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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">Introducing… The Rails</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">Debut Album
<i>Fair Warning </i>Out January 20, 2015</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">On Tour in November</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><img id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CFF2C1.1557A8B0" alt="8_PaulKelly.jpg" height="326" width="488"></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">“...with Thompson’s pure-toned voice bringing out the wistfulness of the words, while Walbourne’s electric guitar on
<i>Fair Warning </i>is wonderfully restrained. This is a triumphant addition to the English folk-rock cannon...” -
<b><i>The Times</i></b></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">“Together they have made a tough yet tender album, in which their perfectly attuned harmonies deliver sharply observed
vignettes buoyed by old tunes dug out from the annals of British folk.” -<b><i> The Telegraph
</i></b></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">“Bearing the weight of their combined musical heritage, the two singers have come out of the gate with a modern gem on
their finely crafted album.” -<i> <b>All Music</b></i></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">The Rails</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif"> – English singer-songwriter married duo
<b>Kami Thompson</b> and <b>James Walbourne</b> – are releasing their debut album
<b><i>Fair Warning</i></b> on <b>January 20, 2015</b>. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif; color:#1155CC"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLl68tJy3q8">PRESS HERE</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">
to watch the video for The Rails’ rendition of Irish folk song “<b>Bonnie Portmore</b>”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">Produced by
<b>Sebastian Lewsley</b> and former Orange Juice frontman/Scottish music legend <b>
Edwyn Collins</b> in North London, The Rails debut is packed with traditional and original songs that gives folk music a contemporary edge. Kami and James have reached deep into their rich musical histories to concoct the kind of sharp, true folk rock blend
rarely heard since the Seventies. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">Kami, daughter of
<b>Richard</b> and <b>Linda Thompson</b>, has performed with members of the Wainwright family, toured with Sean Lennon and Bonnie Prince Billy and released her own solo album,
<i>Love Lies</i>, on Warner Music in 2011. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">James is now one of the hottest rock guitarists in Britain.
<b>Peter Bruntnell</b> took him to the US to make an album and James went on to play as a member of
<b>Son Volt</b> and <b>The Pernice Brothers</b> and record with the legendary <b>
Jerry Lee Lewis</b>. Back in the UK, he has played with <b>Ray Davies</b>, become part of the touring lineup for
<b>The Pogues</b> and joined <b>The Pretenders</b> as lead guitarist in 2008. In 2011, he made his first solo album,
<i>The Hill,</i> for Heavenly records.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">“<i>We picked songs that we felt could have been written right now,</i>” explains Kami. “<i>‘<b>Bonnie Portmore</b>’ taps into our sense of endangered nature
and fears about the planet. And ‘<b>William Taylor</b>’ is the ultimate bitch revenge fantasy for every guy you’ve had a shit time from. Those old murder ballads are my favorite songs ever, they give you permission to say something you’re not allowed to say
in real life: I’d really like to kill you for fucking someone els</i>e.”</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">Check out The Rails on tour next month when they open for The Pretenders’
<b>Chrissie Hynde</b> across the US. All tour dates below.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">Tour Dates</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif"><br>
10/30 Toronto, ON - Massey Hall<br>
11/1 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre<br>
11/2 Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre<br>
11/4 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre<br>
11/5 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre<br>
11/7 Washington D.C. - Lincoln Theatre<br>
11/8 Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium<br>
11/10 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium<br>
11/12 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre<br>
11/15 Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple<br>
11/16 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater<br>
11/18 Dallas, TX - Winspear Opera House<br>
11/19 Austin, TX - ACL Live<br>
11/20 Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center<br>
11/21 Tulsa, OK - Brady Theater<br>
11/23 Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre<br>
11/24 Salt Lake City, UT - Kingsbury Hall<br>
11/26 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Arts Center<br>
11/28 Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl<br>
11/29 San Diego, CA - Balboa Theatre<br>
12/2 San Francisco, CA - Masonic<br>
12/4 Santa Rosa, CA - Wells Fargo Center for the Arts<br>
12/5 Santa Barbara, CA - Arlington Theatre<br>
12/6 Los Angeles, CA - Pantages Theatre</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">Fair Warning
</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">Tracklisting<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">1. Bonnie Portmore<br>
2. Breakneck Speed<br>
3. Jealous Sailor<br>
4. Younger<br>
5. William Taylor<br>
6. Panic Attack Blues<br>
7. Send Her To Holloway<br>
8. Grace Of God<br>
9. Fair Warning<br>
10. Borstal<br>
11. Habit</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.therailsofficial.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Georgia",serif">http://www.therailsofficial.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheRailsOfficial" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Georgia",serif; color:#1155CC">https://www.facebook.com/TheRailsOfficial</span></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/TheRailsLondon" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Georgia",serif; color:#1155CC">https://twitter.com/TheRailsLondon</span></a><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">For more information, contact: Chloe Walsh or Carina Contreras at Press Here Publicity – 323-556-9752 or 212-246-2640
/ </span></b><a href="mailto:chloe@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif; color:blue">chloe@pressherepublicity.com</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">
// </span><a href="mailto:carina@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif; color:blue">carina@pressherepublicity.com</span></b></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:106%; font-family:"Georgia",serif">
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