The Enemy Heading To America

The Enemy are heading back to America for several gigs, they will be joining good mates, Reverend And The Makers. Two dates have been announced for New York City and West Hollywood in California. Tom, Liam and Andy will fly straight over after they finish their latest UK tour, which ends in Liverpool on Friday 9th March 2013 - but will have no time for jet lag as they will be performing on Monday 11th March the Knitting Factory, Brooklyn in New York.

The Coventry lads were in America last January recording their third album 'Streets In The  Sky' with Joby J Ford but last performed live gigs in several locations back in 2008. This time The Enemy are performing with Reverend And The Makers at two locations:

Monday 11th March 2013 - Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, New York

Wednesday 20th March 2013 - Roxy Theatre, West Hollywood, Califoria


Pictures from The Enemy 2008 American Tour can be seen: HERE

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The Enemy Tour Dates Mentioned On NME.COM

The Enemy Coventry gig announcement has been reported by NME.COM , they wrote:

The Enemy have announced two homecoming shows for next month.

 The Coventry trio, who will release their third album 'Streets In The Sky' later this year, will play the city's Cathedral Ruins on May 21 and 22.

 'Streets In The Sky' has been produced by The Bronx's Joby Ford and is also likely to include tracks titled 'Bigger Cages, Longer Chains', 'Saturday', '1234 Ready To Go' and 'This Is Real'.

 The Enemy will follow the Coventry dates with a UK, playing three further shows. These begin at Manchester Academy on May 23, the band will then play London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on May 24, before finally finishing at Glasgow Barrowlands on May 25.

 The band also confirmed to appear at this summer's Live At Leeds festival and at both legs of August's V Festival.

 To check the availability of The Enemy tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

*source: NME.COM

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The Enemy Finish Recording Third Album

Life in The Enemy camp is anything but dull as the Coventry band stream full ahead towards the release of their third album 'Streets In The Sky'. The lads were back in London last week to put the finishing touches to the album, planned for release in May 2012. To celebrate the finished work, producer Joby J Ford (pictured left) cracked open a bottle of bubbly with Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts.

Tickets for the first set of gig dates (see box top right) have been flying out and fans have been full of praise for the free track 'Gimme The Sign'. The Enemy will be filming a brand new video  'Saturday' on  Wednesday 7th March 2012 which the band said, "Should be fun, great tune!" No release date for the single has been announced yet but more details will be released in the coming days.

Andy Hopkins posts a picture from the video shoot for 'Saturday'

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Gimme The Sign To Showcase On Radio 1 Zane Lowe Show

Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe will be the first radio station to play  The Enemy's new single 'Gimme The Sign'. The track will feature during Zane's Tuesday evening programme (Tues 21st February 2012 from 7-9pm) around 7.20pm.

Tom Clarke said, "Seriously, it's an honour to be on @zanelowe again. He was the first  Radio 1 DJ to play The Enemy, a long term pioneer of great guitar music."  Tom told Zane, "We are all BUZZING for 2012 in The Enemy Camp! Excitement is off the scale!"

Fans were quick to respond to the news on Twitter prompting Tom to respond to all the messages with these words, "We've worked our bollocks off, and when I see you lot on twitter mobilising for the cause it makes me proud as fuck. Thankyou!"  More good news for fans of The Enemy is expected tomorrow (Tues 21/02/12) when the band reveal details of their UK tour ahead of the third album release. Tom, Liam and Andy were back in the studio this week putting the final touches to the album with Joby J Ford.


VIDEO: The Enemy - Gimme The Sign

Hundreds of fans were treated to the first public performance of several new tunes at a special homecoming gig in Coventry last Thursday (16/02/12) at S7ven nightclub, the setlist included Gimme The Sign - which will be featured on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show. The video for Gimme The Sign is currently being prepared for release alongside the single, but amateur footage recorded at the gig has already appeared on YouTube (watch the video above to get an idea of what the track sounds like). The Enemy are also expected to announce festival dates over the coming weeks.

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The Enemy Reveal Album Tracks

The Enemy are currently in LA recording tracks for the anticipated third album and Tom Clarke took time out from the studio to talk about the new tracks. Tom said, "We've hardly seen outside the studio in all the time we've been here, we've worked faster and harder than we ever have before." The band are working with The Bronx's Joby J Ford, who is helping to create the sound for the new album.

Fans will be delighted to know the Coventry trio are returning to their roots with new songs such as 'Saturday' and 'Turn It On Two' - guitar led up tempo songs written at the start of their career. Tom described them as, "simple hooky melodies over rock guitar and power drums. They remind us of tracks like 'Had Enough' and 'Be Somebody'."

New song 'This Is Real' has been available to fans from The Enemy's Facebook page, but the song has been transformed with more drum playing from Liam Watts, a violin and a Grammy Award winning Hispanic vocal trio - Tom thinks the song has a 'You're Not Alone' feel to it!

Some tracks have not been finalised yet, 'Make A Man' is still being worked on but promises to have great drums and that very British sound. The lads continue to produce songs about everyday life and '1234' will be a punk sounding track about youth culture in the UK.

If you enjoyed album tracks like 'Pressure' then you should enjoy 'Bigger Cages Longer Chains', a track that promises lots of guitar action. Another song that could be making it to the third album is 'Gimmie The Sign',  Tom described it as "a step forward in the right direction, keeping the classic Enemy sentiments but with a more anthemic vibe."

The Enemy can not wait to return with the new album and a UK tour - Tom, Andy and Liam are enjoying the learning experience of working in an LA studio with the crew. The band want to get this album just right, so that fans can be proud. Tom said, "we're still young and on the cusp of discovering what you can really do with music, we're all stupidly excited about this record, we've made huge strides without forgetting where we come from and belong."

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The Enemy Heading To America

Liam Watts gets his passport ready!

The Enemy will be jetting off to Los Angeles in the USA early in the New Year for some serious recording with new album producer Joby Ford (The Bronx). The band are in positive mood leading into Christmas, saying that recording of the first new tunes had gone well. The Enemy are returning to their roots musically, while taking on board the experience of Joby Ford. The lads were at Kore Studios in West London earlier this month putting some new tracks on test. The studios can boast the likes of Kasabian, Manic Street Preachers and Noah And The Whale as clients - with a £350 half day fee, it makes true the saying 'time is money'!

John Dawkins - the man who discovered the Coventry trio, has listened to the new tracks and has tweeted very encouragingng comments about the sound of the new album. John has been working hard behind the scenes making sure the return of The Enemy is just what the fans ordered. (He is also involved with the more mundane tasks, like ferrying Liam Watts around Peterborough for his new passport .... as seen in the picture above!)

Speaking on their Facebook page, The Enemy confirmed the third album is expected to be out around May/June 2012.

*PIC: Liam Watts by John Dawkins

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