Scottish alt.country pioneers THRUM have announced their first tour in thirty years.
Formed in Glasgow in 1992 around the Neil Young guitar savagery of Johnny Smillie and the dulcet Emmylou Harris-style country tones of Monica Queen, fused with caustic indie rock, the fourpiece performed regularly on the pre-Britpop indie scene, gracing front-covers and appearing on Friday night TV show The Word.
Signing to Fire, they released a string of singles along with the widely praised debut album Rifferama, recorded in San Francisco with co-producer Norman Kerner (American Music Club, Paul Collins).
Peaking too early to reap the benefits of the late-90s alt.country wave, the band split in '95 but reunited in 2011 for a new album Elettrorama.
In tandem with a new vinyl edition of Rifferama, set for release by Fire on 26 June, the band head out on the road during the first half of July. Full dates are...
Tues 7th July - The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh
Wed 8th July - The Central Bar, Gateshead
Thurs 9th July - The Lending Room, Leeds
Fri 10th July - Just Dropped In, Coventry
Sat 11th July - The Betsey Trotwood, London
Sun 12th July - The Jacaranda Club, Liverpool
Mon 13th July - Cottiers, Glasgow