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It's been announced that Missoula will be the next single from City Forgiveness. Judging by the press I've read it sounds like a download only affair  i.e. no b-side. Presumably to tie in with the upcoming UK Tour.

Tiny interview here: http://blog.billetto.co.uk/2014/01/16/the-wave-pictures-interview/

Billetto had the chance to talk to David from The Wave Pictures before their show at the Deaf Institute in Manchester, and found this would be the right time to let them open up a bit more about their US experience right before the recordings of their double album City Forgiveness.

This 20-track double LP is the result of a six-week tour in the US, during which David Tattersall wrote frenziedly. It all started with a tiny van, and a full agenda: “It was the only option we had. We toured as Allo Darlin’s support band. We had a lot of gigs booked, and there was no money. You don’t get paid to tour America – you have to pay. It costs a small fortune, so we drove together in a tiny van.”

Despite being a necessary measure, driving all around the country enabled the band to make the most of their time abroad, getting inspired by the surrounding as Dave points out that he wrote the lyrics while they drove around in America, but they made the album in London: “I remember the Golden Gate Bridge – we couldn’t see it because there was so much fog. It was completely submerged in fog. Gradually, the fog lifted and the bridge became visible. It was beautiful. A huge red bridge. I wanted to put a lot of these images into the lyrics. I always like it when the lyrics paint a picture.”
City Forgiveness cannot be labelled as an Americana record as such, however, the theme of exploration of the unknown, and travelling wanderlust are reiterated in the record: “I like to get out and about myself, and play for people who don’t know us so well.” When it comes to the fondest memory of the trip, the choice cannot be anything but New York: “I have a lot of friends there. I love it. I think New York was the highlight of the trip for me. I love the pizza!”

It seems the upcoming tour/LP with Stanley Brinks is getting just as much media action as the double album, with a couple videos turning up, both as unlikely to win MTV awards (if the "M" still stood for music) as each other. Fun though, and proof you need to buy the excellent Orange Juice single which is out this week on Fika and NOT on the upcoming LP. Okay, it's only January 21st but come on - tune of the year already!