Hello faithful listeners/ viewers/ readers!

It's been a while since we last filled you in on everything that's happening in our hectic little world. When we last chatted, we were thick in the middle of all the promo surrounding our album launch and building up to a little tour with our good friends the Panama Kings http://www.myspace.com/panamakings . We have lots to tell you about... We did interviews with George Jones (U105FM), Olga Kinsmann (Cool FM) and Cathal Funge (Phantom FM) to name a few.

Gigwise, we played Glasgowbury Festival (25th July) and graced the same stage as The Super Furry Animals and Ocean Colour Scene when we played the Mitchelstown Festival in Cork on 1st August. You can see some of the photos in our album on our facebook page.

Well we survived all that (just about) - everything went swimmingly! There was singing, dancing, midnight football, belly aches and good times, drinking and semi naked 2am wrestling... side effects included severe memory loss and possible self induced early onset of dimensia.

Since then we've been all systems go with our album 'I've been here for ages'. The album is available to purchase from the Pocket Promise iTunes store http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/M... and all major download sites now and physical copies are available from our website http://www.pocketpromise.com

Hopefully at this stage you've heard a little bit about it or heard some of the songs on the radio. If not, you can listen to some tracks on the player on our facebook band profile http://www.facebook.com/pocketpromis... or on on our myspace page http://www.myspace.com/pocketpromise

In other news - We're doing an in-store gig at the legendary Tower Records, Wicklow Street, Dublin, where we'll have copies of the new album available – Thursday 17th September at 5pm. On the same day will be filming a new song for our good friends at Balcony TV who have been kind enough to have us back. Also look out for our appearance on TG4's POP 4 show which we’ll be posting up soon. The session was aired last week.

We’ve also just been informed that we’ll be playing this year’s Hard Working Class Heroes (Dublin) Visit Breaking Tunes page for more info http://www.breakingtunes.com/profile/903 And guess what... We've only gone and joined Twitter. The ultimate in online disturbance. We’ll now be able to tell you when and where we use the toilet and how much we shouldn’t have had that extra whiskey. Follow us here: www.twitter.com/pocketpromise

We’ve also posted up our current video for ‘talkovertalking’ The video was recorded by the ever talented and truly brilliant Will McConnell of Bandwidth Films. It was recorded in sunny Tyrone and the video will hopefully envoke feelings of what summer should really be about… sun!

http://www.bandwidthfilms.com/Talkov...

GIG NEWS:

We’re going to be bringing in the new academic year with a headline slot at RADAR in Queens University Students’ Union on Thursday 24th alongside Furlo and Naktomi Towers. This will be amazing! It’s free in and the drinks are as cheap as a really cheap item (I would’ve said chips, but chips just aren’t that cheap anymore. That’s the recession for you.)

We’re also playing with our excellent friends and a truly wonderful band Seven Summits on their album launch on 29th Sept at the Black Box Café, Belfast alongside the very brilliant John Shelley and the creatures and our old chums The Good Fight. Faffing hell… it’s a busy time of year.

NEXT WEEK we will be proud to announce the arrival of our new website!

Bienvenue! Welcome! 歡迎! Willkommen! Benvenuto! 반갑습니다! Seja bem-vindo(a)! Bienvenido!

Well, we've been quiet enough on the old internet front for the last month; so we thought it time that we brought a bit of news your way! Following the release of our double A-Side single 'talkovertalking | If not, the tide will change' we've been enjoying some solid radio play both north and south of the border including plays on 2FM, Phantom Fm, Cool FM and BBC Radio One. Please feel free to email or text any of the DJs who have the single to keep us in their minds and let them know what you think! Contact details below. The single has also received some favourable reviews which is always nice!

Other than all of that, we are thick into the preparation for our forthcoming release, the highly anticipated debut album - 'I've been here for ages'. Granted the anticipation is mostly on our part, but nonetheless... The album will feature all of our released singles as well as a number of previously unheard titles. We're very excited about the release and can't wait to hear what you all think of it! Release date is 3rd August 2009.

To promote the album we're finallising some dates throughout the North and South for the calendar so look out for a gig near you and please do drop down for a listen! We'll be sharing the bill on some dates with our good friends Panama Kings and we'll also be joining the cream of Northern Irish music in Draperstown for this year's Glasgowbury Festival (25th July) and gracing the same stage as The Super Furry Animals and Ocean Colour Scene when we play the Mitchelstown Festival in Cork on 1st August. All current dates are up on our facebook, myspace and bebo pages -

www.facebook.com/pocket.promise
www.myspace.com/pocketpromise
www.bebo.com/pocketpromise

We're also in the midst of organising a launch party for the album (which will be available on itunes, amazon, napster etc, 3rd August) and we're really hoping to throw a big one. So we'll let you know as soon as we do. We'll be roping in our favourite local bands to help on the night so expect a good lineup!

We'll be in touch very soon to fill you in on everything else, so keep us close.

Big love PP.

Contact DJs who've been playing us:

2FM - The Alternative to Sleep w/ Dan Hegarty
Tuesday to Saturday 00:00-02:00.
Text 51552 or email dan.hegarty@rte.ie

Phantom FM - I-CON show w/ Cathal Funge
Saturdays, from 08:00-11:00 and every Wednesday night from 10pm-12pm
Text 083 311 1052 or email icon@phantom.ie

Cool FM - Olga on The Z
Sunday: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Text 63103 (start your msg COOL Studio) email olga@coolfm.co.uk

Radio One -

Introducing w/ Rory McConnell:
Thursday 00.00-02.00
Text 81199 email rory.mcconnell@bbc.co.uk

Introducing w/ Huw Stephen's
Thursday 00.00-02.00
Text 81199 email huw.stephens@bbc.co.uk

BBC 6Music -

Introducing w/ Tom Robinson
Sunday mornings 00.00-02.00
Monday mornings 01.00-03.00
Text 64046 email introducing.6music@bbc.co.uk

We've got a nice new review of our double A-Side single for you -

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?f...

Not bad eh? Pop over to our myspace profile and have a listen for yourself and let us know what you think! We'll be celebrating the big launch of the single this FRIDAY 12th JUNE in AUNTIE ANNIE'S with the very honourable Blackout DJs and the very talented Clown Parlour! Come down and get a copy of the single along with some free promo posters and badges and the like!

Hopefully see you there!

x

Pocket Promise