It’s Day 2 of Swn and Laura Snapes has a hangover. Step forth TLOBF Podcast presenter Jen Long to fill in the missing gaps – until Laura’s seventh sachet of Resolve kicks in, that is. Today’s diary co-stars Jon Hillcock, Huw Stephens and a gaggle of hotttt new talent.
The Victorian English Gentlemens Club

The Victorian English Gentlemens Club: “Bored In Belgium”
Following on from last year’s TLOBF Recommended album Love On An Oil Rig, The Victorian English Gentlemens Club return with new single “Bored In Belgium”.

The Victorian English Gentlemens Club – Love On An Oil Rig
Cardiff’s unorthodoxically unpunctuated art schoolers’ second album takes its lead from 70s post-punk – the darker, less dancefloor friendly end, at least.

The Victorian English Gentlemens Club confirm UK tour
The Victorian English Gentlemens Club have confirmed a string of UK tour dates this Summer, in addition to their single launch shows in London and Cardiff.

The Victorian English Gentlemens Club announce new material
September will see the release of The Victorian English Gentlemens Club’s sophomore album, Love On An Oil Rig, which is preceeded on July 6th with new single, ‘Parrot’.
HEADLINES
- Best Coast announce UK headline tour, new album due in Spring
- Timber Timbre announced as support for Laura Marling tour
- Clarence Clemons’ nephew Jake Clemons joins the E Street Band
- Barack Obama drops campaign mixtape
- Cate Le Bon announces UK tour
- Kanye West and Jay-Z rumoured to be appearing in Shoreditch today
- The Flaming Lips, Friends and Tom Vek amongst those confirmed for The Parklife Weekender 2012
- Hot Chip, Mount Kimbie, Metronomy and more to play Sónar 2012
- Josh T. Pearson, Beth Jeans Houghton and Gilles Peterson added to The Apple Cart line-up
- Sigur Rós, The xx, The Horrors and more added to Bestival line-up
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