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WYCA? - The new single's out and it looks mighty fine - you can get the two 'Won't You Come Around' 7"s now from any reputable record shop... Also look out for Polytechnic doing a spot of DJ-ing on Radio 6 this weekend, 6 Mix at 9:00pm on Saturday July 14.
JULy.11.2007
   

Glastonbury News - for the lucky Glastonbury-bound among you, there will be 2 chances to see Polytchnic play, first on Saturday 23rd on the Q Stage (The Queens's Head) at 3pm, and then on the Late N Live Stage last thing on Sunday 24th, at 1am.
JUNE.12.2007
   

New Single July 2nd - 'Won't You Come Around?' is due for a proper release on July 2nd. It's out on 2 special gatefold 7"s and download. B-sides include 'Squalor' and an alternative live version of 'Polling Card'.

Gigs and Festivals - We've just confirmed one off shows in our hometown Chorlton, Manchester on June 1st and at London Cargo on June 11th. And we're all set for festival season, so look out for us in field near you this summer.
MAY.24.2007
   
Transgressive Roadshow Cancelled - Sadly Transgressive have had to postpone their roadshow until later on in the year, so the gigs we were due to play this week in Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool and Bristol have been cancelled. Apologies to anyone who'd bought tickets. Full refunds are available. We're working on rescheduling shows soon.
MAY.05.2007
   
Polytechnic Cover The Shins - our cover version of 'Caring Is Creepy' by The Shins is one of the b-sides on the 7" version of their new single, 'Australia', out April 9th on Transgressive Records.
APRIL.04.2007
   
Free Download - for all those people who've picked up cds at our shows recently and had problems downloading mp3s, you can now get them from here...
MARCH.08.2007  
   

Debut Album Release Date - Our album will be available to download on April 23rd and be released on cd in the UK on April 30th. It's called 'Down Til Dawn', and the tracks are:

01 Bible Stories, 02 Won't You Come Around?, 03 Man Overboard, 04 Rain Check, 05 Cold Hearted Business, 06 Still Spinning, 07 Pep, 08 Quay Street, 09 Hoof, 10 Polling Card, 11 Running Out Of Ideas
MARCH.04.2007  
   
Life On The Road... is great, thanks to everyone who's been coming to the shows. We've been giving away a free tour cd of our 'Man Overboard' single, so look out for that.
FEBRUARY.27.2007
   
Get Your Ammunition - The new single 'Cold Hearted Business' is released on February 26th on cd/7"/download.
JANUARY.31.2007
   
So, Happy New Year! 2007's feeling pretty good so far... we've got a brand new single, 'Cold Hearted Business', out at the end of February, and we'll be touring the UK around that time with our genius friends Cherry Ghost: check out our tour section.
JANUARY.04.2007  
   
Christmas Show - we're throwing a special end of year party with the Beep Seals in Manchester on December 20th. It's at the Bierkeller, and you can get tickets from Piccadilly Records or ticketline.co.uk on 0161 832 1111
DECEMBER.09.2006
   
Banging The Drum - Single of the week in the NME and the Sun! 'Man Overboard' is out Monday, or you can download it from itunes now. A new video for it about a man with a bird's head is on our music page, or youtube.
DECEMBER.02.2006
   
New Waltz Vinyl - Our next single is out soon, featuring two brand new tracks: 'Man Overboard' and 'Fingertips'. It'll be available to buy on December 4th on limited 7" vinyl and download. You can pre-order it here.
OCTOBER.22.2006
   
Tour News - Right, sorry for the lack of updates around here. We've been having a fine time travelling around with the Young Knives all month; thanks to them and their crew.

We've just confirmed lots of new shows for November, including our first tour of Ireland. See our tour section or myspace for details.

We've also got some new shirts with a big sloth on them, see our shop.
OCTOBER.20.2006