Brakes have a new single out on 26 Feb - 'Cease & Desist' - on 7" and download only. The vinyl copies will come with a free playing card - whoever gets the ace of spades will win a very special prize. Very special indeed, in fact. Actually, I've not idea what it is, but if Rough Trade say it's "very special" then that's good enough for me. Here's some Brakes tour dates by the way, including a number of Scottish dates. I expect to see you at the Inverness gig Dylan, OK?
13 Jan: London - Mean Fiddler
27 Jan: London _ Barfly in the afternoon / Turnmills in the evening
20 Feb: London _ NME Brats show supporting the Long Blondes
22 Feb: Dundee - Westport
23 Feb: Aberdeen - Drummond
24 Feb: Forres _ The Loft
25 Feb: Inverness _ The Raigmore
26 Feb: Edinburgh _ Cabaret Volitaire
27 Feb: Competition winners gig East Ayrshire
28 Feb: Manchester - Academy 3
1 Mar: Nottingham _ Rescue Rooms
2 Mar: Sheffield _ The Foundry
3 Mar: Leicester _ The Charlotte
4 Mar: Norwich _ Arts Centre
Press info from Rough Trade IH.