London's 2:54 are set to release their brand new 4 track EP entitled 'Scarlet' on November 14th via Fiction. Now I don't really know why I have been reluctant to give the duo a listen before. Maybe I got them confused with some other band, although it is a pretty unique name. I guess it was my loss because what they craft is some of the best atmospherically dark music I have heard. Scarlet, the title track from the EP is a powerful example of emotional toil. It's swelling nature adds mystery and charm to an already rythmic enchantment.

Be sure to catch them on one of they extensive tour dates below:

*with the Big Pink
+with The Maccabees
-headline

October

21 – Guildhall, Gloucester+
23 – Kasbah, Coventry+
24 – Oxford Town Hall, Oxford+
25 – Masque, Liverpool+
26 – The Arches, Glasgow+
27 – Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh+
29 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham+
30 – Cockpit, Leeds+
31 – Sound Control, Manchester+

November
1 – Village Underground, London+
2 – Trinity, Bristol+
4 – 60 Million Postcards, Bournemouth-
6 – Louisiana, Bristol-
9 – Corsica Studios, London- (w/ Bos Angeles, Novella)
11 – Classic Grand, Glasgow*
12 - Constellations Festival, Leeds
14 – Academy 3, Manchester*
15 – Academy 2, Liverpool*
17 –Wedgwood Rooms, Portsmouth*
18 – Digital, Brighton*
19 – HMV Library, Birmingham*
21 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham*
 22 – Thekla, Bristol*

f: www.facebook.com/twofiftyfour