FFS favourites The Leisure Society have announced the release of their fourth studio album. The Fine Art of Hanging On is the follow up to 2013’s Alone Aboard the Ark.
It will be released on 13th April 2015 on Full Time Hobby, the Leisure Society’s label since 2009’s The Sleeper.
Songwriter Nick Hemming said: “The Fine Art of Hanging On is a recurrent, linking theme, although this wasn’t an intentional concept album. It’s about clinging to something – be that a relationship, a career, or life itself.
“All the way through writing the album a friend of mine was battling cancer. I reached out by sending him the rough demos of this album. By giving him this access to the work in progress and by him giving feedback, we formed a close bond. Sadly he lost his battle, but his input and presence is there in the album.”
Listen to ‘Tall Black Cabins’:
Tracklisting:
1. The Fine Art Of Hanging On
2. Nothing Like This
3. Tall Black Cabins
4. The Undefeated Ego
5. Outside In
6. I’m A Setting Sun
7. You Are What You Take
8. You’ll Never Know When It Breaks
9. All Is Now
10. Wide Eyes At Villains
11. As The Shadows Form
Live dates:
Mon 13 April Bristol, Colston Hall Lantern – tickets
Tue 14 Oxford O2 Academy 2 – tickets
Wed 15 London, Islington Assembly Hall – tickets
Thu 16 Cambridge, Junction 2 – tickets
Fri 17 Birmingham, Rainbow – tickets
Sat 18 Nottingham, Rescue Rooms – http://www.alt-tickets.co.uk/the-leisure-society-tickets”>tickets
Mon 20 Manchester, Deaf Institute – tickets
Thu 23 Newcastle, The Cluny – tickets
Fri 24 Leeds, Brudenell Social Club – tickets
Sat 25 Norwich, Arts Centre – tickets
Mon 27 Brighton, Komedia – tickets