TOUTS – Announce Their Highly-Anticipated Second EP ‘LIT’

TOUTS - Announce Their Highly-Anticipated Second EP ‘LIT’

TOUTS will release their highly-anticipated second EP ‘LIT’ on November 10th via Hometown Records. The four-track EP will include the lead single ‘Bomb Scare’, out now.

Of the single, lead singer Matthew Crossan says: “The song was written around the time when the news was covering the injustice in America when Keith Scott was ‘shot down in Charlotte’ for no apparent reason. The song is also about the ongoing refugee crisis, it’s morally important for people to help people, and you never know when you yourself may need help.”

Punky, powerful and gritty with political punchiness, ‘Bomb Scare’ is an anthem for the youth of today and a comment on the world we currently live in. Newcomers ‘TOUTS’ have something worth saying…

Listen to ‘Bomb Scare’ here

‘LIT’ EP Track list:

1. Bombscare

2. No Name

3. Mickey

4. Marty

Their debut EP, ‘Sickening and Deplorable’, received an incredible stream of support from industry tastemakers including over 20 Plays on Radio 1, an appearance in Radio 1’s specialist chart and plays by Zane Lowe on Beats 1. The band were also invited in for a Huw Stephens session before he’d played them on his show as he was so impressed with the debut single, which led to them being asked to headline the BBC Introducing Stage and Reading and Leeds Festival this year.

Despite only releasing their debut EP earlier this year, the band are already selling out venues across London & their hometown of Derry. They have landed some impressive gigs, including support for Kasabian, Liam Gallagher and a slot performing live on Radio 1 at the Huw Stephens Maida Vale Session. The band were also picked to play sets at Reading and Leeds festival this summer with Metro calling the band “a refreshing change from the indie that dominates the scene.”


TOUTS will be embarking on a 15-date UK tour, starting September 27th in Bath. For full UK tour dates, see below:

27th September – Bath – Moles *

28th September – Brighton – The Joker

29th September – Reading – The Purple Turtle

1st October – Southampton – The Joiners *

2nd October – Oxford – The Cellar

4th October – Cardiff – Transport Club

5th October – Liverpool – Studio2

6th October – Leeds – The Chapel

7th October – Manchester – Neighbourhood Festival

9th October – Leicester – The Cookie

10th October – Birmingham – The Sunflower Lounge

11th October – Stoke – The Sugarmill

12th October – Newcastle – Surf Café

17th October – London Thousand Islands

*TOUTS only

Xsnoize Author
Mark Millar is the founder of XS Noize and looks after the daily running of the website as well as hosting interviews for the weekly XS Noize Podcast. Mark's favourite album is Achtung Baby by U2.

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*