Lloyd Cole will release a new single ‘Women’s Studies’ on 21st Oct ’13 on Tapete Records.  Taken from his gloriously electric new album ‘Standards’, ‘Women’s Studies’ is written and produced by Lloyd Cole and performed by him with his band which features Fred Maher on drums and Matthew Sweet on bass and backing vocals, Joan (As Police Woman) Wasser on piano, Mark Schwaber and LC on guitars.

Says Lloyd: “I recall watching Jools Holland interviewing Miles Davis on The Tube.  Miles was in amazing form but he didn’t want to talk about music but about his paintings, all of which seemed to be of his wife, from behind. So I took the phrase ‘Women’s Studies’, maybe inspired my Miles, and I just had fun with it... and along the way I was able to mine some authentic memories of when I was young and occasionally debauched.”

Lloyd will tour solo in October playing songs from ‘Standards’ as well as a number of nuggets from his extensive back catalogue.  The full list of shows is:

OCTOBER

17        LONDON - Union Chapel (sold out)

18        WORCESTER - Huntingdon Halls

20        DUNDEE - Gardyne Theater

21        GLASGOW - Oran Mor

23        GLASGOW - Oran Mor

24        STOCKTON - ARC

25        MANCHESTER - Sale Waterside

26        CAMBRIDGE - Junction

28        LEEDS - City Varieties

29        NOTTINGHAM - Glee Club

30        STAMFORD - Corn Exchange

31        WOLVERHAMPTON - Wulfrun Hall

NOVEMBER

04        BATH - Komedia

05        ST HELENS - The Citadel

‘Women’s Studies’ will be released on CD and digital download on 21st October.

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY ABOUT LLOYD COLE’S NEW ALBUM ‘STANDARDS’ –

“…a rocking, reinvigorated return…terrific” 8/10 UNCUT July ‘13

"...captivating!" 4*  MOJO July ‘13

“effortless craftsmanship from a gifted storyteller.” Q July ‘13

“‘Standards’ is the work of a bristling, alive and fresh-as-a-daisy master, drawing on all of his experience for a mid-life career high.”4*  Daily Mirror 21 June ‘13

“…a sound replete with twisting, cyclical guitar lines and tints of keyboards… there’s a confidence and flexibility to his disparate themes…may be his best album.”  The Independent I 21 June ‘13

“…- like when Dylan went electric…it’s not a fanciful comparison – Cole’s lyrics are profoundly poetic and linked to some glorious tunes….terrific.”4*  Alan Johnson MP, BIG ISSUE 17-23 June ‘13

“…pop rock swagger….with a lyric as seductive as ever…” 4* The Independent On Sunday 23 June ‘13

“…a vibrant set full of wry wordplay.” 4* Mail On Sunday 23 June ‘13

“…a fine advertisement for approaching the act of writing in a more contemplative way….wonderfully wry…self-knowing lyrics….a plangent beauty…”  Sunday Times 23 June ‘13

“…ruminative, erudite, rueful…the rockiest thing he has done, but still very Lloyd Cole.” Mail On Sunday 9 June ‘13

“…gloriously, pertinently verbose…career-best…” 4*  Record Collector July ‘13

“…a timeless classic.” 5*  Classic Pop July/Aug ‘13