I was never a huge fan of CSS‘ debut album Cansei de Ser Sexy, though in hindsight I think it might just have been because of Lovefoxx’s disgusting catsuits that she seemed to wear at all the festivals last summer, and the overexposure of most of the tracks on Radio 1 and blogs etc.

Now they’re back with their second album, Donkey, and having ditched bassist Iracema Trevisan they’ve gained a bit more consistent sound (well, at least to me anyway…), and got a whole lot tighter and more professional sound. I love it and might actually check out the whole album instead of just lead single “Rat is Dead (Rage)” and this one, Move.

Backwards straight to the dance floor
Will you still be waiting for me?
Will you still be my friend?
I don’t wanna bug you
All these crazy, crazy ideas
For I know this ain’t a good place for us to talk

So, watch and enjoy.

CSS’ “Move” is out on Monday 13th October on Sub Pop

Those crazy cats CSS have announced a new campaign of shows in October around the UK.

Tickets go on sale for the below dates at 9am on Friday, 25th July.

Sunday 5th October - Sheffield Leadmill
Monday 6th October - London Shepherds Bush Empire
Tuesday 7th October - Norwich Waterfront
Thursday 9th October - Coventry Kasbah
Friday 10th October - Manchester Academy
Sunday 12th October - Edinburgh Liquid Room
Monday 13th October - Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Tuesday 14th October - Bristol Thekla
Wednesday 15th October - Brighton Concorde

The Pigeon Detectives, Fratellis, Zutons and CSS have all been announced to be headlining their own three night UK and Ireland tours for MTV as part of their “Brand Spanking New” tours. Some of the best names and up and coming names in the music biz will be making their way around the country, playing venues smaller than they normally do. So be sure to get your tickets when they go on sale on Friday (7th March) at 9am.

The Pigeon Detectives / The Metros / The Rascals
Monday 28th April - Cambridge Junction
Tuesday 29th April - London Islington Academy
Wednesday 30th April - Liverpool Academy

The Fratellis / The Ting Tings / Alphabeat
Sunday 27th April - Cambridge Junction
Monday 28th April - London Islington Academy
Tuesday 29th April - Liverpool Carling Academy

The Zutons / One Night Only / The Script
Sunday 4th May - Cardiff University
Monday 5th May - Glasgow ABC
Tuesday 6th May - Dublin Academy

CSS / The Futureheads / MGMT
Monday 5th May - Cardiff University
Tuesday 6th May - Glasgow ABC
Wednesday 7th May - Dublin Academy

Quite possibly some of this year’s hardest working bands, CSS, have announced a massive UK tour in December with Justice and Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong.

Tickets go on sale on Friday (5th October) morning at 9am, though a limited amount will be availble from CSS’ myspace on Wednesday 3rd.

Sunday 2nd December - Leeds University - with Justice
Monday 3rd December - London Brixton Academy - with Justice
Tuesday 4th December - Manchester Academy - with Justice
Wednesday 5th December - Glasgow Academy - with Justice
Thursday 6th December - Bristol Academy - with Justice
Friday 7th December - Birmingham Academy - with Justice
Saturday 8th December - Nottingham Rock City - with Justice
Monday 10th December - Dublin Olympia - with JLATJJJ
Tuesday 11th December - Oxford Academy - with JLATJJJ
Wednesday 12th December - Newcastle University - with JLATJJJ
Thursday 13th December - Stoke Keele University - with JLATJJJ
Friday 14th December - Brighton Dome - with JLATJJJ
Monday 17th December - Cambridge Corn Exchange - with JLATJJJ
Tuesday 18th December - Liverpool Academy - with JLATJJJ
Wednesday 19th December - Sheffield Leadmill - with JLATJJJ
Thursday 20th December - Portsmouth Pyramids - with JLATJJJ