Dodgy Announce Eric's Liverpool date Saturday 18 February

£15 Ticketmaster or  Box Office 0151-236 9994 / www.ericslive.com

Having spent the Spring of 2011 in the studio, writing and recording a new album, the band went to Denton, Texas to work on mixing the songs. "Stand Up In A Cool Place" will be released on Strikeback Records in February 2012, following an extensive Autumn/Winter tour of the UK.

‘What Became Of You’ is the first single to be taken from ‘Stand Upright In A Cool Place’, the first album of new material from the three original members of Dodgy since the platinum selling ‘Free Peace Sweet’.

Rather than following the trend of bands reforming to play their classic albums in full, Dodgy boldly announced that on their recent, extensive UK tour, it was their new album that would be previewed live in its entirety. Luckily it was a gamble that paid off; the tour was successful, audiences enthusiastic and ‘What Became Of You’ just one amongst several highlights from the new material.Nigel Clark (vocals/bass guitar), Mathew Priest (drums/vocals) and Andy Miller (guitar/vocals) decided to regroup as Dodgy after they came together at the funeral of one of their original crew members; it was hard to remember why there had been a hiatus in the first place and very soon afterwards they got together and quickly rediscovered their creative chemistry.

‘What Became Of You’ was one of the first new songs worked on but went through several recordings before the final version was mixed with the rest of the album tracks by the band and Matt Pence (John Grant, Midlake) in Texas. Like the rest of the new album, the single retains classic Dodgy harmonies, melodic invention and poignant lyrics. 

If Dodgy were to play one of their classic albums in full (there are no plans at the moment), it might well be ‘Homegrown’ resulting in a set order opening with ‘Staying Out For The Summer’, ‘Melodies Haunt You’ and ‘So Let Me Go Far’ – all hit singles in their own right.

It is perhaps no coincidence that when Dodgy first established themselves with the release of ‘Homegrown’, it was the last time the UK was in the midst of a major recession, with ‘Staying Out For The Summer’ a somewhat ironic but uplifting anthem for the times.
Perhaps timely then, that ‘What Became Of You’ has been chosen as the song for their return, counterpointing another uplifting melody with lyrics very much reflective of now, questioning how much leaders and major institutions have rapidly lost any integrity as they rely on spin, mistruths and blatant lies to hide their own shortcomings and failings.
‘What Became Of You’ is released on February 20th.