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3OH!3 Reveal Tour Dates For May 2011 UK Tour & Tickets
Tuesday, 08 February 2011 Written by Jon Stickler
3OH!3 Reveal Tour Dates For May 2011 UK Tour & Tickets

Nathaniel Motte and Sean Foreman are two very busy guys.  If we go back to the beginning, we can find Sean in his parents basement, clicking incessantly on his mouse for ‘friend-requests’ on 3OH!3’s sparkling new MySpace page.  Meanwhile, across town, Nat is working on earth-shattering beats, hunched over his computer, in what he charmingly referred to as his ‘dungeon’ apartment.  There, in a pair of blown-out computer speakers, Nat brought to life what the world currently knows as 3OH!3.  Those sounds and songs became the band’s 2007 self-released album, which were handed off across the states until they fell through the mail slot at Photo Finish Records and into the hands of label president Matt Galle. 

Blown away by Sean and Nat’s visionary production and clever lyrics, Galle immediately flew the boys into scenic Beltsville, Maryland, to record with the brilliant producer Matt Squire.  Feeling at home in the studio, Sean and Nat worked day and night, piecing together their 2008 success, 'Want'.  With the help of their furry little producer friend Benny Blanco, 3OH!3’s first single, 'Don’t Trust Me,' crawled slowly up the charts for 15 months to attain a No. 1 spot at pop radio, going double platinum and selling over 2.6 million tracks in the process.

Following a non-stop touring schedule, it must have been a real relief to retreat to their mountain sanctuary in Breckenridge in January to record their next album.  In a snowy cabin, far above the world, Sean and Nat went a little crazy, writing as many as two new songs a day for 14 days.  Before things got weird in the mountains, the boys packed up their gear and headed out to LA to start recording the album that would be known as 'Streets of Gold'. 
 
Back in the studio with the usual suspects Matt Squire and Benny Blanco, 3OH!3 took all they had learned from touring and experience and put it to use.  “There are some crazy sounds on this record,” Nat says, “It sounds like robots making love.”  Nothing says love like their first single off the record, 'My First Kiss' featuring Ke$ha.  Within a few hours of being released on iTunes, 'My First Kiss' jumped to the no. 2 on the overall song chart.

3OH!3 was very selective when it came to collaborating on 'Streets of Gold'. Having greatly admired his work with Lily Allen and The Bird and the Bee, 3OH!3 sought out producer Greg Kurstin for their own music. Additionally 3OH!3 teamed with Benny Blanco's mentor, hit-smith Dr. Luke on 'My First Kiss' and 'Streets of Gold' (the title track to the record). With help from those production Titans, it’s a safe to say a few more songs off the album might lend 'My First Kiss' some company at the top of the charts.
               
'Streets of Gold' is the album that 3OH!3 has been struggling to create for their whole musical lives.  Showing a wide range of tastes—from the car rattling battle raps of 'I Can Do Anything' to the post-apocalyptic love ballad 'Love 2012' to the throwback casbah sounds of 'I Know How to Say'—3OH!3 has evolved into a super-human machine.  With Nat’s surgical precision (Nat was destined to be a doctor after all, and has been deferring his acceptance to medical school for a few years) and Sean’s one-two punch lines, every song is bound to be permanently engrained in your head. 
               
There are many great signs for 3OH!3 as they take their journey on their own street of gold.  On the road again, 3OH!3 is testing out the new tracks and making more friends, after a sell out 2010 UK Tour, the guys return May this year and you can catch them at:
 
Mon 23-May-2011 - Bournemouth O2 Academy
Tue 24-May-2011 - Cardiff Uni Solus
Wed 25-May-2011 - Birmingham HMV Institute
Thu 26-May-2011 - Norwich Waterfront
Mon 30-May-2011 – Glasgow O2 ABC
Tue 31-May-2011 - Manchester Academy 2
Thurs 2-June-2011 - Nottingham Rock City
Sun 05-Jun-2011 - London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

Tickets For 3OH!3's May 2011 UK Shows are on sale from 9am on Wednesday 9th February 2011 priced at £15.

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