Earlier this year when Blue Whale Studios & Brumnotes Magazine rallied up Brummy bloggers and local gig-goers alike for a ‘Best Brum band of the decade’ poll, I was A: very pleased that one of my top picks and all-time-favourite bands 35 SECONDS earned the no#1 spot, and B: wondered if I could convince them to crawl out of retirement for a couple of shows…

…On Monday 12th July at the Hare & Hounds their support slot with U.S ‘Glo-Fi’ guru TORO Y MOI will be their first live show since Christmas 2008, followed shortly after by an un-missable headline performance at OFF THE CUFF FESTIVAL (Sunday 25th July), which is being held at 35′s favourite Brum venue The Flapper …Job done!

To mark this special occasion the band have put together an exclusive 24-track mix CD for This Is Tomorrow; 30 copies of which will be given away at the Toro gig to the first 30 people through the door (Go HERE for the Facebook event page)

Speaking as the sychophantic fanboy who pushed for the reunion and snagged the much coveted 4-string position, I am VERY excited for these shows. In the meantime, visit the 35 SECONDS HOME PAGE to download FREE CD-quality versions of all their available recordings – Greg (THISISTMRW/Bass-Slut)

You can buy tickets for OFF THE CUFF by clicking HERE