COMPETITION: Win tickets to Ladytron

Ladytron are coming to Glasgow in a couple of weeks, for a gig at The Arches on the 9th of June, and I have a pair of tickets to give away. But first, a bit of blurb.

Using vintage analogue equipment to create a whip-smart, digitally edited electronic pop sound, Ladytron are one of the most important acts of the last decade’s synth-pop revival.

Fronted by the iconic duelling vocals of Glaswegian Helen Marnie and Bulgarian Mira Aroyo, the quartet formed in the summer of 1999 when Reuben Wu and Daniel Hunt bonded over a shared love of French electronica and Krautrock. Rebelling against the seemingly two-proonged choice of either indie-rock or house music at the time, their use of synths to create pop tracks set them apart immediately.

Having perfected the air of nonchalent art-house detachment way before it became the norm, and with a sound referencing everything from glam to disco to new wave, their underground hits Seventeen, Blue Jeans and Evil, from second album Light & Magic in 2002, saw them tacked with the trashy day-glo aesthetic of electroclash by an excited music press – a label they vehemently ignored.Third album Witching Hour in 2005 was perhaps proof of this. Adding a drummer and bassist to their (now sell-out) live shows, they focused their attention even more on sleek, sophisticated composition and a wider gamut of influences. The critics loved it; it received almost unanimous critical acclaim, and single Destroy Everything You Touch became their new trademark song.

Best of 00-10, released in March this year, is both a documentation of the evolution of both a truly pioneering quartet and a musical decade, with a companion compilation, Best Of Remixes, released digitally beforehand. Their fifth album, Gravity The Seducer, will be released at the end of the summer.

Support comes from Glasgow-based Let’s Talk About Trees. Tickets are available here.

Win Tickets: to be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets for The Arches gig email the answer to this simple question to competition@ayetunes.org.uk

Question: What is the name of the sequel to the film Tron?

Competition closes at 6pm on June 6th, when the winner will be picked at random from the correct entries and informed by email.

I won't keep your email address or spam you with anything, promise.