Late 2000s Talitres released two Ralfe Band’s albums, "Swords" in 2007, "Attic Thieves" a year later. Still unclassifiable, brillant and deliciously spooky.

We are more than happy to welcome back Oly Ralfe with his fourth studio album "Achilles Was a Hound Dog", out on Talitres June 16 (Ltd white vinyl, classic black vinyl, cd & digital). A masterclass of songcraft.

Album available for pre-order from the Talitres web store (10% OFF till the end of the pre-order campaign - cd & black vinyl only) or via Bandcamp.

First single "Pale Fire" (taking its title from the Nabokov novel of the same name) is a windswept, expansive anthem with an undercurrent of pathos.

Following the release of "Another Life" we are happy to announce that Nadine Khouri will tour in France, Spain and United Kingdom this spring.

We are proud to announce that Maxwell Farrington & Le SuperHomard will support Paul Weller in may on his European tour (France / Benelux / Germany).

Flotation Toy Warning debut "Bluffer’s Guide To The Flight Deck" was released almost 20 years ago. Much have been written about it. Its hidden treasures have been praised many times.

Why, two decades later, are we still so attached to this album ? How can we explain our perpetual return to it ? The passing years ? The diminishing years that remain? Is it a desire to make the world stand still ?

Before "Bluffer’s Guide to The Flight Deck", in 2002, the band released two EPs:. "I Remember Trees" & "The Special Tape". These two EPs are now available on 10-inch vinyl, limited edition (350, but only 325 copies will be for sale), They have been numbered by hand and are available exclusively from the Talitres webstore and Bandcamp.

Here are below some notes from Paul Carter:

"I Remember Trees" (July 2002)
Our debut release, and for all of us our first ever proper musical release of any kind. At the time, like undried paint and glue on some rickety home-made flying machine, the ’sound’ of Flotation Toy Warning was yet to solidify. The culmination of two or three years of flailing around trying to figure out how to be a band, this EP went a very long way in defining exaclty what that sound was. And as everyone says, you always remember the first time.

"The Special Tape" (November 2002)
Listening back to The Special Tape feels rather like rediscovering a long forgotten sturdy wooden box at the back of some elderly relative’s attic, hidden behind an overly large, dust encrusted painting. Concealed inside are a fascinating array of shiny, angular objects rescued from an old, long demolished clothes factory. This is the only place you’ll find ’Live From The Lake In The Sky’ and ’Best Boy Electric’. Even ’Popstar Researching Oblivion’ is dressed more eccentrically here than in its bolder Bluffer’s version. "If you face was a plate, I’d be late for every dinner..."

Last april, it was with great sadness that we learned of the death of David Freel from Swell, Be My Weapon. With us and in us for several decades, and for several decades to come, these compositions with a dented mood and a staggering beauty, this songwriting with drawers, this disillusioned and haunting song. A fellow traveler.

Swell, as it was, will never be again. But the original members are uniting for a tribute to David and the formative years of the band. They will be doing a short European tour in April 2023 playing favorite songs from the first 4 albums. Swell 2023 is co-founder Sean Kirkpatrick on drums, Monte Vallier on bass, Niko Wenner as lead guitar, and John Dettman-Lytle, original guitarist, stepping in to play acoustic guitar and take on the majority of the singing.

"Is That Important ?" Yes, it is.

SWELL - SUNSHINE EVERY DAY TOUR

09.04: BRUXELLES / Le Botanique - BE
10.04: KOLN / Gebäude 9 - DE
11.04: BERLIN / Urban Spree - DE
12.04: BIELFIELD / Forum - DE
13.04: LYON / Le Marché Gare - FR
14.04: CLERMONT-FERRAND / La Coopérative de Mai - FR
15.04: LORIENT / Hydrophone - FR
16.04: VENDÔME / La Fabrique du Docteur Faton - FR
18.04: PARIS / Petit Bain - FR
19.04: MAASTRICHT / Muziekgieterij - NL
20.04: TOURCOING / Le Grand Mix - FR