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Hello hello from DA Town.  Rob here, bringing you some festive cheer and looking back at an eventful year, but also forwards to what is sure to be an even MORE eventful one.

This is the end of my first year with Dear Acetate and I can honestly say it has been the best year the other guys have ever had.  Not only can I play music ok, I also have a car and can pick Sonny up from a number of exotic locations (the pub, the pavement outside the pub, the car-park beside the pavement outside the pub).  Amazing!  I’ve had my ears melted by Shane’s drumming, got a new haircut so that I look as trendy as the rest of them, and I’m a changed man as a result.

We played our final gig of the year at The Flag in Watford on 19^th Dec, battling through the snow and ice to play a short yet ridiculously loud set.  (Cheers to anyone who fought the weather to come down and see us!)  A great way to get us back in the swing of things before the Christmas break and it has set us up to continue gigging at the start of 2010.

But that is not the only reason 2010 is going to be so exciting!

The debut album, ‘Lost Days & Nights’, has been recorded, mastered and finally constructed by the magical musical dwarves in the CD factory, and we’re all extremely proud of it.  We hope that you will all get the chance to be proud of us as well by purchasing your very own copy!  Our very own website is to be launched in the New Year, and within said website will be a delicious new shop (amongst other exciting pages including news, biographies, photos, music etc. etc. etc.)!  When??  Soon.  Very soon.

Dear Acetate are also hugely honoured to have been selected by We7 for their ‘We7 Presents’ feature, which celebrates the best up-and-coming acts.  From 28^th December, you will be able to listen to the debut album FOR FREE on this glorious website (www.we7.com).  More details to follow.

So that’s about all I have to say.  Thank you all so much for your continued support, and your patience regarding the album.  We realise you’ve all been waiting a while to hear it, but we hope you understand that we only get one shot at releasing this thing, and we’ve got to get it spot on!  I can guarantee that the album is coming, we are coming to play loads of shows, and that 2010 is going to be a friggin’ awesome year where we get nominated for all the top awards in every industry ever - Stee J will record the next Christmas number 1 with Simon Cowell’s mum, Marc will win Crufts, Sonny will eat Bruce Forsyth’s moustache on Strictly Come Dancing, Shane won’t win the World Cup, and I’ll write an Oscar-winning film soundtrack using only a piano and my elbows.

So do eat too much, do drink too much, and do keep spreading the DA love around.  Much band love.

Rob.xx

The show with the Paddingtons last week was a lot of fun. Nice to blow away those cobwebs, and be back out playing. Thanks to those of you that came down and braved the snow and icy conditions.  Lloyd from the Paddingtons came over after the show, telling me how much he'd enjoyed the set, which was a nice touch. Hopefully they enjoyed listening to 'Lost Days & Nights' on the tour bus. 

That gig was the first of hopefully many post-album gigs.  Having spent a large chunk of 2009 concentrating on the album, we want to make up for lost time and get back out and about playing.  A London album launch show is in the pipeline to tie in with everything else, venue and date to be confirmed but probably February.  We'll also be looking to play other shows up and down the country.

If you're a promoter or involved with booking venues, then get in touch, and lets sort out some shows!

Want us to play your town, drop us a message and let us know, better still give give your local promoter a nudge to get in touch.  Got a party you want us to play? ... yeah you get the idea. 

Stee J. x