PRESS: The Enemy Name New Album 'For The People'

*Source: NME.COM

The Enemy have announced the title of their second album.

The record will be called 'Music For The People', and will feature tracks including 'Elephant Song', 'Don't Break The Red Tape' and 'Sing When You're In Love/Sing When You're Out Of Love', the band revealed on their blog.

The Enemy have yet to confirm a release date, but explained: "We feel like we have made a big step forward with this album and I can speak for all of us when I say how delighted we are with it all - really hope that you lot feel the same.

"We decided to go right back to basics with the recording and do it all on tape rather than computers which is how the vast majority of modern records are made, and as a result it sounds huge, like a proper old school rock record. But don't worry - the bangers are very much still there, and hardcore Enemy fans will not be disappointed, I can assure you."

*Source: NME.COM

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NEWS: The Enemy Support Acts Announced For 2009 Tour

Things are already hotting up in The Enemy camp as the support acts for the 2009 UK Tour were revealed. Following the lads around the UK in March and April will be up and coming SKA influenced band Kid British and Mancunian sounding Twisted Wheel.

Kid British (*pic: Jonny Draper)

First up are Kid British, with a sound that will please every SKA fan, in fact this band takes the 'good and the great', mixes it together and comes out with a superb fresh sound. Adio, Sean, James and Simeon are a breath of fresh air and are set to go places in 2009 while putting the FUN back into music. They describe their music as 'A tasty shank of old school ska and dancehall, a generous twist of indie (be rude not to rudeboy!) a light splash of reggae, and garnished with a juicy slice of electro pop' on their MySpace page. Kid British will have you hooked, as a bonus - the lads are giving away a free MP3. Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/kidbritishmusic

Twisted Wheel (Pic: www.myspace.com/pauladshead)

Next up are Twisted Wheel, who put the swagger back into indie, the attitude back into rock and the voice back into Manchester (and Oldham!). These lads are no strangers to performing live and recently joined Oasis at Wembley on their tour. Frontman Jonny Brown said the debut album is "raw, got lots of energy and killer songs". Joining Jonny is old schoolmate Rick Lee on bass and Adam Clarke on drums. Forming last February, NME magazine described Twisted Wheel as an ace band and things have been proving ace for the northern trio. They will be the perfect support act for The Enemy during the March/April tour. Check them out at http://www.myspace.com/thetwistedwheel - and if you're really good you can have a free download!

The Enemy 2009 tour just got even better!

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NEWS: Enemy Forum Launched On OFFICIAL Website

The Enemy have re-launched their OFFICIAL website with a brand new make-over - so it's looking very funky and red.Now fans have a central place to go for all the latest news, pictures and best of all, a brand new FORUM to discuss everything to do with The Enemy. Join the OFFICIAL website and get sharing with other fans of The Enemy.

In the coming days Tom, Andy and Liam will be joining fans for a live web chat - but only registered fans will be able to take part so join today and keep updated with all The Enemy news about the album and gigs.

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Why We Need The Enemy In 2009

Coventry's The Enemy back in 2009

While all may seem quiet on The Enemy front, Tom Clarke, Andy Hopkins and Liam Watts have all been busy in a Welsh recording studio working on the second album. After a hectic two years the Coventry trio should have been on a well earned holiday yet the reality couldn't be further from the truth.

Bands come and go so quickly and the music industry is facing difficult times, with that in mind some might question whether The Enemy will still matter in 2009.............

Britain is in the grip of a recession, the likes of which we haven't seen since the Thatcher years. Unemployment, repossessions, crime and bankruptcy have become the negative buzz words in the media. Flash back to the end of the 70's, when Britain was in a similar situation but there was hope in the form of a Coventry band called The Specials. The Two Tone SKA band spoke out lyrically against racism, Thatcher's policies and the grim future facing young people.

The Specials in the late 70's

This is why The Enemy matter in 2009 - we are facing the same problems as a generation ago and we need a band who will speak out lyrically - giving a voice to the young and hope for a generation through the dark days ahead.

The second album is due out in the Spring and we can expect more gritty reality, more hard hitting tunes about life in suburbia and more foot stomping anthems that will capture the spirit of 2009 in Britain. It is fitting that fellow Coventry band The Specials are back for the reunion tour - two generations of iconic stature giving the down-trodden a voice in the crisis.

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PRESS: The Enemy Miss Astoria Final Night

The London Astoria hosted its final ever night yesterday (January 14), with a host of bands played the venue's iconic stage one last time.

Not everything on the night went smoothly though. The Enemy had been due to play, only to be denied entry by the venue's door staff. After arguing with the bouncers, bassist Liam Watts was finally allowed into the venue, although by that time his band mates had given up and left.

Source: nme.com

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PRESS: Enemy Thanked For Helping Ill Girl

THE dad of a girl suffering from a terminal illness has praised Coventry rock group The Enemy for raising the roof – and thousands of pounds – for his own little superstar.

David Emery spoke after hundreds of fans watched their heroes play a special hometown gig for his seven-year-old daughter Alexandra, who’s bravely fighting a rare degenerative brain condition.

Around 1,000 people paid £15 a ticket to watch the city superstars belt out their hits at The Kasbah, in Primrose Hill Street, on December 23, for a fund to make Alex’s life a little easier and support other families with poorly kids.

The gig came about because David has known The Enemy drummer Liam’s dad Martin for years – long before the band shot to stardom. In fact, it was in the studio David used to own, The Sound Bunker, in Leamington, that The Enemy used to rehearse.

David, aged 36, of Sir Henry Parkes Road, Canley, said: “They were brilliant, absolutely superb. They got five stars. You could just feel the energy of the place. I was chuffed to bits.”

*From: Coventry Telegraph

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Press: New Enemy Album Has Balls

From Daily Star:

THE Enemy are ready to rock 2009 with an album they claim is the dog’s proverbials.

The plucky trio have been given a huge shot of confidence after being hand-picked by Noel Gallagher, 41, to support Oasis on their Wembley Stadium gigs in the summer.

And the Coventry rockers say the follow-up to No 1 disc We’ll Live And Die In These Towns will bear the hallmarks of the Gallagher brothers’ big, brash sound.

Excited frontman Tom Clarke, 20, told me: “We are absolutely buzzing.

“We know we are making something good so there’s no need for second album nerves.

“Everyone from Oasis to The Verve, and some much heavier stuff, has inspired us.

“Just imagine the first record has grown a set of bollocks and has got some stubble.

“It’s more worldly and the tunes have more depth. We wanted it to sound huge.

“Our drummer is a tiny person who makes a massive sound and we wanted to capture that.

“It’s hard to do that on CD so we’re recording onto good, old-fashioned tape ’cos it sounds bigger and better.”

Tom – along with drummer Liam Watts, 21, and bassist Andy Hopkins, 20 – will release the as-yet-untitled disc in time for the Oasis support shows in July.

Despite being so young, the lads are not quaking in their adidas at the thought of playing with the Britpop legends.

Tom explained: “Noel Gallagher is my hero of the year for asking us to support him.

“Everyone expects us to be nervous but the bigger the event, the bigger the thrill.

“Nerves don’t come into it. You get a massive shot of adrenaline – that’s the pay-off.

“We’re going to go on, play our gig, get our rush of adrenaline and then go watch Oasis and Kasabian – what a sh*t job!”

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