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The last release from Glasgow's Aereogramme was an In the Fishtank collaboration with intelli-metal gods Isis. And their new album is titled after a quote from The Exorcist (the book).

So should we expect something nice n' scary from the LP, titled My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go, and due in North America on February 6, 2007 via Sonic Unyon Records (and on Chemikal Underground in the UK)?

Well, no.

From the sound of "Barriers", the album's first single (available for exclusive download below) REMOVED, it seems Aereogramme are headed into dangerous Coldplay/Snow Patrol waters. It's a sprawling legato, lushly orchestrated and romantic, without a hint of menace.

"Barriers" (with B-side "Dissolve") is slated for a UK-only release. A video for "Barriers" is in the works from animator Huge Cuellar.

UPDATE: "Barriers" has been replaced by "Nightmares" at the request of Chemikal Underground. It's a bombastic creeper, pushing forward on a sludgy underbelly and spiky, gothic strings. Now that's what I'm talking about! 

Aereogramme's third full length was produced by the band and Martin Doherty. It was recorded at Glasgow's 4th Street Studios.

A North American tour, Aereogramme's first in four years, is in the works for Spring 2007. But first they'll hit the UK and Europe.

My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go tracklist:

01 A Conscious Life for Coma Boy
02 Barriers
03 Exits
04 A Life Worth Living
05 Finding a Light
06 Living Backwards
07 Trenches
08 Nightmares
09 The Running Men
10 You're Always Welcome

Aereogramme dates:

02-04 Leeds, England - Joseph's Wall
02-05 Manchester, England - Night & Day
02-06 London, England - 93 Feet East
02-07 Southampton, England - Joiner's
02-08 Oxford, England - Zodiac
02-10 Nottingham, England - Social
02-11 Birmingham, England - Bar Academy
02-12 Glasgow, Scotland - Classic Grand
02-14 Brussels, Belgium - VK Club
02-15 Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands - W2-concertzaal
02-16 Groningen, the Netherlands - Vera
02-17 Haarlem, the Netherlands - Patronaat
02-19 Munich, Germany - Backstage Werk
02-20 Nuernberg, Germany - Hirsch
02-21 Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
02-22 Bochum, Germany - Zeche
02-23 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
02-25 Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
02-26 Cologne, Germany - Buergerhaus Stollwerck
02-27 Saarbruecken, Germany - Garage
02-28 Karlsruhe, Germany - Substage