The three Southampton, UK members of Band of Skulls, Russell Marsden (guitar & vocals), Emma Richardson (bass & vocals) & Matt Hayward (drums), first met at college and quickly discovered that having two lead singers and three songwriters in a band was always going to present unlimited possibilities. With their creative process and sonic path fully intact the band quickly established themselves in the music and art community with a series of culturally inspired club nights in Southampton, London and further a field in Moscow and Tokyo. The band, previously known as Fleeing New York, were working on new demos in late November 2008 at Courtyard Studios in Oxfordshire when their paths crossed with an music, art and management international collective based in London, Montreal and LA who are now, in a very modern way, partners with the band. After more studio time, the band formed the foundation of their debut album, Baby Darling Doll Face Honey. With a working relationship sealed with a handshake the album was recorded, mixed and mastered from January through March 09 before contracts had time to be signed. At this time their music came to the attention of iTunes staff and made such an impact that the band's undeniable debut single 'I Know What I Am' was selected for the coveted iTunes Single of the Week campaign beginningon April 7th. Within weeks of completing the album the band will be introduced globally to a digital audience in the USA, UK, France, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the Netherlands via this free download. Music fans around the world will get the first taste of the band's driving guitar force, heartbreaking duets and sun-kissed, Wall of Sound harmonies of not only their single but their debut breakthrough album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey on Shangri-La Music which will be exclusively at iTunes for two weeks beginning April 7th. It has been an extraordinary and heady last few months for the band and the swift turnaround of the digital album is a taste of the way the modern digital world is now driving the changing landscape of an industry undergoing radical changes. It also means that an unknown band is being thrust into the limelight with very little known about them. So to get you up to speed, here's a few random facts about Band of Skulls - get to know them... -- All the band's artwork has been based on paintings by bass player / vocalist Emma who recently held an exhibition called 'Meat Me At The Butchers", in a butcher's shop where she worked at weekends. She has a record collection of over 20,000 albums and singles, swam for England and even won some medals. -- Drummer Matt has played tennis with John McEnroe while his Dad was in a band that the Rolling Stones and had the same manager as the Troggs. -- Russell's great great grandfather was a stowaway on the Titanic, fleeing Southampton and leaving behind three wives and 16 illegitimate children. Russell survived a near fatal car crash that was started by weaving to the rhythm of Ace of Spades by Motorhead. He has also fallen through a glacier, and again, obviously, he survived... Baby Darling Doll Face Honey was produced, recorded and mixed by Ian Davenport (Supergrass, Badly Drawn Boy) and recorded at Courtyard Studios in Oxfordshire. Band of Skulls is: Matthew Hayward - drums Russell Marsden - guitar & vocals Emma Richardson -bass guitar & vocals Press Contacts: Lisa Markowitz - lisa@permanentpressmedia.com Kathy Reilly - kathy@permanentpressmedia.com 646-328-0688