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The Enemy release new single ‘Like A Dancer’ 23rd July

The Enemy are releasing their new single ‘Like A Dancer’ on 23rd July 2012 from their third album ‘Streets in the Sky’, which charted at no: 9.

‘Like A Dancer’, which is the follow-up to the bands first single ‘Saturday’ and free download release ‘Gimme The Sign’, is a melodic, indie pop anthem with heavy guitars backed by harmonious keys and Tom’s demanding sing-a-long vocals. It is insanely catchy and is most definitely a summer festival anthem which will have fans belting out the chorus en masse.

‘Streets in the Sky’ is the bands third album and according to the band, their best yet. Recorded in London and LA with Joby J. Ford from seminal US punk band The Bronx, the 12-track album has the signature Enemy anthemic guitar sound yet it is much heavier than the last two albums. It charted at #9 in its first week of release, which is the third Top 10 album for the band.

The Enemy formed in home town Coventry in 2006 by three friends; Andy Hopkins (25, bass), Liam Watts (24, drums) and Tom Clarke (24, vocals/guitar). Their first single ’40 days, 40 nights’ sold out all 1000 copies of its limited edition 7” in less than a day and signaled only the start for The Enemy. Their debut 2007 album ‘We’ll Live and Die in These Towns’ charted at #1 selling over 600,000 copies with big singles ‘Away From Here’ (Top 10) and ‘Had Enough’ (Top 5) gaining the band an army of diehard fans. Their second album ‘Music For The People’ was released in 2009 and charted very strongly at #2 with hit ‘Be Somebody’ continued to be used on ITV’s FA Cup coverage.

To date, the Enemy have sold over half a million tickets for their live gigs. The band celebrated the release of their third album with two gigs in their hometown of Coventryalong with performing in Manchester, Glasgowand Londonat O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire. The tour followed the bands performance at the FA Cup Final on the roof of Wembley Stadium. The Enemy will be appearing at summer festivals including T in thePark and V Festival along with headlining one of the nights at Somerset House Summer Series.

Full dates below;

July 2012

Sun         08           Balado                                    T in the Park festival

Fri           13          London                                 SomersetHouse

 August 2012

Sat           18          WestonPark                         V Festival

Sun         19          HylandsPark                         V Festival

September 2012

Fri           28          Weston Super Mare            The Pier

October 2012

Wed       03          Oxford                                   Academy

Thu         04          LeamingtonSpa                    Assembley

Fri           05          Norwich                                 UEA

Sun         07          Lincoln                                   Engine Shed

Mon        08          Leeds                                     Academy

Tue         09           Sheffield                                Academy

Thu         11           Stoke                                     Keele Uni

Tue         16          Newcastle                             Academy

Wed       17          Manchester                          Apollo

Thu         18          Cambridge                             Corn Exhange

Sat           20          Preston                                  53 Degrees

Sun         21          Southampton                        Guildhall

Mon        22           Folkestone                           Leas Cliff Hall

Fri           26          Birmingham                           Academy


Rachael Warn

A great ear for new music, a judge for Live and Unsigned Music Competiton

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