With an EP out later this month through the much loved Dance to the Radio label (Forward Russia, Grammatics, Pigeon Detectives) , Holy State will be setting off on a short tour of the UK with fellow Leeds noise rockers Castrovalva whose recent album "We Are A Unit" came out in April through Brew Records (Kong, Chickenhawk, These Monsters) to much critical acclaim.
18th July - Middlesborough - Westgarth Social
20th July - London - Black Heart - w/ These Monsters
21st July - Leeds - The Well - w/ Grammatics, Shapes, These Monsters
22nd July - Manchester - Deaf Institue - w/ KONG, Brontide, These Monsters
HOLY STATE - Remember growing up listening to Hot Snakes and Jesus Lizard? Remember your passion for this kind of angular, anthemic rock'n'roll being reignited by Black Cross? Holy State fuckin' do.
www.myspace.com/holystate
CASTROVALVA - We Are A Unit now sees Castrovalva harness their sound and drive it into harsh bass driven rock with various pop overtones reminiscent of influences such as Prince, N.W.A, Notorious B.I.G, Lightning Bolt, Hella, Arab on radar, Death From Above 1979 & Oxes.
www.myspace.com/castrovalvamusic
