Man/Woman/Chainsaw – Only Girl
Today, the London-based group Man/Woman/Chainsaw — Billy Ward (vocals, guitars), Emmie-Mae Avery (vocals, keys/synths), Vera Leppänen (vocals, bass), Clio Harwood (violin), Billy Doyle (Guitars), and Lola Cherry (drums) — announce their signing to Fiction Records, home to The Cure, St. Vincent, The Horrors and Billie Marten amongst others. In conjunction, they share the new single/visualizer, “Only Girl.”
“Only Girl” is a brightly brilliant new single, and a highlight of recent live performances. Perhaps their most immediate output yet, the track was recorded at RAK Studios with Geordie Greep producer Seth Evans & Margo Broom, who also worked with the band on their BBC 6 Music playlisted single “Adam & Steve”.
Vera, who is lead vocalist on the track says, “’Only Girl’ is our playful love song. Built around a ripping violin top-line and birthed from a grungy guitar jam, it gradually became something more boisterous and altogether more joyful – a total declaration of love. We had a lot of fun making it.”
Today’s and signing news follow a sold out London Scala and UK tour in October, their second sold out tour of the year, live sessions for both KEXP and Steve Lamacq at BBC 6 Music and a triumphant first trip to Austin for SXSW in the Spring, where Man/Woman/Chainsaw found themselves standing at the very forefront of a new wave of British bands “most likely to”.
The group have announced a free entry London show at Omeara in December, with tickets available now. Three further headline dates in February: Hebden Bridge, Edinburgh and Liverpool will all go on sale this Friday, November 21st at 10am.
Tue. Dec. 12 – London, UK @ Omeara
Wed. Jan. 14 – Groningen, NL @ ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag)
Fri. Jan. 30 – Southampton, UK @ So Young Weekender, Suburbia
Sat. Jan. 31 – Bedford, UK @ Ceremony 5.5, Esquires
Wed. Feb. 18 – Hebden Bridge, UK @ The Trades Club
Thu. Feb. 19 – Edinburgh, UK @ Cabaret Voltaire
Fri. Feb. 20 – Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy 2
Sat. Feb. 21 – Dublin, IE @ Borderline Festival, Workman’s Club
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