| 19th March 2010 The new single Do What's Right By You is now available to purchase from the discography page. For those of you outside of Japan, it can be purchased from Dirty Water Records: You can download the Do What's Right By You single, and The Routes debut album Left My Mind from any of the following links: itunes eMusic Amazon Next gig is 27th March at Tropicoco, Nakatsu (Oita, Japan), and then it's off to Shanghai the following weekend. Thanks for reading. |
28th August 2010
Here is a long overdue update!
Due to the increasing difficulties with
distance and scheduling
rehearsals/recording, The Routes have
parted ways with long serving bassist
Toru Nishimuta.
A new bass player will be announced in
the next month, so watch this space...
The debut gig for the new lineup will be
18th September at the Takatsuka Open Air
Festival. More details to follow...
The Sazanami Label compilation album Wild
Sazanami Beat Vol.5 was released on 7th
July 2010. It features The Routes playing
a cover of The Standells song "Sometimes
Good Guys Don't Wear White". It also
features songs from King Salami and the
Cumberland 3, Hangee V, Los Peyotes,
Fadeaways, Clearasils, Goggle A and many
more...
It's available directly from Sazanami
Label, or from any of the following links:
Amazon (Japan)
Disk Union (Japan)
Tower Records (Japan)
HMV (Japan)
Here is a long overdue update!
Due to the increasing difficulties with
distance and scheduling
rehearsals/recording, The Routes have
parted ways with long serving bassist
Toru Nishimuta.
A new bass player will be announced in
the next month, so watch this space...
The debut gig for the new lineup will be
18th September at the Takatsuka Open Air
Festival. More details to follow...
The Sazanami Label compilation album Wild
Sazanami Beat Vol.5 was released on 7th
July 2010. It features The Routes playing
a cover of The Standells song "Sometimes
Good Guys Don't Wear White". It also
features songs from King Salami and the
Cumberland 3, Hangee V, Los Peyotes,
Fadeaways, Clearasils, Goggle A and many
more...
It's available directly from Sazanami
Label, or from any of the following links:
Amazon (Japan)
Disk Union (Japan)
Tower Records (Japan)
HMV (Japan)
8th September 2010
Firstly, please welcome our new bass
player Bancho.
Our first gig with the new line up will be
the Takatsuka Open Air Festival on 18th
September 2010. The Takatsuka blog and
full info of the event is here:
http://toaf.jugem.jp/#top
After that we will play at Yojigen
(Fukuoka) on 16th October, and Tropicoco
(Nakatsu) on 6th November.
We now have badges and stickers. They are
available directly from the band, or Dirty
Water Records in UK.
Firstly, please welcome our new bass
player Bancho.
Our first gig with the new line up will be
the Takatsuka Open Air Festival on 18th
September 2010. The Takatsuka blog and
full info of the event is here:
http://toaf.jugem.jp/#top
After that we will play at Yojigen
(Fukuoka) on 16th October, and Tropicoco
(Nakatsu) on 6th November.
We now have badges and stickers. They are
available directly from the band, or Dirty
Water Records in UK.
| UPDATE 24th March 2011 The Routes new single Stormy/Willie The Wild One is out now, and available from Groovie Records. Please contact the label via their contact page to purchase a copy. The Routes new album Alligator is due to be released in April 2011, on Dirty Water Records. You can hear a preview on our Reverb Nation player (to your left). Since myspace became virtually un-useable, we deleted our myspace page and moved to Reverb Nation/facebook. Please join our facebook page.If you're in a band and don't have a Reverb Nation page, it's highly recommended that you make one. Myspace is a sinking ship. THE LIVE PAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED! We are playing the 10th Anniversary for Tropicoco in Nakatsu, and a Quake Relief concert in Beppu, organised by our friends Nanbanjin to raise money for people in the north of Japan. After that we're off to Europe. We will be selling the new album/single at the Europe shows. We also have some very limited edition tour posters and badges, designed by Christophe Lopez-Huici (Bananas Magazine). Get them while you can! After that it's MODS MAYDAY in Fukuoka. We should have an instrumental split single out in May, with Los Wakamonos and The Paralyz. The single has been mastered by Tim Warren, and will be released on New York Label Go Ape Records. 26th March 2011 Tropicoco, Nakatsu, Japan. 9th April 2011 Quake Relief Concert. Copper Ravens, Beppu, Japan. EUROPEAN TOUR 2011 (see live page for venues). 15th April Lisbon PORTUGAL 16th April Porto PORTUGAL 18th April Ferrol SPAIN 19th April Santander SPAIN 20th April Paris FRANCE 21st April Brighton UK 22nd April Bristol UK 23rd April Le Beat Bespoke, London UK 7th May 2011 MODS MAYDAY Fukuoka, Japan News update February 2011 The Routes will release a 7" single with Groovie Records (Portugal). It will be limited to 500 copies. More information here: http://www.groovierecords.com The Routes new album will be released on Dirty Water Records. It will be available as a CD, an LP and download. More information coming soon! There is also a Dirty Water compilation appearance on the way. The Routes appear in Bananas Magazine Issue 2. There is a review of "Do What's Right By You" and a photo of the band on the centre page. Pick up a copy before they're all gone!!! |
26th May 2011
Firstly a big overdue thank you to everybody that came to see us on our
European Tour! Special love and thanks to Edgar (Groovie Records),
Carlos (Action Weekend Records), Graziella De Michelle, Elmer Imbasil
(Frat Cave), Neil & Chris (Stay Sick), and Dirty Water Records.
