None the Wiser

There's been innumerous activity in The Rifles' camp in recent years, so let's hit them!

• The Rifles released their Acoustic #2 album while on tour in the Autumn of 2012.

Tracklist:
1. She's Got Standards
2. Winter calls
3. Fat Cat
4. When Will I Be Loved
5. For the Meantime
6. No Love Lost
7. History
8. Up Close
9. Coming Home
10. Tangled Up in Love
11. Fighting
12. Toe Rag
 

•  The original four members are back together as Lee and Kenny have left and Rob and Grant returned. The lineup undertook a PledgeMusic campaign to fund their fourth studio album None the Wiser, which is out now!

 1. Minute Mile

2. Heebie Jeebies

3. Go Lucky

4. All I Need

5. You Win Some

6. Catch Her in the Rye

7. The Hardest Place to Find Me

8. Shoot from the Lip

9. Eclectic Eccentric

10. Under and Over

• "Go Lucky" is a reworking of the live song dubbed "Same Mistakes" that the band has occasionally played on tour since their 2nd album.
• "Under and Over" contains the hidden track "On Top of the World".
• None the Wiser became the highest charting Rifles album, entering at #21.

• The music videos for "Minute Mile" and "Heebie Jeebies":

•  None the Wiser album reviews:
• Music OMH
• Renowned for Sound
• Scientists of Sound
• With Guitars
• Kemptation
• Entertainment Focus
• Popped Music
• The Gig Review
• Alt Sounds
• Sound Revolution
• Words-for-Music
• Closewatch Music
• Flynndie Reviews
• Rock'N'Roll in My Soul
• The New Current
• Really Short Reviews
• A Musical Priority
• Indie London
• LtdState
• Headwarmer
• ReadJunk
• Metacritic

 

•  The Rifles are taking None the Wiser out for a spring tour.

Date	Venue	City	Event
20/03/14	Burghof	Lörrach	Between The Beats Festival
23/04/14	Newcastle Uni. SU	Newcastle
24/04/14	Oran Mor	Glasgow
25/04/14	Rock City	Nottingham
26/04/14	The Globe	Cardiff
01/05/14	Waterfront	Norwich
02/05/14	Shepherds Bush Empire	London
03/05/14	Brighton Racecourse	Brighton	Modfest
04/05/14	The Ritz	Manchester
07/05/14	The Brook	Southampton
08/05/14	Slade Rooms	Wolverhampton
09/05/14	Junction 2	Cambridge
10/05/14	The Assembly Zephyr Room	Leamington
13/05/14	Ampere	Munich
14/05/14	Alte Seilerei	Mannheim
15/05/14	Zakk	Dusseldorf
17/05/14	Beatpol	Dresden
18/05/14	Privatclub	Berlin
19/05/14	Garage	Saarbrucken
23/05/14	Bitterzoet	Amsterdam

Freedom Run

The Rifles' third album Freedom Run is out today!!!

Go grab a copy and join the ongoing discussion over on the official site!

Happy times are here!!


Tracklisting:
1. Dreamer
2. Long Walk Back
3. Sweetest Thing
4. Tangled Up in Love
5. Eveline
6. Love is a Key
7. Falling
8. (Interlude)
9. Nothing Matters
10. Coming Home
11. I Get Low
12. Little Boy Blue (Human Needs)
13. Cry Baby

News & Notes

Hey everybody! Been awhile. Just a couple notes...

• It happened over a month ago (sorry I didn't create a post just for it), but still the biggest news is the major shack-up in the band. Read Rob's statement regarding he and Grant's leaving The Rifles.
• "Sometimes" was featured in the episode "Kill or Be Killed" of the TV show The Vampire Diaries.
• COME JOIN THE RIFLES COMMUNITY! Talk with other fans, keep up to date with news, and more! The site also features a full upcoming gigs list!
• The Rifles official acoustic album is out now, available only on the current acoustic tour!!!

The Rifles supporting Weller [UPDATE]

The Rifles will be supporting Paul Weller on tour from December 1st through the 5th.

The dates:

• Dec. 1st - Newcastle Arena
• Dec. 3rd - MEN Arena in Manchester
• Dec. 4th - SECC in Glasgow
• Dec. 5th - ECC in Aberdeen

Weller was recently featured in the background of an episode of Futurama:

* The cover of The Rifles second album, Great Escape, can be seen in the new iPod Nano commercial:


[UPDATE]: The Rifles announced an acoustic tour for this fall, including another pre-christmas round at the Boogaloo, something of a tradition now. The dates:

26 November – TUNBRIDGE WELLS FORUM

27 November – CAMBRIDGE HAYMAKERS

28 November – BRISTOL COOLER

29 November – EXETER CAVERN

30 November – NOTTINGHAM BODEGA

1 December – NEWCASTLE ARENA

3 December – MANCHESTER ARENA

4 December – GLASGOW SECC

5 December – EDINBURGH ECC

7 December – SOUTHAMPTON JOINER’S

8 December – NORTHAMPTON ROADMENDER’S

9 December – LONDON BOOGALOO

10 December – LONDON BOOGALOO

11 December – LONDON BOOGALOO (extra date added)

The Rifles working on 3rd album [UPDATE #2]

The Rifles have been hard at work writing new songs for some months now, and are planning to record their 3rd album starting in August (and at Paul Weller's studio too)! The group have been posting updates about their new songs on their twitter account, so be sure to check in to see what they're up to!
They explain it best themselves though, so read their message on the band's website: http://www.therifles.com/

[UPDATE] : A new instrumental song "Sign of Our Times" is up on The Rifles Myspace page! Have a listen and tell them how much you like it!

[UPDATE #2] : "Sign of Our Times" has been taken down, but fear not, another song, "No Sign (Home Demo)" is up on The Rifles Official site! Go and have a listen!

This Feeling [UPDATE]

The Rifles announced they will be playing an acoustic set of new and old songs at This Feeling on June 26th!

[UPDATE]: The Rifles will be playing at the Garage this Sunday for the England game! (Time: 6:30pm).

Soccer AM

Joel and Luke played "We Didn't Start the Fire" on Soccer AM last Saturday...