CHRIS DEVOTION & THE EXPECTATIONS - When The Girl Comes To Town by Armellodie

CHRIS DEVOTION & THE EXPECTATIONS
"WHEN THE GIRL COMES TO TOWN"
FREE DOWNLOAD SINGLE

Armellodie Records is proud to present the new single from Glasgow’s finest brawny rockers, Chris Devotion & The Expectations.

‘When The Girl Comes To Town’ is released as a FREE DOWNLOAD and is the second single to be taken from their eagerly anticipated second album, Break Out, due on Monday 2nd June 2014 and available to order on CD from chrisdevotion.armellodie.com/album/break-out.

If you’re new to the band Chris Devotion’s story is as wired as his music and there’s a strong sense that there’s no such thing as glory for this man unless it is by the most riff-slaying of means.

Based in Glasgow, Scotland, Devotion cut his teeth executing riotous performances in such glamorous locations as a disused nunnery and a fetish club, garnering ringing endorsements from rock and roll peers - John Reiss of Rocket From The Crypt fame and Titus Andronicus have openly declared their admiration - along the way.

At the turn of the decade Devotion employed the illustrious expertise of The Expectations, a trio of suited-and-booted thrashers, to bolster the foundations of Devotion’s own high octane rock and roll template.

Since the release of their rapid-fire debut in 2012, Amalgamation & Capital, the band have taken to the road with such indie-rock pin-ups as Quasi, Social Distortion, Ultrasound and Hookworms as well as having brought their brand of no nonsense power-chord prowess to festivals up and down the country.

Produced by Andy Miller (Mogwai, Life Without Buildings, Arab Strap), ‘When The Girl Comes To Town’ wholly captures Devotion’s burly croon and melodic charm while The Expectations stretch their contemplative-pop arms with finesse.

“I love it when you see someone at a gig completely lost in the moment, it doesn't matter that they probably work at a shitty job or that they have to deal with shitty people or any of the thousands of other things that make life a drag. For that moment it all disappears. The character in 'When The Girl Comes To Town' is that person. I like people like that. They're my kind of people.” says Devotion.

Clocking in at under three minutes ‘When The Girl Comes To Town’ is an effortless listen, sounding like an undiscovered archive gem, found in the ruins of a shabby studio that closed in 1979 and restored to public awareness, but more curious and infectious than just plain old homage. Please God, please Allah, please Ricardo Montalban, stand aside and let these men swagger.