Good News and Bad News...

First the bad news, a slight delay in production means that the CDs will not be ready for the 14th, however they are at the pressing plant and the delay should only be a matter of days.

On the plus side here's a picture of a sample badge made for approval before the production run. Looking quite smart I think you'll find.

Borrowed and Blue

Finally, over twelve months behind schedule, the new Slingsby Hornets album (Borrowed and Blue) is complete. An official release date of the 14th of May has ben allocated, but it will (hopefully) be back from the manufacturers a week or so before then.

The track listing is as follows:

Yesterday Once More (The Carpenters)

The Games That We Played

Little Things (Bobby Goldsboro / Dave Berry)

Love, Love

Rock On (David Essex)

It’s Gonna Rain

The Lady In Red (Chris De Bergh)

Answer ?

I Wish I Was A Spaceman (Theme from Fireball XL5)

Growin’ Old Disgracefully

Exclusive CD Bonus Track:

Move It (2012) (Sir Cliff Richard & The Shadows)

It will be available direct from www.theslingsbyhornets.co.uk, in the USA from www.koolkatmusik.com and in Japan from www.powerpopacademy.com with a free enamel badge and promotional postcard. All CDs will come with Japanese style 'obi' strip.

It will also be available from cdbay.com, amazon.co.uk and for download from itunes etc. shortly after.

If I...If... I If...

Click here for more information, and to order the great 4CD Squeeze tribute on Burning Sky Records, featuring The Slingsby Hornets.

Another best of 2010

Check out the fantastic Emmanuel Marians blog (in Italian) here.

Rubbing shoulders with some great albums in his top 100 of 2010

Coverville Podcast

Thanks again to Brian Ibbott for featuring one of our tunes in his excellent podcast.

Check out our version of 'Calling Occupants' on Carpenters show here.

This review at daggerzine.com passed me by

"SLINGSBY HORNETS- SOMETHING OLD..SOMETHING NEW… EXPERDITION HOTDOG- Glam-soaked power pop from this UK bunch who were nice enough to include a guitar pick (and sticker) inside their cd case. Heavy on the whooshing synthesizers and pumped-up guitars this band seems like they know how to have a good time with songs like “Pinball” “Are Friends Electric?” and “The Devil May Care.” About half of these are covers so this batch of tunes Is fun. www.myspace.com/theslingsbyhornets"

New Video

Listen to a track off next years CD here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51AC9RnL-c4.