Quietus favourites Esben & The Witch have announced details of a debut single and UK tour for 2010.
The Brighton-based three-piece will release ‘Lucia, At The Precipice’ with the B-side ‘They Use Smiles To Bury You’ as a 7" on February 8th next year. They previously told The Quietus that the song is about James Joyce’s daughter, who was treated by Sigmund Freud.
Their previous EP 33 can also be downloaded <a href=http://esbenandthewitch.co.uk/" target="out">here, and you can read our Escape Velocity interview here.
Esben will also be playing a number of live shows, including a date organised by The Quietus at Madame JoJos on January 5 next year.
The dates are as follows:
December 16 – Cargo, London
January 10 – Madame JoJos, London
February 5 – Hobby Horse, London
February 7 – The Prince Albert, Brighton
February 10 – The Harley, Sheffield
February 11 – The Deaf Institute, Manchester
February 12 – Library, Lancaster
February 13 – The Jericho, Oxford