North London’s finest, Bombay Bicycle Club, have quietly sold more than 350,000 albums in a whirlwind two years since their debut was released in 2009 – achievements include two Top 10 albums, an Ivor Novello nomination, a No.1 on Spotify ahead of Beyonce and Adele, as well as the band winning Best New Band at The NME Awards in 2010 – all this through the steady support of a loyal fan base built-up over the last three years and via word-of-mouth rather than press hype.

They release new single How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep on April 9, through Island Records which is expected to further swell the band’s 175,000 single sales to date. It is the fourth track to be taken from their third studio album, A Different Kind Of Fix, which has just been certified Gold with sales of more than 100,000 copies. The album was co-produced between Hamburg with Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys, Adele) - who worked on their debut - and Atlanta with Ben H. Allen, the former P Diddy mixer who has worked with Gnarls Barkley and Animal Collective.

The quartet are also about to embark on their first ever North American headline tour which is selling so well that several venues - some up to a capacity of 1,200 people – are being upgraded to accommodate demand.

“Bombay Bicycle Club have, quite simply, found themselves” - NME 8/10

“One of the UK's most inventive acts” - The Independent ****

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