LEFT LION INTERVIEW

In a spot of inspired Hello Thor-centric activity, the good people at LeftLion persuaded our good friend James Finlay of the mighty Fists and Grey Hairs to interview our synthmaster-in-chief (and misspell his surname in the byline) t'other day.

If you're a Nottingham local, you can pick up a copy from any number of quality stockists and enjoy the full sensory experience of physical paper and marvelling at the ingenious recycling of fourbeatwalk's beautiful design work from the poster advertising our 'Splish' 12" launch gig in 2013:

Otherwise, you can just read the words on a webpage. Check out Simmo's thoughts on getting old and playing pop music here alongside a 100% true story about the worst gig we've ever played here:

http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/title/cantaloupe/id/7360

MARCOS VALLE INVITES YOU TO OUR E.P. LAUNCH GIG!

I'm obsessed with this song (and album) at the moment.

Oh yeah, and of course you need to come to tomorrow night's gig at the Chameleon, Nottingham: 

HELLO THOR RECORDS PRESENTS

A 12" Launch Party

CANTALOUPE
I AM LONOTHE CUSP

With live visuals from KNEEL BEFORE ZOD

£6 pre-order ticket includes 12" and download code!
http://hellothor.limitedrun.com/tickets/81-cantaloupe-12-launch-party-saturday-11th-may-2013

£4 on the door

Also joining us will be Nottingham synth-pop misanthropes I AM LONO:
http://www.facebook.com/ILIKELONO

And shoe-gazing hot stuff THE CUSP:
http://thecusp.bandcamp.com/

And there'll be live visuals from obscure cinema renegades THE KNEEL BEFORE ZOD VIDEO CLUB OF NOTTINGHAM CLUB!
http://www.facebook.com/KNLBFRZD

Yer obligatory Facebook event page is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/349252181847531/?fref=ts

Bring cake! See you there xx

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This is the only place that you can buy the "Splish/Wet Dog" 12" and copies will be available exclusively at the gig: http://hellothor.limitedrun.com/tickets/81-cantaloupe-12-launch-party-saturday-11th-may-2013. For £6 you'll get into the gig, we'll give you a beautiful 12" single with download codes on the night, plus you'll get an immediate download of Splish, right now. Tickets without the 12" will be £4 on the door only - don't be late or you won't get in!

Following the gig, the 12" will be available for pre-order exclusively from www.hellothor.com from Sunday 12th May until it hits actual record shops from Monday 17th June.

The word is already beginning to spread! We spoke our brains to Mike Atkinson for a forthcoming piece in Nottingham Evening Post this week and Artrocker and Drowned in Sound have picked up preview pieces on our nu choons:

http://www.artrocker.tv/features/article/nottingham-alive-blog-6

http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4146374-drowned-in-nottingham-14

Oh, and you wanna hear Wet Dog? Left Lion are exclusively streaming it from today:

http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/title/listen--wet-dog-by-cantaloupe/id/5904#.UY04pqLD-z5

Oof! That's plenty for the time being.

OTTERS

We're delighted to announce that we'll be performing at Nottingham Contemporary as part of Record Store Day on Saturday 21st April.

The show is being promoted by our comrades at Left Lion and The Music Exchange. We'll be sharing a bill with some of Nottingham's finest indie rockers in the form of FISTS and KAGOULE. And best of all, it's F to the R to the motherfucking double E.

There are more event details here. Facebook event and poster to follow, but given the current lack of poster here's a picture of a pair of baby otters:

Come along, buy a record, enjoy a cupcake, tap your feet mercilessly.