Catfish and the Bottlemen receive "Best New Act" award at BBC Music Awards

British breakout band Catfish and the Bottlemen have just won the Introducing Award for “Best New Act” at this year’s BBC Music Awards. The band performed “Kathleen,” the lead single off their debut LP The Balcony, which met critical acclaim when released earlier this year in the U.K. The album is available stateside on January 6 via Communion Records. The band will make their late night television debut on the “Late Show with David Letterman” January 7 to celebrate the U.S. release. In addition, the album’s single “Kathleen” recently reached #1 on Sirius XM’s Alt Nation and is also charting in the top 40 on Alternative Radio Charts.   The Balcony was produced by Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Adele) and includes tracks off the band’s acclaimed EP Kathleen and the Other Three as well as new, never-before recorded songs. The record was released earlier this year in the U.K. and Europe and charted in the top 10 on the official U.K. albums chart.   The release follows a year of extensive touring for the British rockers. They played to massive crowds at over 30 festivals including Reading and Leeds, Latitude, Ibiza Rocks, Austin City Limits, Governors Ball and Life is Beautiful. The band will return stateside to tour throughout the winter. See below for full routing details. Catfish and the Bottlemen are Van McCann (lead vocals, guitar), Johnny Bond (lead guitar), Benji Blakeway (bass) and Bob Hall (drums). Hailing from North Wales, the band signed to Communion Records in 2013 and made a splash onto the London music scene soon after, playing over 100 shows in 2014 alone. TRACK LISTING FOR THE BALCONY 1. Homesick 2. Kathleen 3. Cocoon 4. Fallout 5. Pacifier 6. Hourglass 7. Business 8. 26 9. Rango 10. Sidewinder 11. Tyrants   CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN TOUR DATES February 8                                                  San Diego, CA                                                The Merrow February 9                                             West Hollywood, CA                                           Troubadour February 10                                             San Francisco, CA                                      The Independent February 12                                                 Portland, OR                                       Mississippi Studios February 13                                                  Seattle, WA                                                         Barboza February 14                                                Vancouver, BC                                                  Media Bar February 17                                                  Denver, CO                                            Larimer Lounge February 19                                              Kansas City, MO                                                Record Bar February 21                                              Minneapolis, MN                                          7th Street Entry February 23                                                St. Louis, MO                                                       Firebird February 24                                                  Chicago, IL                                             Schubas Tavern February 26                                                Columbus, OH                                             The Basement February 28                                                   Detroit, MI                                                           Shelter March 1                                                        Lansing, MI                                                     Mac’s Bar March 3                                                       Toronto, ON                                                The Garrison March 4                                                       Montreal, QC                                              Divan Orange March 5                                                        Boston, MA                                                    Great Scott March 6                                                    Philadelphia, PA                                                    MilkBoy March 7                                                        Buffalo, NY                                Studio at Waiting Room March 9                                                      New York, NY                                        Bowery Ballroom March 11                                                   Washington, DC                                                           DC9 March 12                                                    Richmond, VA                                                  The Camel March 14                                                     Nashville, TN                                             The High Watt March 15                                                      Atlanta, GA                                                            Vinyl sacksco.com