On 22 November 2011, Russell Leetch, the band’s bassist, posted on the band’s official site, saying they had seven songs ready to record and some more ideas “floating around” and the album would “be with you next year.”
The band announced ” The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala ” as the second single to be taken from Suck It and See . Most of the stock was burned because of the London riots . A limited edition 7″ Vinyl of the single was then released over the band’s website on…
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On October 11, 2011, Kill Hannah announced that New Heart For Xmas 8 would be at The Bottom Lounge in Chicago, with opening acts Awaken the Empire , and Comasoft.
The band also announced that they would be playing an intimate “Storytellers” show at JBTV studios.
In October 2011, Editors played their first shows ever in Latin America with two dates in Mexico City .
In October 2011, Smith spoke to Q Radio about the new album. “It’s still going to be fairly electronic, I think, compared to our earlier records. So far it feels quite muscular with a bit of swagger and a bit more of a groove. The last record was liberating in…
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They also be played in October in Festa das Latas, Coimbra – Portugal.
In October, drummer Jared Champion’s appendix suddenly burst, requiring immediate medical attention. Dave Grohl , the Foo Fighters’ frontman and former drummer of Nirvana , temporarily filled in for Champion while he was recuperating.
In an interview with Rolling Stone in October 2011, guitarist Frank Iero revealed that new music could be out “by summer”.
On September 20, 2011, they were awarded the Polaris Prize.