After over a decade in music, the members of The Crimea have decided to bring things to an end as they call time on their eleven year career in music which saw them, amongst other feats, make an appearance on Top Of The Pops, perform tours of North America and China, and achieve 100,000 downloads of their ‘Secrets Of The Witching Hour‘ album in just 24 hours when they became the first large band to give away an album online completely for free (a move that Q Magazine labelled as one of the top 5 moments that changed music history).
The Crimea will perform one final concert at London’s Jazz Café on July 30th, and in addition to this the band will also be releasing a third and final studio album the day before in the form of the double album ‘Square Moon‘ via Alcopop and Lazy Acre.
Davey MacManus, frontman for The Crimea, had the following to say about the decision to make ‘Square Moon‘ the band’s final studio release:
It was the right time. I’ve been spending time as a nurse, in Diepsloot, South Africa over the past few years, where I’m starting a children’s orphanage. Now that the album’s found a home with the guys at Alcopop and Lazy Acre, it seemed right to go out on something we’re incredibly proud of and close the book on an amazing few chapters of our lives.
‘Square Moon‘ will be available on double vinyl, CD and download, and if you’d like to hear a sample of what the band’s final album has to offer then the album track ‘The Only Living Boy and Girl‘ is available for streaming and free download below.
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