Vessels have announced UK tour dates ahead of the release of their debut album, White Fields and Open Devices, which is due out in June this year. The Leeds-based five-piece recorded their album at Pachyderrm Studios in Minneapolis in December last year under the stewardship of John Congleton (Explosions in the Sky/Black Mountain).

The album will be preceded by the release of the digitally-exclusive single, 'One Hundred Times in Every Direction', which will be ... [read full article]

Vessels will release new single, Two Words & A Gesture, on November 5th.

The follow up to Yuki/Forever The Optimist will again be available on limited 7" (500 copies) and download. You can hear Two Words & A Gesture by clocking on the following links:

MySpace
Cuckundoo Records

The Leeds-based experimental rock band have added a fifth member to their ranks, Peter Wright. Pete played much of the band's UK ... [read full article]

Vessels have announced a full UK tour for July, with the icing on the cake being the confirmation of a slot on Huw Stephen's Lake Stage at the Latitude Festival . The dates can be found below, and if July is too far away, the band are playing at Nasty Fest VII at the Faversham in Leeds.

You can still pick up a copy of the band's debut 7", Yuki/Forever The
Optimist and the ... [read full article]

You can hear the BBC Radio 1 Session that Vessels did for Huw Stephen's show (Wed 28th March) on the BBC website. The band recorded 4 songs, including 2 completely new ones. The show is streamable for a week and can be found here .

The band have also announced some tour dates around the UK with more coming soon!

20 Apr 2007
Hi Fi Club , Leeds - Stateless single launch

25 Apr 2007
Brixton Jamm ... [read full article]

Vessels have a warm-up gig Tuesday 13th March at the Metro Club in London in advance of their session for Huw Stephen's show on BBC Radio 1, that is due to be aired on 28th March.

The Leeds band have put up A side of the recent single, Yuki, on their
myspace . You can hear Forever The Optimist, the AA side, on Cuckundoo's
myspace .

13 Mar 2007
Metro Club, London with Love Ends Disaster!, ... [read full article]