"Sent to me from heaven, you are my world"

So, we have had a bit of downtime since the last gig at The Night and Day. In my previous post I said that I would be updating this blog regularly and then immediately neglected it due to a bout of band aids. Fully recovered in the space of a week though and in that time, quite a lot has happened. Most importantly, the EP is now on most online stores including the big 2..iTunes and Spotify (links for both at the bottom). The only problem that we now face is the spelling mistake. I was in a bit of a run down trance towards the start of last week, which is when I submitted the tracks for online distribution. Even though I proof read everything several times, the EP has gone onto online stores with the title 'From Heathens to Devis' as opposed to 'From Heathens to Devils' so do look out for that when purchasing. Not sure how much it is on other stores but it is £2.49 on iTunes. This is a staggering .51p cheaper than the physical copies, which, by the way, are close to selling out so grab one whilst you can from our online store. We only pressed 300 copies and its overwhelming to know that we have sold over 200 in just over 2 weeks. I can't thank you lot enough for that. In addition, if you could help us out by sharing the image below that would be great. This is our official 'ad' of sorts so please upload it to twitter and facebook if you get a moment

In other news, we have managed to make some serious moves towards finally getting Tommy away from bass and onto guitar and keys, where he belongs (just wait until he melts your face with a solo in Flapper Fold). Trying out a couple of bass players this week and all looking good but its not too late if you want to try out! All you need is your own rig and transport and you are as good as in! I can't wait to be a five piece, properly. It has always been my vision for this band, ever since I wrote down my initial ideas almost 4 years ago. Good to know things are finally on the up. 

Speaking of being on the up, we played a gig at Gigg Lane, Bury today. FC United invited us down again to play at Malcolmses before the game and we had a great time as always. I played at CYCM by myself a couple of years ago (as did Tommy) and little has changed. Like last time, we were fed, watered, looked after and given full on rock star hospitality treatment, which is always a nice thing. Despite 5am dramas due to Pete's employers trying their best to kill him, we played a short but fast set to a great response. We came away with close to £70 in our kitty from EP sales alone which was nice too. A largely enthusiastic crowd is always a good crowd to play to, especially when its a room full of reds. Sorry if I upset anyone in attendance by asking if you recognised and remembered K Stand in relation to our EP art. I hope all was forgiven when almost the entire room came to us after the show to buy one! Memories eh? I'm glad we are making waves in the United community because we have so much more in the pipeline…next stop, Old Trafford! If Bruce can play there then so can we. Mark my words. 

In relation to the above paragraph (kind of), we are currently in the planning stages of something big for the summer. You may have noticed we have no Manchester gigs after next Saturday's show at The Robin Hood in Stretford…stay tuned.

Away from band stuff, me and Chris have been working on Faraday (Martin Minshall)'s brand new EP in Blueprint Studios this week. Chris has been doing most of the work there so will let him fill you in properly when he posts his first blog post early next week (I am assured..look out for it). I just turned up through boredom after being told to rest by the doctors in the hospital and added a bit of texture here and there. Nothing fancy on my part but Chris has put some truly fantastic licks down for Martin. Obviously, I've heard the EP in its current state and it is sounding incredible so look out for that one. Just pray for my sake that when he gets his inevitable break, he doesn't steal my rock and roll brother! 

And away from actually making music, I just seem to be sitting around waiting for the new Vampire Weekend album to leak. I see no shame in being head over heels in love with this band. Hope they play Manchester sooner rather than later. And also hope 'Modern Vampires of the City' leaks before I go insane. If it leaks tomorrow that means I will only have to wait 9 days before I can get the actual LP.  Then its onto obsessing over the new Queens of the Stone Age album which is dangerously close to release isn't it? I pray that both live up to all of the hype.

Finally, I will post all links mentioned above

First of all, iTunes! You can buy 'From Heathens to Devils' (Or 'From Heathens to Devis' depending on where you shop) from the link below

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/from-heathens-to-devis-ep/id639709399

You can LISTEN to it on Spotify

Sam Smith & Company – From Heathens to Devis

You can buy one of the limited edition physical copies on our online store

http://ssacstore.bigcartel.com

And check out Faraday (Martin Minshall) here. Drop him a line, he's a lovely lad, joy to work with

https://www.facebook.com/Faraday.Official

TO THE REGIMENT!