Dear Scotland

At SXSW last year, We Were Promised Jetpacks had the unenviable task of opening the Scottish Showcase night that featured Camera Obscura, Glasvegas, Primal Scream and more, yet they nearly stole the show. This year, as they finish a headline tour of the US, they’ll be one of the must-see bands of the entire festival.

Vic Galloway on We Were Promised Jetpacks:

With their acclaimed ‘These Four Walls’ debut album winning plaudits left, right and centre across the world, and especially in the USA, Jetpacks are starting to become real contenders for the next underground Scottish band to break through.
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If you’ve not come across them yet, they write huge, anthemic songs without sounding cliched or desperate. Their yearning, lung-bursting vocals and raw, jagged guitar lines demand your attention with an urgency, honesty and intimacy that brings you in for repeated listens.
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I’ve seen them live many times, and they always blow me away.

Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway, February 8, 2010

See also Dear Scotland interview with We Were Promised Jetpacks

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Official Blurb

If the nascent WWPJ aural template embraced light-footed compositions – few effects pedals, traditional song structures, clear-cut guitars - succeeding years have seen WWPJ soar aural heights and mine emotional depths in every sense: the band you will encounter now are a cacophonous tour de force: louder, wilder, avidly literate; fiercely melodic, yet eagerly restrained. Lyrics and vocal melodies come courtesy of Adam Thompson, everything else arises from the full group; Adam Thompson (Guitar/Vocals), Michael Palmer (Guitar), Sean Smith (Bass) and Darren Lackie (Drums).

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You could loosely pin some reference points onto WWPJ; the vocals reminiscent of Morrisy or Paul Banks (Interpol), clever guitar interplay similar to something you’d hear on a Billy Mahonie track, dynamically you could compare them to Mogwai, and generally Futureheads/Hot Club De Paris/Postcard/Fire Engine are all good markers.

www.sxsw.com

Band website: www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks

We Were Promised Jetpacks - Quiet Little Voices (Live on KEXP)

Photo Credit: Alex Crick

Confirmed SXSW gigs are listed below and will be updated if and when more shows are added.

Tour Dates

Artist	Date	City	Country
We Were Promised Jetpacks	11 Feb 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in New York, NY	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	12 Feb 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Philadelphia, PA	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	13 Feb 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Washington, DC	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	14 Feb 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Cambridge, MA	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	15 Feb 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Brooklyn, NY	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	17 Feb 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Charlotte, NC	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	18 Feb 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Atlanta, GA	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	19 Feb 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Nashville, TN	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	20 Feb 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Hot Springs, AR	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	21 Feb 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Denton, TX	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	23 Feb 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Phoenix, AZ	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	24 Feb 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in San Diego, CA	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	26 Feb 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Los Angeles, CA	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	27 Feb 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in San Francisco, CA	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	01 Mar 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Vancouver, BC	Canada
We Were Promised Jetpacks	02 Mar 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Seattle, WA	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	03 Mar 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Portland, OR	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	05 Mar 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Salt Lake City, UT	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	06 Mar 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Denver, CO	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	07 Mar 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Lawrence, KS	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	08 Mar 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Omaha, NE	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	09 Mar 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Minneapolis, MN	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	11 Mar 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Chicago, IL	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	12 Mar 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Cleveland, OH	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	13 Mar 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Columbus, OH	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	14 Mar 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Indianapolis, IN	United States
We Were Promised Jetpacks	17 Mar 10 - 20 Mar 10	IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Austin, TX	United States
	SXSW - See separate listing Related post.