Debut Album 'Grown-Ups' out now

Leeds gig on Monday 4th February

The Lodger — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:42:00 +0000

We've been added to the bill for the Glasvegas gig at The Faversham, Leeds on Monday 4th February. We're on first around 8pm so get down early!

Tickets here

New pictures

The Lodger — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:02:00 +0000

Check out some new pictures of The Lodger, taken between recording sessions for our new album in Sheffield, last month.

View them here

Facebook music profile

The Lodger — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:13:00 +0000

Become a fan of The Lodger on Facebook here!

Best of 2007

The Lodger — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:43:00 +0000

"Grown-Ups" has featured in various best-of lists.

Amazon.com Top 100 Editors Choice - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&plgroup=1&docId=1000167731&plpage=3
Woxy.com Top 97 of '07 - http://woxy.lala.com/music/best.php
Clickmusic.com Top 25 - http://www.clickmusic.com/articles/6666/Clickmusics-Top-20-Albums-Of-2007.html

many a blog:

Skatterbrain - http://skatterbrain.org/2007/12/skatterbrains-top-15-of-2007-woo-hey.html

On the trail of the great - http://onthetrailofthegreat.blogspot.com/2007/12/best-albums-of-2007.html

Eardrums - http://eardrumsmusic.com/2007/12/11/top-60-albums-ive-loved-in-2007-knuts-unranked-and-far-too-many-favorites/

Ederblog - http://ederblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/favourite-music-anno-2007.html

Music of the Moment - http://res1999.blogspot.com/2007/12/motms-favourite-albums-of-2007.html

File Under - http://www.fileunder.nl/archives/2007/12/jaarlijst_2007_heet_stof.php

Crustache - http://crustacheyourface.blogspot.com/2007/12/crustaches-top-50-albums-of-2007-part_24.html

Short UK tour in December

The Lodger — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:36:00 +0000

We're off a short tour of the North of England with our good mates The Research in December. Expect lots of new songs, some old favourites and perhaps a Christmas song.

The tour calls at:

Wednesday 12th December: Chantry Chapel, Wakefield

Thursday 13th December: Fuzz Club @ University, Sheffield

Friday 14th December: Don't the Kids Just Love It? @ The Library, Leeds

Monday 17th December: The Cuckoo's Nest Christmas Party @ The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle

Amazon.com's Best Albums of 2007

The Lodger — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:21:00 +0000

Our debut "Grown-Ups" has been featured in the Editor's Choice Best Albums of 2007 list on Amazon.com at Number 62.

See the full list here

November spawned a recording session...

The Lodger — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:29:00 +0000

Well, we're back from our first trip to America, tired but reinvigorated. Many thanks to everyone who came along, watched, clapped, cheered and said hello.

The news for now is that we are about to enter the studio for a month to record our new album which was written over the summer. The as-yet-untitled record should hopefully be out in Spring next year. We're really excited to get something new out there.

As for the rest of 2007, watch out for some more shows to be confirmed in the North of England in December, and then we will be touring as many towns, cities and countries as we can when the next record hits the shops early next year. All will become clear soon...

USA Tour

The Lodger — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:47:00 +0000

We're pleased to announce our first trip Stateside.

Dates are as follows:

Thursday Oct 25 - Sound Fix Records, Brooklyn w/L'il Hospital and The Besties (8:00pm)

Friday Oct 26 - Cake Shop, NYC w/Pants Yell!, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, In Interview (+ party afterwards...)

Saturday Oct 27 - Khyber Pass, Philadelphia w/Public Record, Brown Recluse Sings & Small Sins

Sunday Oct 28 - Velvet Lounge, Washington, DC w/Lorelei & Public Record

Monday Oct 29 - Union Hall, Brooklyn NY w/Holly Golightly & The Griefs

Tuesday Oct 30 - Mojo 13, Wilmington DE w/Deaf Not Dead, The Defog

Thursday Nov 1 - The Camel, Richmond, VA w/Cinemasophia & Now Sleepyhead

Friday Nov 2 - Duke University Coffeehouse, Durham, NC w/ Dom Casual, The Future Kings of Nowhere and Gray Young (part of the Troika Music Festival)

Saturday Nov 3 - Flicker Theater and Bar, Athens, GA w/Spring Tigers

We'll be recording some radio sessions while we're over there too, more details soon.

Hope to see you at one of the shows!

Everyone's a critic (part two - Blogs + Podcasts)

The Lodger — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:21:00 +0000

There's been a whole host of you scribbling away since the album release. Here are the blogs so far...

Read them here - http://blog.myspace.com/thelodgerleeds

USA reviews to come shortly...

BBC Radio too

The Lodger — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:23:00 +0000

Lamacq gave "Many Thanks For Your Honest Opinion" a spin on his new Radio 2 show last night, bless him. Here's the songs played http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/lamacq/musicthisweek.shtml

Pestering and bullying to your favourite DJs is, as ever, encouraged.

x

Everyone's a critic (part one - UK)

The Lodger — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:41:00 +0000

We've been getting some nice things been said in the UK about the album, here's a few choice quotes...

