The Hot Puppies release their long-awaited album ‘Under the Crooked Moon’ on 24th July via Fierce Panda Records, featuring their critically acclaimed singles ‘Terry’, ‘The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful’, and the new single ‘How Come You Don’t Hold Me No More’, released 17th July, 2006. Recorded above a Boxing Club in Newport’s ‘Not In Pil’, strain your ears for the sounds of the heavyweights battling it out in the background!

Originally formed in Aberystwyth and now based in Cardiff, THE HOT PUPPIES consist of Becki Newman (vocals), Beth Gibson (Keyboards, vocals, theremin, cello, violin, glockenspiel, marimba, guitar & percussion), Luke Taylor (guitar, vocals), Rupert (Bert) Wood (drums, percussion & marimba) and Ben Faircloth (bass).

Having already supported Art Brut, The Chalets and The Crimea, come check them out for yourselves at the following venues…

JUNE
Thurs 1st       LIVERPOOL, The Magnet
Fri 2nd           MANCHESTER, Dry Bar
Fri 9th            NOTTINGHAM, Junktion 7
Thurs 15th     LONDON, The Garage (9.30pm)
Fri 16th          BATH, Invention Arts
Sat 17th         SOUTHAMPTON, The Joiners
Thurs 22nd     SHEFFIELD, Leadmill
Fri 30th          PORT TALBOT, Tapestry West Festival

JULY
Sun 2nd         LLANFYLLIN, Workhouse Festival
Thurs 6th      BRISTOL, Louisiana

AUGUST
Sun 6th         KENT, Electric Gardens Festival

Tracklisting
1. Terry                               08.     The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful
2. The Bottled Ship Song     09.      Love or Trial
3. Green Eyeliner               10.    Love in Practice, Not Theory
4. Bonnie and Me                11.    Baptist Boy
5. The Drowsing Nymph      12.    How Come You Don’t Hold Me No More?
6. Heartbreak Soup            13.    Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
7. Theda Bara

What the critics said…
“Best Bar None… OMM’s hot tips for 2006” OBSERVER MUSIC MONTHLY

“Cardiff’s hottest new act… expect big things in the future” MUSIC WEEK

“…as fantastic as waking up in a sea of Oreo cookies with no option but to eat your way to safety”      NME

 “…This could be the start of something rather impressive”     THE FLY

"The Hot Puppies have the potential to be massive…we’re talking classic stuff here"       ARTROCKER

"Not since the heady days of Blondie at their nonchalant best has there been a band to get so coolly thrilled about."    DISORDER

“Mark my words… everyone will have heard of The Hot Puppies…”         DROWNED IN SOUND

“Hooray! then, for mighty indie superheroes The Hot Puppies”  PLAYLOUDER