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Tunng, the British electronic/folk/pop duo that has recently grown into a band, has a new album out, called Good Arrows. It’s very fine, as you’d expect if you’ve heard either of their previous albums, but maybe a bit more conventionally pop…anyway, my Dusted review went up today, and here’s the beginning: In the past several years, Tunng has evolved from a studio-only, sound-pasting, melody-loving experiment, into a full-fledged band. With this, their third album, core members Mike Lindsay and Sam Genders have integrated their six-person touring ensemble more fully into the creative process. As a result, the main descriptor that has haunted Tunng's earlier work – folk-tronica – is no longer very relevant. There are still folk elements in the melodies. The band remains enamored of the occasional sampled embellishment. But really, with Good Arrows, they've become an electro-pop outfit. Where before, misty guitar picking and delicate harmonies morphed into glitchy synthesized beats, now the whole enterprise feels more bouncy, catchy and immediately accessible. Compare, for instance, "Fair Doreen" from Mother's Daughter with "Bullets" from the new album. "Fair Doreen" might be an outtake from a Fairport Convention session; "Bullets" has the lilt and percolating beat of a Junior Boys song. {The rest is here: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/3829} You can also catch them live in Europe and, later, the US: Fri Sep 21 Matlock Bath, UK - The Fishpond Sat Sep 29 Hamburg, Germany - Angie's Nightclub Sun Sep 30 Copenhagen, Denmark - Little Vega Tue Oct 2 Brussels, Belgium - AB2 Wed Oct 3 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso Thu Oct 4 Dusseldorf, Germany - Pretty Vacant Fri Oct 5 Potsdam, Germany - Waachhaus Wed Oct 10 Brighton, UK - Komedia Thu Oct 11 Oxford, UK - Carling Academy (The Zodiac) Fri Oct 12 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club Sat Oct 13 Sheffield, UK - The Plug Sun Oct 14 Cardiff, UK - Glee Club Mon Oct 15 Manchester, UK - Academy Tue Oct 16 Bristol, UK - Thekla Wed Oct 17 London, UK - 229 Great Portland Street Tue Oct 23 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall Wed Oct 24 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge Thu Oct 25 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs Sat Oct 27 Montreal, QC - Main Hall Sun Oct 28 Toronto, ON - Legendary Horseshoe Tavern Mon Oct 29 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle Tue Oct 30 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry Fri Nov 2 Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge Sat Nov 3 Portland, OR - Someday Lounge Mon Nov 5 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill Tue Nov 6 Los Angeles, CA - Echo You can hear a lot of the songs on Good Arrows on this YouTube podcast. There are also preview streams available at www.thrilljockey.com.

Posted on 09/21/2007