Preceding the release of their fantastic debut album ‘Hot Water, Lines and Rickety Machines’, POPE JOAN are releasing the double A-side digital single ‘No TV / A Length of String’ via all good digital outlets such as iTunes on Monday August 11th.

The single features alternate mixes of the tracks used on the final issue of the album (due September 8th). It’s a great sneak preview of one of our favourite albums of the year.

Tracklisting: 1. No TV (single version) 2. A Length of String (single version)

We’ll put up a link to the iTunes store page as soon as it goes live.

Don’t forget that you’ll be able to hear the full POPE JOAN album streamed on our OIB Records Wimpy Player between 18th-25th August and 1st-8th September.

Pope Joan are a 4-piece avant-pop band based out of Brighton, England. They create intricate blasts of Fugazi and Pixies inspired spiky post-punk utilizing ambient walls of processed guitar noise, furious drum lines and quirky 8-bit synth keyboards, all of which are underpinned by an incredibly demanding pop sensibility.

With this, their debut mini-album ‘Hot Water, Lines and Rickety Machines’, Pope Joan have created a breathless assemblage of 8 tracks recorded over one hectic weekend. This collection of songs reflects the refinement of their sound and combines unforgettable pop-hooks with the lo-fi immediacy of their raw essence. The result is a firm introduction to a band with wide-reaching ambitions and a bucketful of great ideas.

Effortlessly bridging the gap between searing punk-noise and glistening pop melody, and with an acerbic wit of impressively far-reaching proportions, Pope Joan are a force to be reckoned.

Tour Dates:

July 26th:
The Hope, Brighton

July 30th:
Club NME @ Coalition, Brighton

August 2nd:
The Prince Albert, Brighton W/ My Device