Life is easy on the road...

First of all we would like to thanks our beloved and dear friends in Belgium for a great weekend. Thanks Christof, Jeff and Sanne for opening your houses to The High Hats. Secanodary we would like to thank Jens and Stefan at Das Hous in Kassel for a great night (sorry if you had to take any shit ;). Finally a huge thanks to Gustav for keeping it real and driving us back home. Would not be possible without you. So, with that said we hope you all enjoyed the new song "Pusher Street" that we played live for the first time ever. It will be released in an acoustic version on our upcoming split 7" w/ The Queers along side classic hit "Burn That Church". Stay tuned for more info. PS. Check out #thehighhats on Instagram for some pictures from the tour.

THH visit Belgium & Germany

Due to a minor incident our guitarist "Tobe Med Kniven" have to stay in prison for the next five months, so he won't be able to follow the rest of the band to Belgium and Germany this weekend. Shit always happens so we are still convinced we will make it to the shows. Due to this matter, we decided to just do a weekend tour this spring and wait for Tobe to walk the streets again. So, we will do a bigger tour this autumn instead, no worries. Still we will see you all this Friday in Vorselaar, in Kassel on Saturday and in Zoersel on Sunday. Maybe we will show y'all a new song...

FUCK KULTUR!

Last night four out of five High Hats presented the songs "Lou Reed", "Kill Them All", "Heartbeaten By The Police" and "Purple Hearts" at Borås Stadsteater. The gala was presented by Borås local newspaper and the show might have been the strangest we have ever done. The 400 people in the audience were mostly 60+ of age and we performed behind a huge plastic wall. Luckily we got free beers and red wine all night! This is pretty much what it looked like:

Back from the dead!

Dear friends! We had a great time on the road last weekend when we visited Loppen in Copenhagen, Deabaser in Malmö and Insikten in Jönköping. Loads and loads of love to the promoters and the people that showed up at Loppen, all-star-band-motherfuckers Dead Actions (check 'em out asap!), Johan and the WWDIS-crew in Malmö, Pulver City (check 'em out asap!), Anton, Orre & Insikten-crew, d-beaters Crutches and Nässjö-Malin for the after party! We had such a great time and can't wait to get back on the road. If you wanna see some pictures, join @thehighhats on Instagram or keep posted at #thehighhats. See you on Thursday in Borås...

"Åh va gött de e med långhelg!"

We had a blast at the concerts this weekend at Pustervik in Gothenburg and Debaser in Stockholm! Thanks to Impo & The Tents, Långfinger and PAPER for the support, to the promoters for taking care of us and to all the people that showed up and seized the day. Weekends like this really make us wanna come visit you all. Drop a line to jonk@alleycat.se if you have an idea of a venue that would like to have High Hats as their guests this spring. Check out some of the action in Stockholm...

Let's say goodbye to 2012

Happy new year and let's welcome 2013! First of all we would like to thank all of you who have supported us in 2012 - people who came out to see our shows and bought our records and told us how much they enjoy our band. It really is you that keep us up - thank you! Secondary, we would like to thank Bojan at Gehitmusiken.com for placing us 1:st on his list of Best Swedish Albums 2012 and Marcus at Kritiker.se for placing us no. 6 at his list of the best albums released in 2012. See you all at Pustervik in Gothenburg tomorrow and at Deabaser Slussen in Stockholm on Saturday. It's time to start of 2013 - the year of the high hat...

"Ryssby" premiere at PSL

Today on 12.12.12 we gave Swedish music blog PSL the honor the present our first video from ATCC. The video entitled "Ryssby" was shot at the very same place and is a love/hate tribute to the city of Borås. The video would not have been done if we did not receive the greatest support from Erik Johansson at Unibrow Productions and our beloved friends. You know who you are! So, be the first on in your block to witness the madness at Ryssby - fire, strong drinks and black metal!

www.blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/12/12/premiar-the-high-hats-ryssby/

New shows confirmed...

Check out the Live section above to find out where you can see THH in 2013! More shows is to be announced. Happy times!

Fuck you, Phil Spector!

As always in December we try to remind you of our previously unreleased (but not forgotten) song "I know it's Christmas" from 2004. Enjoy it throughout December and spread it to your friends if you like...

myspace.com/highhats/music/songs/i-know-it-s-christmas

December 2012 Spotify Playlist

The darkness falls over the world (i.e. Decemeber and christmas)... so let's spread the word of christmas with some appropriate music on Spotify... enjoy, folks!          
http://open.spotify.com/user/tobbemedkniven/playlist/3rb8w7nDB8xNjbZpXU7aRH

Lou Reed on SR

First single from 'And Then Came Cancer' entitled 'Lou Reed' have reached D-rotation on Swedish national radio (SR). This means that the song will be played a couple of time each week. So keep your ears opened, dear friends.

TheHighHats on Instagram

Dear friends - The High Hats have decided to go 2.0 and join Instagram. You will find us at #thehighhats or just become friends with thehighhats. From December 1st you will receive a new photo each day that will celebrate the past years of the bands most happy times...

Album of the year according to GHM

http://gehitmusiken.com/2012/11/29/ge-hit-musiken-arslista-30-basta-albumen-fran-sverige-2012/

"Med sådär två dagar kvar till slutförandet av denna listan gav jag mig äntligen på att lyssna på detta album ifrån min mapp av Musik Till Bloggen. Jag har knappt haft tid att gå igenom den förrän nu. Och jävlar vilken överraskning. Där fanns nämligen årets mest självklara Årets Album. Det har varit ett fantastiskt år för punk. Westkust, Vånna Inget, Holograms, Bäddat För Trubbel osv. Men detta omkullvälte alla de andra och påminde mig åter igen hur ett perfekt punkalbum ska se ut. Varenda låt är ett självklart alternativ till årets låt. Det är helt sjukt jävla bra. Detta är årets svenska Japandroids-platta. Jag blir tårögd över hur bra det är. Det är fan bättre än 90% av alla skivor från den gyllene eran 1977. Egentligen måste jag till biblioteket för att plugga, men det är omöjligt att sluta lyssna på detta och dansa omkring som en idiot. Snart kan jag sjunga med från början till slut."

"The best album from Borås. Ever!"

A couple of days ago we received a fantastic review in Borås Tidning. The author meant that ATCC was the best album ever recorded in Borås. And some people say that you'll never become profet in your home town. Bah! The issue also featured a big interview with the band. Check it out, if you have the possibility.

Thank you!

Thank you so much all you people who showed up this Friday and made our release party the best party in 2012! We are forever greatful and promise that we will do the same thing all over again in Borås. Most def sooner than later. More info on this matter to come...

Second review - 4 out of 5!

We just received another review of ATCC in Swedish media. Check it out at www.nojesguiden.se/recensioner/musik/the-high-hats-and-then-came-cancer

14/11/12

First interview in a loooong time...

Today on the Swedish blogg Djungeltrumman.se our main man Tobbe revealed the uncensored story behind our new album. If you are familiar with the Swedish language, or use the latest version of Google Translate, feel free to read the whole story here.  

New merchandise!

New shirts and beer bags added to the merchandise. Also available in black with "inverted cross logo". Get it through Alleycat Records at Bigcartel.com

The release of "And Then Came Cancer"

Finally the day arrived - the release date of The High Hats new album "And Then Came Cancer". We are so happy with the result that we really can't find the words. Just cheer joy! The record will be released on gatefolded LP and CD, so visit our record label Alleycat's webstore and get your copy.


The record can also be purchased digitally through Amazon.com or iTunes. For sneaky sons of bitches, the album is fully streamed at Spotify. Enjoy! The wait is over...