Pitchfork

Looks like romantic entanglements-- and all the wrench-ups that go hand-in-hand with 'em-- are once again at the forefront of the beautiful minds who make up Sheffield, England's great, glammy Long Blondes. Yup, so much so that they've dubbed their forthcoming sophomore album Couples.

Kate Jackson and her lot will precede Rough Trade's April 7 UK release of the LP with a single for "Guilt" (perhaps it's about relationships?), due March 24. Couples hits the States April 8, also via Rough Trade. Both "Guilt" and the whole of Couples were produced by electro whiz Erol Alkan, who's worked with the band before.

Having found that special someone to drive them home in the wake of their last disc, the Blondes are ready to hit the road anew on a brief UK tour in March.

Long Blondes:

03-11 London, England - Amersham Arms
03-18 York, England - Fibbers
03-19 Edinburgh, Scotland - Cabaret Voltaire
03-20 Hull, England - The Lamp
03-21 Sunderland, England - Independent
03-22 Wakefield, England - Escobar
03-24 Leeds, England - Faversham
03-25 Exeter, England - The Cavern
03-26 Cardiff, Wales - Clwb Ifor Bach