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We’ve got an action packed week ahead, as we celebrate the album’s release up and down the country. Join us / tune in / etc.

Wednesday 16th: James appear on The One Show, playing their latest single Nothing But Love. Update: If you missed it you can watch online here. (First few mins and last 5 mins.)

Thursday 17th: BBC Radio 6 Music session on Lauren Laverne’s Morning Show. The band will play live on-air sometime between 10am-1pm.

Friday 18th: HELLO GIRL AT THE END OF THE WORLD

Chris Evans Breakfast Show hosts the band for a live session! Don’t miss it. James join Chris in the Radio 2 studios sometime between 6:30-9:30am.

HMV Oxford Street, London: Short live performance and album signing. Tickets (free) must be pre-booked for this one and they have all been allocated, but if you check our facebook event page there have been quite a few last minute spares offered. The line up will likely be Tim, Jim, Saul, Mark and Adrian Oxaal.

Sunday 20th: HMV Leeds album signing session, 3pm. You don’t need to book for this (nor can you), just queue up before capacity is reached. Band members in attendance will probably be Tim, Jim, and Saul.  UPDATE (20/3): Tim and Saul will now be busking a song or two before the signing commences.

Monday 21st: BBC Breakfast appearance. BBC One between 6-9:15am.

HMV Manchester short live set and album signing session. 5:15pm. No tickets required, just queue up before it’s full. The line up will likely be Tim, Jim, Saul, Mark, and Adrian Oxaal.

Tuesday 22nd: HMV Newcastle album signing session, 5:15pm. No tickets or wristbands issued, just turn up before capacity is reached. Band members present will be Tim, Jim and Saul. UPDATE (20/3): They’ll now be busking a song or two prior to the signing session.

Wednesday 23rd: HMV Glasgow (Argyle Street), short live set and album signing session. 5:15pm. No tickets required, just queue up before capacity is reached. Line up will likely be Tim, Jim, Saul, Mark and Adrian Oxaal.

BBC Radio Scotland Quay Sessions performance RECORDED for broadcast the following night. If you’re quick you can still register for the BBC’s ticket ballot (a.k.a. drawing), this closes at 4pm on Thursday 17th.

Thursday 24th:

Absolute Radio session (recorded earlier in the week) broadcast. Time TBC. This session will air again on the 27th, and if all goes to plan should be available to WATCH on Absolute’s website at some point too. Keep an eye out for updates.

BBC Radio Scotland The Quay Sessions performance (filmed on the 23rd) airs from 9-11pm. If you miss this you’ll be able to catch it again on the radio from 3-5pm on Sunday the 27th, or avail yourself of the online catch-up feature.

We’ll update this news post as and when as needed, keep an eye out for last minute additions.

Radio X are asking listeners to vote for Best British Song, and the fans are galvanizing behind Laid to try to get it to the top!

You can vote for three songs in total, so you can add your two personal faves as well and giving Laid a boost.

They’re counting down the winners live on air on 28th March so cast your vote and tune in for the results!

Some of you may wish to look away now…

But those who like to peek at their Xmas pressies early had better brace themselves for something big!

The Telegraph is previewing Girl At The End Of The World in full. You can listen here.

Up to you whether or not you indulge early or save it for the big day – but either way, enjoy!

The band will be joining Lauren Laverne in the 6 Music studio on Wednesday, to play a couple of tunes live and have a chat about the album.

Listen from 10am-1pm. You can catch up later via their website if you miss it.

Delighted to announce the band will be kicking off album release day festivities with Chris Evans on his Radio 2 Breakfast Show. Tune in from 6:30-9:30am to catch the boys playing live and chatting on air.

Jim and Saul embark on a Scottish promo expedition across Glasgow today. You can catch them live on the radio or telly at the following times:

11:45am: Central FM with Dougie Jackson. Listen online via their website.

3-4pm: The Janice Forsyth Show on BBC Radio Scotland. You can listen live online, or via the Listen Again facility for the next 30 days (skip to 1hr 28m).

5pm: Live at Five on STV Glasgow and Edinburgh. You can watch this live online if you’re in the UK, or later via their catch up service if you’re further afield. For catch-up, skip to 13 mins into the broadcast.

They’ll also be pre-recording several interviews with local radio stations for later broadcast, so if you live in the area, listen out for them on your favourite programmes.

The band have chosen a new album track to share with the world ahead of the album’s release: Attention.

If you’ve pre-ordered the album from the James Shop or iTunes (or does so prior to release) you’ll find the track is now unlocked for immediate download. The song can also be purchased separately from digital vendors such as Amazon (69p—bargain!) and iTunes.

Tim had this to say about the song: “There are some lyrics where I have a clear a idea what I’m writing about and there are others where I seem to be following an unconscious thread that often makes no sense to me at the time. Attention is one of those.

“The Manzanita tree referred to in the song is a tree that grows in arid climes, its fruit can only seed when a fire burns the tree. The tree survives fire. Topanga, where I live, is full of these trees.

“Last year we had to evacuate our house due to a fire scare (we could see the fire from our house). Another time I packed up the car when a fire was less than a mile away.”

James have been invited to perform on The Quay Sessions for BBC Radio Scotland on Wednesday 23rd March. The show will be broadcast the following night from 9-11pm.

If you’ll be in the Glasgow area on the evening of the 23rd and would like to attend the recording, you’ll need to register with the BBC for their ticket ballot, here, by 4pm on Thursday 17th March. Their drawing takes place at some point after that and they’ll notify you if you’ve been successful. Good luck!

Delighted to announce our support for eleven of the May dates on the Girl At The End Of The World Tour will be an up and coming Manchester band Jim and Saul have been championing of late, The Slow Readers Club.

They’ll be joining us in Bristol, Southend-on-Sea, London x3, Norwich, Bournemouth, Llandudno, Hull, Newcastle, and Nottingham.

You can listen to a particular fave of Jim’s here – I Saw A Ghost performed live in Manchester Library.

The Slow Readers Club characterise themselves as “dark and brooding indie electro” and their most recent album is 2015’s Cavalcade.

Support for the remaining four shows (13th, 14th, 19th, 20th May), as previously announced, will be Jack Savoretti.

For tour dates, ticketing links and numbers, visit the live page.

The day before the album release, James will be recording a live session for Absolute Radio in their London studios. Absolute are giving away a limited number of tickets so fans can come and watch the performance, and there are two ways to enter their competition to win them.

Enter via their website here, and you can enter a second time via twitter here. Do both to double your chances (we think).

Entry for both closes at 1pm on Thursday 10th March. Full T&C are on Absolute’s website, but be aware you’ll need to be 18+ and able to arrive at 3:15pm on the 17th; and please note this will be a short radio session rather than a gig-length performance. Good luck!