London-based five-piece Dixie release their UK debut single ‘What You Gonna Do’ on November 21st, and will follow the release up by tearing through 27 UK tour dates at the personal request of Shaun Ryder himself.
Formed on a boisterous weekend away in Warsaw, the band aim to be nothing less than, yes, ‘a proper band’ - the antidote to what they see as a staid, predictable music scene. They combine soul-fuelled lyrics, stripped down grooves and classic riffs together with a cheeky swagger to create a truly unique sound.
The band took their first steps in the studio with UK producer Jon Kelly (who’s worked with Paul McCartney, and the Beautiful South) who said simply, “For me it was instant. A real band, playing real songs.” Dixie quickly came to the attention of US producer Robert Shanazarian Jr (The Kooks, Plain White Ts) who signed them to his label. The band’s initial recordings, as they strove to find their true sound, were with Robert in LA and they also worked with ex-Maroon 5 man Ryan Dusick.
Ironically, in the end they had to travel to the other side of the world to capture the raw British sound they were looking for. The album ‘Sometimes All You’ve Got Left Is Your Style’ was recorded in Byron Bay, Australia, with producer Tom Misner. “It was all recorded in the old-fashioned way, live to tape, just how we wanted it,” adds Adam. “Eleven tracks in eleven days!”
Tour dates for the band can be seen below – and the album’s due out early on in 2012.
November 10th - Durham -The Live Lounge)
November 11th - Dundee -Fat Sam's
November 12th - Inverness - Ironworks
November 13th - Edinburgh - Liquid Rooms
November 14th - Aberdeen - The Forum
November 16th - Hull - The Welly
November 17th - Burrow in Furness - The Nines Club
November 18th - Lincoln - Tokyo Project
November 19th - Huddersfield - Tokyo Project
November 23rd - Liverpool - The Magnet
November 24th - Wrexham - Central Station
November 25th - Coventry - Kasbah
November 26th - Manchester - The Factory
November 28th - York - Fibbers
November 29th - Cardiff - Coal Exchange
December 1st - Doncaster - Doncaster Dome
December 2nd - Gloucester - Guild hall
December 3rd - Widness - The Studio
December 7th - Leicester - Sub 91
December 8th - Winsford - Debees
December 10th - Dublin - The Village
December 16th - Cleethorpes - Cleethorpes Leisure Centre
December 17th - Oldham - The Castle
December 18th - London - Dingwalls
December 19th - London - Dingwalls
December 22nd - Portsmouth - Highlight
December 23rd - Reading - Sub 89
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