Gentleman's Dub Club, the beloved UK reggae act that plays to packed venues and festivals in their home country, is poised to release their second full-length album, THE BIG SMOKE, partnering with indie reggae powerhouse label Easy Star Records, on November 13, 2015. Gentleman's Dub Club (GDC) will be touring The Big Smoke live with a UK run starting in October. The London show will be at Brixton Electric on October 16. Joining the Gents will be Scotland's finest, Mungo's HiFi featuring YT on vocals and a Jungle set from the mighty Kenny Ken.
GDC's debut album, FOURtyFOUR, drew upon the city of Leeds - the birthplace of the band - as inspiration for a collection of songs that reflected on their initial development period. A few years later the Gents can all be found in and around the capital, and it was this shift of location, and the band's experiences within the big city, that inspired the new record. Using London as a backdrop, The Big Smoke explores everything from the personal to the philosophical and is peppered with the trademark GDC sense of fun and vitality. A return to a more raw roots sound is evident, along with a markedly upfront writing style, underpinned by the band's familiar monstrous horn riffs and cavernous bass lines. This is immediately palpable in the romper-stomping opener "Music Is The Girl I Love," a record already championed by the legendary David "RamJam" Rodigan: "This new song from GDC is outstanding and I am hooked big time! Please hail up the gents for me!"2015
02 SEP - OUTLOOK FESTIVAL - PULA, HR
21 SEP - ANTWERP MANSION - MANCHESTER, UK
25 SEP - PARTY IN THE VALLEY - KESWICK, UK
26 SEP - FOOLS PARADISE FESTIVAL - LEEDS, UK
09 OCT - ENGINE ROOMS - SOUTHAMPTON, UK
10 OCT - THE GLOBE - CARDIFF, UK
16 OCT - BRIXTON ELECTRIC - LONDON, UK
17 OCT - BULLINGDON ARMS, OXFORD
23 OCT - EPIC STUDIOS - NORWICH, UK
24 OCT - ARTS CLUB - LIVERPOOL, UK
13 NOV - M11 - MILTON KEYNES, UK
20 NOV - MR KYPS - POOLE, UK
21 NOV - MADNESS HOUSE OF FUN - BUTLINS, UK
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