Barbara (album)
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Promotion and release
During January 2010, the band played in support of the new album on their "Big Fuckin’ Deal Tour", performing three small shows in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
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, Philadelphia and New Jersey
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, with temporary drummer Danny Lee Allen (of Youth Group
Youth Group
Youth Group are a rock band based in Newtown, Sydney, Australia signed to Ivy League Records.- Biography :Youth Group formed in Sydney in the late 1990s. They have released four albums in Australia, with the three most recent albums also gaining releases worldwide...
). The dates were the band's first live performances since appearing at the All Points West Music & Arts Festival
All Points West Music & Arts Festival
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on August 2, 2009. In an interview prior to the Washington date, bassist Chris Cain
Chris Cain
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stated "I think May is looking like a fairly solid release time, although we don’t have a actual week yet", as well as describing it poppy
Pop music
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and hook
Hook (music)
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-laden. Cain also confirmed that the band had parted with their record label in November 2009, with the record being released by various labels including PIAS Recordings
PIAS Recordings
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in the United Kingdom
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. During the performance, the band played new tracks "Jack and Ginger", "I Don't Bite", "Nice Guys" and "Rules Don't Stop".
On February 8, 2010, NME
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, Gigwise.com
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and The Fly announced the release of the album in June 2010. "Rules Don't Stop" was announced as the lead single, scheduled for release on April 5, 2010. As well as this, the band performed a sold-out show at London
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's Hoxton Bar & Grill
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on February 23, 2010, as part of the NME Awards Shows
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and to promote the album. Tickets were confirmed to sell out in less than four minutes. The album's first music video
Music video
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is scheduled for shooting during late February. Two live videos (Pittsburgh and Rules Don't Stop) from the Hoxton show were also released as a freebie via the website.
Second single "Nice Guys" was premiered on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show on April 29, whilst the music video was revealed on The Sun's
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website on April 30, 2010. The third single from Barbara was announced on October 11, 2010 to be "I Don't Bite", with pictures posted on Twitter
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in early August of the band filming the track's music video.