Up, Guards And At 'Em!' is the third full length studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by Leeds based Indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band The Pigeon Detectives

The Pigeon Detectives

The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

. Following the 2009 album Emergency (The Pigeon Detectives album)

Emergency

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. It was released on April 4, 2011.

The band released two tracks off the album 'She Wants Me' and 'Done in Secret' in the build up to the album launch with the second release 'Done In Secret' to be the first single off the Album.

Recording

After the release of their second album in as many years, The Pigeon Detectives

The Pigeon Detectives

The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

 took a break from touring and recording. In the summer of 2010 however they set about recording their third album. Working with producer Justin Gerrish and recorded in New York

New York

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, the album has been described by frontman Matt Bowman as coming from a "mature" slant.

Tour

Along with the release of the Album the band have announced a UK Tour covering 14 Venues. Along with the release of this tour they were also announced on the Main Stage for Reading and Leeds Festivals

Reading and Leeds Festivals

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in August. http://www.thepigeondetectives.com/The_Pigeon_Detectives/Blog/Entries/2011/3/22_LEEDS___READING_FESTIVALS_2011.html

Track listing

All songs by Oliver Main and Matt Bowman.

1. "She Wants Me"
2. "Lost"
3. "What Can I Say"
4. "Need To Know This"
5. "Done In Secret"
6. "What You Gonna Do?"
7. "Turn Out The Lights"
8. "Through The Door"
9. "Go At It Completely"
10. "I Don't Know You"