UNKLE TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE “HOLD MY HAND” OCTOBER 22 IN THE U.K.

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OCTOBER 15, 2007

FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/LIBBY HENRY
MSO

UNKLE TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE “HOLD MY HAND” OCTOBER 22 IN THE U.K.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR LAUNCHES THIS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT WEBSTER HALL IN NYC DURING CMJ

“A disc jockey turned producer with roots in the British club scene might be expected to care about the beat and nothing more. Not James Lavelle, the producer behind UNKLE. He broods about the state of the heart and the state of the world, enlisting singers and songwriters as collaborators, and with the ominous songs UNKLE’s third album, War Stories: A Collection of Desert Songs, he has moved decisively toward rock. Now UNKLE is touring for the first time as a full band.”
–Jon Pareles, New York Times (October 11, 2007)

British rock outfit UNKLE is preparing to launch their first ever North American tour as a live band this Thursday, October 18 at Webster Hall in NYC as part of CMJ. The two-week tour will bring the band to Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas, during which UNKLE will release a new single with “Hold My Hand” on October 22 in the U.K. The song marks the second single from their critically acclaimed War Stories album (Surrender All), described by Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times as “stormy set of dark, synth-streaked psych-rock jams that carries a whiff of tomorrow while looking back to the stomping proto-metal of Black Sabbath and Blue Cheer” (7/11/07).

On “Hold My Hand,” frontman James Lavelle steps up for vocal duties, proving himself more than capable of the task at hand. The song sees UNKLE strike up a lolloping, menacing groove and turn it into a relentlessly ominous tale of wants, needs, obsessions and pursuit, while cranking up ‘the guitars to 11’ with a lorry load of dirty licks and staccato beats. To view the video for “Hold My Hand,” log on to:
www.unkle.com/Hold_My_Hand_Video.mov

UNKLE’s North American tour dates are as follows:

Date	Venue	City
Thu 10/18	Webster Hall	New York, NY
Fri 10/19	Lee’s Palace	Toronto, ONT
Sat 10/20	Metro	Chicago, IL
Fri 10/26	Echoplex	Los Angeles, CA
Sat 10/27	Mezzanine	San Francisco, CA
Sun 10/28	Vegoose Festival	Las Vegas, NV

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For more information on UNKLE, contact:
MSO 818-380-0400
Alexandra Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
Libby Henry x224, lhenry@msopr.com

Press Release Date:
Mon, 2007-10-15 23:00

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UNKLE TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE "HOLD MY HAND" OCTOBER 22 IN THE U.K.; NORTH AMERICAN TOUR LAUNCHES THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT WEBSTER HALL IN NEW YORK CITY DURING CMJ