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The ESP have confirmed their new double a-sided single, 'Empty At The End/This Given Line', will be released through db records on May 13th - coinciding with their UK tour and just three days before their Astoria show for NME. The b-sides are confirmed as 'The Loop' and 'Aerial Roots'; a live favourite which ESP intended to be the first track on the album, but 'Start Again' was favoured by their record company. 'Empty At the End' was first released as a double a-side with 'Sumatran' back in July 2001, and is the follow up to the top 25 hit 'Silent To The Dark II'. It will most likely be released on 2 CD's and 7" vinyl.
The ESP have been recognised by another major music mag - and will be playing a special show for Q magazine. The 'New to Q' show that the band are in will also include The Cooper Temple Clause, Minuteman and British Sea Power, and will take place on 1st May at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London. Other acts in 'New to Q' shows include Ed Harcourt, Mull Historical Society, Simian, Goldfrapp, The Cooper Temple Clause and The White stripes.
The ESP are more popular than they thought! They have had to move their show at the London Mean Fiddler on 16th May to the nearby bigger venue, the Astoria, due to the show being sold out. The gig is part of the NME's 50th birthday celebrations, and you can win tickets by calling the following number: 0906 700 1010 - but be quick as the lines close at noon this Friday!
It has been confirmed that the ESP will be performing their new single Silent To The Dark II on Top Of The Pops this Friday (15th March) at 7:30pm on BBC2. Also appearing will be Hundred Reasons with their single 'If I Could' and Oasis' new video 'The Hindu Times' will have it's first showing, so it really is not to be missed!
Silent To The Dark II has hit the charts with the ESP's highest position yet, number 23, charting higher than big names like Gomez (shot shot), The Dandy Warhols (get off) and Cornershop (lessons learned...). Big-haired emo-rockers Hundred Reasons managed to make it to number 19 with their single 'if I could' - and I think its pretty obvious who is at number 1 ! The boys will be appearing on Top Of The Pops this Friday, so make sure you don't miss it! Silent To The Dark II has also made it onto the A-list of the new digital radio channel BBC Music 6, which you can find on the internet and digital TV. If you haven't caught the fantastic video yet, MTV2 have been playing it on MTV2 Recommends and Top 15 Most Wanted. Nice work lads!
If you've missed the fantastic ESP on their tour last month, then you have the chance to catch them again in May: Wed 8th May BIRMINGAM -
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The ESP's first single since 'There's a Silence' last October has finally arrived. 'Silent To The Dark II' is a remix of the album version, which was released in April 2001. It is available on 7" vinyl, CD1 and CD2 with brand new b-sides, and thanks to Radio 1 air-play, is expected to hit the top 40. So what are you waiting for? Go out and buy it!!
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