{"id":29403,"date":"2018-07-04T17:15:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T21:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=29403"},"modified":"2019-05-31T12:45:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T16:45:38","slug":"average-sex-announce-new-ep-melodie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=29403","title":{"rendered":"Average Sex announce new EP &#8216;Melodie&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">London band Average Sex have announced the release of their second EP &#8216;Melodie,&#8217; released via Tim Burgess&#8217; O Genesis Recordings on August 17th 2018. The EP was produced by Tim Burgess and James Spencer and recorded in Cheshire and is the follow-up to the acclaimed debut EP &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/average-sex-release-debut-ep-ice-cream-tim-burgess-ogenesis-recordings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ice Cream<\/a>&#8216; that was released in December. Listen to new single <em>Ne M&#8217;Oublie\u00a0Pas<\/em>\u00a0via Spotify below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4tYJBD7ujJ9afroGlz1Pt6\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With Average Sex it&#8217;s love at first sight and love at first listen &#8211; just depends whether you see them live or hear one of their records first. If you like girls, boys, guitars, melodies and something to dance to then Laetitia, Sam, Louise, Finn and Jamie might well be your new BFFs. Finding love, falling out of love, slashing tyres, eating ice cream &#8211; all the major subjects are covered in classic three-minute pop gems that you will still be humming days later. Their songs are gorgeous and their gigs are hectic. And now they have a new EP with four reasons to love them more: &#8216;Ne M&#8217;Oublie Pas&#8217;, &#8216;U Suck&#8217;, &#8216;Melodie&#8217; and &#8216;Sociopath&#8217; are future classics.<\/p>\n<p>Average Sex are like the band you&#8217;ve been matched with on a dating site, so be free and go meet them for a drink.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Upcoming live shows<\/strong><br \/>\nJuly 20 \u2013 District, Liverpool<br \/>\nJuly 21 \u2013 Nozstok Festival, Herefordshire<br \/>\nJuly 27 \u2013 Standon Calling, Hertfordshire<br \/>\nJuly 29 \u2013 Kendal Calling, Lake District, Cumbria<br \/>\nAugust 17 \u2013 Cotton Clouds Festival, Oldham<br \/>\nAugust 31 \u2013 Sebright Arms, London (supporting Cosmic Strip)<br \/>\nSeptember 7\u2013 Festival Number 6, Portmeirion, Wales<br \/>\nSeptember 9\u00a0&#8211; Wheels and Fins Festival &#8211; Joss Bay, Kent<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Average Sex are\u00a0Laetitia Bocquet \u2013 Vocals \/\/ Sam O Donovan \u2013 Guitar \/\/ Louise Earwaker \u2013 Guitar<br \/>\n\/\/Finnigan Kidd \u2013 Drums \/\/ Jamie Graeme \u2013 Bass<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>London band Average Sex have announced the release of their second EP &#8216;Melodie,&#8217; released via Tim Burgess&#8217; O Genesis Recordings on August 17th 2018. 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