"Direct, intimate and almost wholly devoid of cynicism, The Lodger have created a record imbued with a cheering, if curious naivety. Let’s hope they never go growing up." - Drowned in Sound 8/10 (full review here)

"Grown Ups" is an album full of classy indie-pop numbers set against wistful and occasionally biting lyrical content." - Leeds Music Scene 8/10 (full review here)

"Full of glittering gems, 'Grown Ups' is proof that the best things come in small packages. You won't hear a better album this year" - This is Fake DIY 5/5 (full review here)

"The beauty of this debut is how well it works as an album - if the singles have passed you by, take forty minutes out of your life to let The Lodger lament in their understated, but magnificent, way." - Clickmusic 4.5/5 (full review here)

"a fierce talent for dropping smart words onto agile, sticky tunes the album is utterly charming. From beginning to end." - Whisperin and Hollerin 9/10 (full review here)

"A promising debut indeed, and worth the wait - it's definitely time to treat yourself to a good Lodgering." - Playlouder 7/10 (full review here)

"A very complete and accomplished album that should be an inspiration to all those who are truly operating in the world of independent releases. Buy this." - Manchester Music 4/5 (full review here)

"this is a cracking collection of bouncy toe tapping tunes" - SoundsXP (full review here)

"The Lodger have just created what will surely be one of the best albums of 2007." - Music Spotlight 10/10 (full review here

"The Lodger's wide, everyman appeal is bound to find them an even bigger audience once this album hits the streets." - Sandman Magazine

"rarely since Frazier Chorus has a band delivered such gentle bedsit sounds with either such rich musicality - all with brass and light orchestration - or with a similarly sardonic worldview" - Teletext C4 Planet Sound

Many more USA blogs and reviews to be posted soon...

BBC 6music Album Chart

The Lodger — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:32:00 +0000

"Grown-Ups" is a new entry at #25 on the BBC 6music album chart this week.

Keep it in there by texting/e mailing your favourite DJs at the station to get them playing as much The Lodger as humanly possible.

Text: 64046
E mail addresses to be found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows

Check out the full chart here

Grown-Ups released in UK/US in June

The Lodger — Fri, 18 May 2007 13:15:00 +0000

Our debut album Grown-Ups is released on Monday June 11th on CD through Angular Records (UK) and on June 4th through Slumberland (North America/Canada) on CD and Slumberland are issuing the vinyl worldwide. It will also be available as a digital download from the usual outlets.

Tracklisting:

1. Many Thanks For Your Honest Opinion
2. Kicking Sand
3. Getting Special
4. You Got Me Wrong
5. A Free Period
6. Simply Left Behind
7. My Advice Is On Loan
8. Let Her Go
9. Watching
10. Unsatisfied
11. The Story's Over
12. Not So Fast
13. Bye Bye
14. Let's Make A Pact

The album was recorded in late Summer 2006 in Sheffield with Alan Smyth apart from Getting Special which was recorded in January 2007 with James Ford in London.

Buy:

CD here

Vinyl here

iTunes here

eMusic here

Album tracks on myspace

The Lodger — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:02:00 +0000

We've put up 4 songs from the forthcoming debut album up on myspace to whet your appetite...

Click

Tour of Germany/Austria in May

The Lodger — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:15:00 +0000

We're pleased to announce a tour of Germany and Austria in support of our debut album Grown-Ups which is released over there on May 11th 2007 through Noise Deluxe Records, distributed by Broken Silence (full details of UK and USA release coming soon).

The dates are:

Monday May 7th: Grüner Jäger, Hamburg
Tuesday May 8th: Kulturpalast Linden, Hannover
Wednesday May 9th: Pretty Vacant, Düsseldorf
Thursday May 10th: Prager Frühling, Munich
Friday May 11th: Klub Drushba, Halle
Saturday May 12th: Magnet, Berlin
Sunday May 13th: Magnet, Berlin
Monday May 14th: Non-Stop Kino, Graz (Austria)
Tuesday May 15th: BD Club, Ilmenau
Wednesday May 16th: Amp, Münster

Single available on iTunes from today

The Lodger — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 10:08:00 +0000

The single is released today, click here to buy it from iTunes.

Ben

Pre-order the single

The Lodger — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:54:00 +0000

You can now pre-order your copy of Kicking Sand (+ Centuries) from 7digital for 77p a track by following this link

It'll be on iTunes and avalable from many other digital stores from Monday 9th.

Ben

Single Launch Shows - April 12th & 13th

The Lodger — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:12:00 +0000

'Kicking Sand' gets a release on Monday April 9th, so we're doing a couple of shows in our hometown and London to mark this.

Firstly:

This is Fake DIY Live!
Thursday April 12th
93 Feet East, London
featuring:
Duels + The Lodger (onstage 9.30pm) + Theoretical Girl + Strange Idols

Tickets for this gig are available here

We're looking forward to seeing Strange Idols for the first time. Their lead singer Laura came down to the studio and provided backing vocals to the new version of "Getting Special" which we recorded with James Ford recently. It's on the album.

then we're doing:

On The Bone Presents...
Friday April 13th
The Packhorse (near the Uni), Leeds
featuring:
The Lodger + Navvy + Folk Theatre Partisans + Toby and Jeremy's Little Shorts
Doors 8pm / £4

Navvy are a Sheffieldian treat that we are smuggling into Leeds just for this event only. This gig is pay on the door, and it is advised to turn up early.

Ben

Kicking Sand

The Lodger — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:42:00 +0000

We made a video for the new single, whilst on tour with The Long Blondes in February. The bulk was filmed at Nottingham Rock City. This is a "Miles To Go" production.

On my radio

The Lodger — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:51:00 +0000

The new single was given its first national play yesterday afternoon on BBC 6music by good old Steve Lamacq...so if I was you I'd text a request for a repeat play to him on 64046 and also bombard your other favourite disc-jockeys with similar text missives...

Cheers!
Ben x

Singled Out

The Lodger — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:44:00 +0000

Our new single "Kicking Sand" will be available as a digital download only and is released through Angular Records as of Monday April 9th 2007. You will also be able to get the B-side "Centuries" which isn't going to be on our album. You'll be able to download these from iTunes and many others. Listen to a clip of the single on myspace

Ben x

Welcome to our new blog!

The Lodger — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:47:00 +0000

Welcome to our new site, this is a blog that will be maintained by the band and will keep you updated on news of releases, gigs and other stuff like that.