982's After the Snow, the band's sound evolved from the dark, moody and challenging post-punk found on its debut, Mesh & Lace, to a more commercial and radio friendly mix of synthesizers, guitars, catchy drumbeats and singer Robbie Grey's unmistakable vocals. As the title suggests, the icy sound featured on Mesh & Lace melted away on After the Snow to reveal more concise and potent songs, highlighted by "I Melt With You” which brought the band up from the underground to the mainstream. It's a song so popular that the band was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2020 BMI Awards for six million plays on radio. After the Snow was produced by the acclaimed Hugh Jones whose production credits include albums by Echo and the Bunnymen, Simple Minds, The Damned and many more, and the LP was released on the legendary 4AD Records in the UK and licensed to Sire Records in the U.S.  Formed in Colchester, England, the band self-released its first single on its own Limp Records label prior to signing to 4AD, home to such like-minded acts as Bauhaus, Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance. Laying the foundation for future musical movements such as goth and industrial, Modern English would gain the attention of renowned BBC DJ John Peel, who featured the band twice on his program.  Modern English would record various records over the years, and most recently, the band released its latest album, 2017’s Take Me To The Trees, an album that reconnected the band to their youth, in the fervent and fecund world of late 1970s/early 1980s post-punk Britain. Given Modern English’s roots were post-punk icons Wire and Joy Division – dark and austere while still melodic and passionate – Take Me To The Trees is a return to the sound and vision of their very early work that even James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem has described as “a sneaky secret that everyone writes off, because they just think it’s going to be a ‘I Melt With You’ but it sounds way scarier than any Joy Division record [Mesh & Lace].”  Modern English will be making the following North American appearances during 2022. Dates below.  MARCH 05-11 - Port Canaveral, FL - The 80’s Cruise 12 - West Palm Beach, FL - Respectable St. 13 - Orlando, FL - The Social  16 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl 19 - Houston, TX - Numbers 20 - Austin, TX - 3Ten Live 22 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey 23 - Tulsa, OK - The Vanguard 26 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress Plaza 27 - Phoenix, AZ - Rebel Lounge JUNE 08 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge 09 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door 10 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw 11 - The Dalles, OR - Granada Theater 14 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel 17 - Riverside, CA - The Concert Lounge 18 - San Diego, CA - Casbah 19 - Los Angeles, CA - Part-time Punks @ Echo 22 - Denver, CO - Soiled Dove 24 - Kansas City - Record Bar 26 - Crystal Lake, IL - Raue Center 28 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Café  30 - Three Oaks, MI - The Acorn JULY 01 - Milwaukee, WI - TBA 02 - Evanston, IL - Space SEPTEMBER 07 - Philadelphia, PA - Ardmore 08 - Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes 09 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun 10 - Pawling, NY - Daryl’s House  13 - New York, NY - Sony Hall 14 - Alexandria, VA - Birchmere  16 - W. Springfield, MA - The Big E 17 - W. Springfield, MA - The Big E 18 - W. Springfield, MA - The Big E 20 - Pittsburgh - Crafthouse 22 - Detroit, MI - Magic Bag 24 - Buffalo, NY - Spirit of the 80’s