In support of their forthcoming album The Air Conditioned Nightmare, Doldrums has announced a two-month tour including a run of UK dates. So to get you in the mood, the band have shared a new track ‘My Friend Simjen’ via Soundcloud. Check it out below.
 
On the album, Doldrums has said: “I made about half of this record, including 'My Friend Simjen' last summer when I was living at my friend Duffys place plurrRealityz, which has since become our neighbourhood speakeasy; a place for people to do performances or readings or just hang out. You'd see a lot of music that wouldn't fit in anywhere else; people trying out material or adapting it to suite the venue as it's basically the size of a living room and you can forget about having any reliable sound system. It's got kind of a dungeon vibe - when we moved in all the walls were covered in this weird stucco red stuff that looked like lava or blood or something, and there was a railroad spike driven into the wall where the bathroom mirror should be. It got even better once we moved in. I went on tour and when I came back Duffy's entire room was covered in reflective gold paper with eyes drawn on it and it was being used for regular congregations of the Church of Gods Eye... Anyways, plurrRealityz is shutting down soon. It's important to have somewhere to hang out away from the constraints of bar culture and the sleeziness and vapidity of typical after-hours places. Im going to miss getting Hugy there, but the landscape is always changing beneath our feet and as humans I know we'll change and dance with it."

Tour Dates:
May 20 - London, UK -  Electrowerkz 
May 21 - Dublin, IE - Hidden Agenda @ Whelans
May 22 - Bristol, UK - The Louisiana
May 23 - Manchester, UK - Soup Kitchen 
May 24 - Glasgow, UK - Stereo (Tickets)
May 26 - Brighton, UK - The Hope

The Air Conditioned Nightmare is set for release on 6 April via Sub Pop. 

Chagstock Festival is a west country favourite and is back this July for another round of diverse artists on 70 acres of farmland on the edge of Dartmoor.

The full Friday billing has been confirmed, and is without a doubt the biggest single-day line up in the festivals 9-year history. Headlining the main stage are alt-rockers, New Model Army, Neville Staple Band, BBC Folk Award nominee Martha Tilston, and Irish Music Award winning Celtic fusion band Roving Crows.

Headlining the indoor Marque stage are the Plymouth based folk-gypsy-pop band Mad Dog Mcrea, Police Dog Hogan and folk-rockers Rusty Shackle.

Simon Ford, Chagstock Festival organiser says "After three consecutive sold-out years the pressure is one again on myself and the team to deliver the best Chagstock ever. With this incredible Friday line-up we have gone a long way to achieving that, but there is still plenty more for us to do...! Keep an eye on the website and facebook for updates, band announcements and all the Chagstock news you need...And of course, as always we are sticking to the non-corporate vibe and family friendly atmosphere with loads of great and varied music, food and entertainment"

The full Saturday line up will be announced later in the Spring.

Chagstock runs from Friday 17 to Saturday 18. Weekend Tickets are priced at £85 (Adults) and £55 (Under 18's). For more information please click here,