LITTLE MAN TATE — Share New Single: “Undercover Lovers” || + UK Tour This October
Sheffield indie-rockers – LITTLE MAN TATE – have shared “Undercover Lovers”, their first bit of new music in over a decade.
A rampant rollercoaster of a track that sees runaway riffs with playful, bouncing choruses and a tongue-in-cheek take on storytelling, “Undercover Lovers” is a playful hark back to the golden days of indie-rock.
The band’s first release since reforming in 2021, the new track sees Little Man Tate picking up right where they left off with a deft ability to tap into the band’s unremitting magic all these years on.
Stalwarts of Sheffield’s famously thriving noughties indie scene, Little Man Tate rubbed shoulders with the likes of Bromheads Jacket, Milburn, Reverend & The Makers and Arctic Monkeys to put the Steel City back on the musical map.
Forming in 2005, the band announced themselves with infectious debut single “The Agent”, with a sold-out vinyl run instantly lapped up by almost 2000 fans quick to recognise something special in the making.
Followed by the unprecedented Top 40 hit “What? What You Got?”, Little Man Tate were earmarked as one of the UK’s hottest prospects and ignited a bidding war amongst multiple record labels. Signing with V2 Records in 2006, the band invaded the Top 40 once more with their following string of singles including “House Party At Boothy’s” and “Sexy In Latin”. The band’s sensational debut album ‘About What You Know’ was released in the same year, and climbed to #27 in the UK Albums Chart.
Staking their place as a must-see on the live circuit, Little Man Tate stepped up to huge slots at festivals such as Reading and Leeds, and played a momentous show at Blackpool’s iconic Empress Ballroom.
Swiftly following up their debut, 2008 saw the band release their second and final album ‘Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy’, before making the difficult decision to part ways. Playing two phenomenal sold-out shows in their hometown, Little Man Tate bowed out of music with a bang.
Having conquered the dancefloors of the indie discos and put pop-stars out of place in the UK charts, Little Man Tate achieved in just four years what most bands could only dream of. After an almost 15 year hiatus, the band returned in 2021 for two triumphant comeback shows in Sheffield.
Reforming with their original line-up of Jon Windle, Edward ‘Maz’ Marriott, Ben Surtees and Dan Fields, Little Man Tate have since appeared at Victorious and Tramlines festivals and supported The Enemy across the UK. Continuing their riotous reunion victory lap, “Undercover Lovers” arrives as the band gear up for their own headline tour this October. Kicking off in Newcastle on 12 October, find full dates and details below.
LITTLE MAN TATE UK TOUR 2023
OCTOBER
12 NEWCASTLE Riverside
13 MANCHESTER O2 Ritz
14 CLITHEROE The Grand
15 GLASGOW The Garage
18 SOUTHAMPTON Engine Rooms
19 NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
20 BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute
21 SHEFFIELD O2 Academy
26 LONDON O2 Academy Islington
28 HULL The Welly
