signed with British record label 4AD

The Big Pink signed with British record label 4AD in February 2009. On 25 February 2009, The Big Pink won the prestigious Philip Hall Radar Award for best new act at the NME Shockwave Awards . The duo were presented the award by James Allan and Caroline McKay of Glasvegas , who had won the award in 2008. In April, 4AD issued the duo’s first single for the label, ” Velvet ,” which Pitchfork Media described as “undeniably immense, but it’s a tribute to the Big Pink’s skill and maturity that it still manages to sound intimate”, and awarded the track a 7 out of 10 rating. The single was again produced by the band and mixed by Alan Moulder . A 7-minute remix of “Velvet” by Gang Gang Dance followed as an online-streaming single. The Big Pink provided a cover of ” Lovesong ” for The Cure tribute album Pictures of You: A Tribute to Godlike Geniuses The Cure , which was made available with the 25 February 2009 issue of NME . Following the releases, the duo opened for TV on the Radio in Europe before embarking on their first headlining UK tour. A second single on 4AD, the non-album track ” Stop the World “, was released as a limited edition 7” single on 29 June 2009. It was co-produced with Paul Epworth .