We are very pleased to announce that the Non Stop A Go Go Ape 7"
split single is almost ready! The A side features Los Wakamonos and
The Paralyz, and the B Side is The Routes track "Mantohihi Mama". All
the tracks are instrumental.
The release party is on 9th July 2011, at Yojigen (Fukuoka, Japan).
More details to follow soon...
The Routes will play with Pokamusu, Doorbellz, and The Yummys on
20th August 2011, at Utero (Yakuin, Fukuoka).
More date to be announced soon...
Firstly a big overdue thank you to everybody that came to see us on our
European Tour! Special love and thanks to Edgar (Groovie Records),
Carlos (Action Weekend Records), Graziella De Michelle, Elmer Imbasil
(Frat Cave), Neil & Chris (Stay Sick), and Dirty Water Records.
We are very pleased to announce that the Non Stop A Go Go Ape 7"
split single is almost ready! The A side features Los Wakamonos and
The Paralyz, and the B Side is The Routes track "Mantohihi Mama". All
the tracks are instrumental.
The release party is on 9th July 2011, at Yojigen (Fukuoka, Japan).
More details to follow soon...
The Routes will play with Pokamusu, Doorbellz, and The Yummys on
20th August 2011, at Utero (Yakuin, Fukuoka).
More date to be announced soon...
31st July 2011
Thank you to everyone that came to the Go Ape single
release party, and thank you to the original Routes bassist
Toru Nishimuta for kindly helping out on bass. Toru will be
joing us for the next few gigs.
The current live schedule is as follows:
20th August 2011
Utero, Fukuoka.
The Routes, The Yummys (岡山), Doorbellz (岡山), La-La
Lee's, Pokamusu.
2nd September 2011
Spiral Factory, Daimyo, Fukuoka.
TRASH A GO-GO IN FUKUOKA!
The Routes, La-La Lee's, Step Lightly, The Instigation (上海),
Beat Bandits (上海).
29th October 2011
Tropicoco Halloween Party, Nakatsu.
The Routes, La-La Lee's.
Thank you to everyone that came to the Go Ape single
release party, and thank you to the original Routes bassist
Toru Nishimuta for kindly helping out on bass. Toru will be
joing us for the next few gigs.
The current live schedule is as follows:
20th August 2011
Utero, Fukuoka.
The Routes, The Yummys (岡山), Doorbellz (岡山), La-La
Lee's, Pokamusu.
2nd September 2011
Spiral Factory, Daimyo, Fukuoka.
TRASH A GO-GO IN FUKUOKA!
The Routes, La-La Lee's, Step Lightly, The Instigation (上海),
Beat Bandits (上海).
29th October 2011
Tropicoco Halloween Party, Nakatsu.
The Routes, La-La Lee's.
2nd January 2012
Happy New Year! Wishing you all love and happiness for
2012.
2011 was an overwhelming year for us. Thanks to everyone
that bought our records, played our records, came to see us
live, told their friends about us, played us to their dogs etc...
Extra special thanks to the following:
PJ, Paul Manchester and Diego at Dirty Water Records,
Edgar Rasposo at Groovie Records, Amy and Michael at Go
Ape Records, Carlos at Action Weekend, Graziella De
Michele, Neil and Chris at Stay Sick, Elmer at Frat Cave,
Toshi and everybody at Trash a Go-Go, De Keefmen, The
Paralyz, Los Wakamonos, Titty Twister, La-La Lee's, Beat
Bandits, The Instigation, The Whys, Christophe Lopez-Huici,
Phil Nelson, Atsuko Sato, Barnhomes Records, and last but
not least our families and loved ones.
The Routes are currently working on new album and single
material. Recording should start in early February. Watch this
space....
Happy New Year! Wishing you all love and happiness for
2012.
2011 was an overwhelming year for us. Thanks to everyone
that bought our records, played our records, came to see us
live, told their friends about us, played us to their dogs etc...
Extra special thanks to the following:
PJ, Paul Manchester and Diego at Dirty Water Records,
Edgar Rasposo at Groovie Records, Amy and Michael at Go
Ape Records, Carlos at Action Weekend, Graziella De
Michele, Neil and Chris at Stay Sick, Elmer at Frat Cave,
Toshi and everybody at Trash a Go-Go, De Keefmen, The
Paralyz, Los Wakamonos, Titty Twister, La-La Lee's, Beat
Bandits, The Instigation, The Whys, Christophe Lopez-Huici,
Phil Nelson, Atsuko Sato, Barnhomes Records, and last but
not least our families and loved ones.
The Routes are currently working on new album and single
material. Recording should start in early February. Watch this
space....