Idiots crash land in Blighty

Washington duo Idiot Pilot hit the UK at the end of this month to support the domestic release of their pretty-good-actually debut album, Strange We Should Meet Here (released February 13th through Reprise).

The pair - Daniel Anderson (instruments) and Michael Harris (vocals) - have earned themselves favourable comparisons to the likes of Deftones and Radiohead, but to these ears come over as the halfway point between Glassjaw and Head Automatica, with a wee dash of Eighties glum-rock for measure. Oh, and the odd My Bloody Valentine wall of sound. Nice.

A single 'A Day In The Life Of A Poolshark', is released on February 6th, backed by a remix by none other than Chino Moreno. Makes sense, since Idiot Pilot contributed a remix to Deftones' recent B-Sides compilation.

January
28th London Mean Fiddler (Frog club night)
30th Birmingham Academy 3
31st Glasgow King Tuts

February
1st Newcastle University
2nd Liverpool Korova
3rd Sheffield Corporation
4th Leeds Cockpit
5th Manchester Night And Day
6th Oxford Zodiac
7th Bristol Louisiana
8th Brighton Freebutt
9th London Garage