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Brown Brogues ready split w/ Eternal Summers, made a video w/ PINS who are touring & playing CMJ (dates, streams)

by Bill Pearis

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Manchester, UK band PINS, when not making their own rabble-rousing music, run their own label, Haus of PINS, and have a few releases lined up. One of those is by fellow Manc band Brown Brogues who bang out spirited garagey rock n’ roll. Brown Brogues have a split EP with Eternal Summers (who were just in NYC) via the label soon, and have just made a video for their song “Don’t Dance With My Girlfriend” which features the girls in PINS and makes its premiere in this post. Says director Sarah Jenny Johnson:

It was filmed in just a few hours in a gallery space in the northern quarter using a Canon 60D and 50mm lens. We decided we wanted to the video to be in black & white, simple and sassy yet dead funny. Everyone showed of their dance moves very well. Especially Ben. Obviously” Sarah Jenny Johnson, director.

As to the song itself, Brown Brogues drummer Ben Mather chimes in:

The song Don’t Dance with my Girlfriend is a school boy romance song, its a way of showing love without looking soft or actually saying the words — passive-aggressive love, if you will. It was written in the lead up to Mark’s wedding so maybe the first dance was weighing on his mind.

Check out the video, plus a couple Brown Brogues streams, below.

Meanwhile, PINS will be in North America next month for a tour that includes stops in NYC during CMJ. So far only one show is on their schedule: Cameo on October 21 which is Oh My Rockness’ showcase with September Girls, Mannequin Pussy, Vasudeva, and Amanda X also on the bill. That’s a good lineup and tickets are on sale.

All PINS dates are listed, along with the Brown Brogues video/streams, below…

Brown Brogues (ft. PINS) Don’t Dance With My Girlfriend

PINS – 2014 Tour Dates
Oct 14 Mississippi Studios Portland, OR
Oct 15 Electric Owl Vancouver, Canada
Oct 16 Multiple Venues Los Angeles, CA
Oct 17 Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, CA
Oct 18 Multiple Venues Los Angeles, CA
Oct 19 The Hideout San Diego, CA
Oct 21 Cameo Gallery Brooklyn, NY (CMJ)
Oct 23 Electric Owl Vancouver, Canada
Nov 05 Reykjavik Reykjavik, Iceland
Nov 12 Belgrave Hall & Canteen Leeds, Uk
Nov 14 The Temple @ The Institute Birmingham, United Kingdom
Nov 16 The Roadhouse Manchester, United Kingdom