Best Intentions out now!


Our 2nd single Best Intentions is out now! It is available to download from iTunes and Amazon.


With it you get the B-side Give as well as remixes from the incredible Jamie Woon, James Delay, Cashmere Cat, Guerilla War Snare, Fear of Theydon and Sunday Best.


61bi+aeW3QL._SS500_



As with Slow Slow, we’ve pressed a limited run of very special Best Intentions/Give colored vinyl, this time, transparent purple! The 7″ is available to pre-order from HMV and as always can be bought from us at shows.


278330_10150235750838667_650513666_7531898_1971040_o


Our next London show is on Friday 5th August at The Nest in Dalston, alongside Pinch, Warrior One, Young Montana? and Foe. Find out more here.


LHC_PINCH_EMAIL


other upcoming shows:


15th July – Latitude Festival
23rd July – Ben & Jerry’s Festival – Manchester
24th July – Ben & Jerry’s Festival – London Clapham Common
31st July – Camp Bestival
5th August – The Nest – Dalston
6th August – Fieldview Festival
14th August – Standon Calling
18th August – Hoxton Bar and Kitchen
25th August – Clapham Grand – Bookslam
9th September – Bestival


…and lastly, if you didn’t catch it live, check out the live session we did for Cerys Matthews last Sunday on the BBC 6 Music website.


Sound of Rum on BBC 6 Music Cerys Matthews


Sound of Rum performing live and interview with Kate Tempest on BBC 6 Music with Cerys Matthews.


Sunday morning, 10AM, 10th July 2011


Picture 2


Sound of Rum @ Glastonbury


Getting ready for Glastonbury, here’s a list of our gigs:


Thursday 23rd:Gaymers Stage 6.30PM
Thursday 23rd: Westholts Bar 10PM
Thursday 23rd: Greenpeace Stage 00.00AM

Friday 24th: Left Field for Billy Bragg 6PM
Friday 24th: Strummerville 01.00AM

Saturday 25th: Left Field for Billy Bragg – KATE TEMPEST SOLO 3PM


facebook event page


Come say hello!


Album Out and Album Launch


Our Debut Album Balance is out now! Massive thankyou to everyone who has worked on this record, to Rob Da Bank and all at Sunday Best for making it happen, to all the people who’ve watched our shows over the past three years and stayed with us.


To celebrate the release we will be having our launch party at CAMP Basement on Thursday 2nd June, with DJ Snuff, Jam Baxter and The Last Skeptik. You can buy tickets here or visit the facebook event page.



The CD version, complete with all the lyrics on a beautiful fold-out poster, can be bought online from Rough Trade, Amazon, HMV, Juno or Play.


It is also available to download from iTunes, Amazon, Juno, Play and many more…


We are very proud of the album, we worked with some amazing people on it! Thankyou to Mr. Dan, Rory Atwell, Bob Earland, John Dent, Kwake and Polarbear for helping us to make it what it is! And thankyou to everyone who has supported us so far. We hope to see you at the London show.


Sound of rum poster high res jpeg