Thanks to the recent launch of RiD’s new album ‘Happiness v Sadness’ there’s been a fair amount of Plume/Denim news out there.

The girls have been interviewed by music and culture webzine Cat On The Wall, where they discuss the album, their song-writing process and their unique look. To read the interview in full, and find out how they know they’ve already won this year’s Mercury prize (really, they have!) take a look here.

Don’t forget that RiD will be kicking off their Happiness v Sadness UK tour next week in Bristol. The full list of dates for the tour are:

21st July – Bristol Start The Bus
22nd July – Wrexham Central Station
23rd July – Stoke Underground
24th July – DV8 Festival @ York Fibbers
25th July – Manchester Sound Control
26th July – Hull Adelphi
27th July – London XOYO
28th July – Southampton Talking Heads

You can purchase tickets here.

Those of you who ordered the new album will probably be receiving your envelopes around about now. We’ll be reviewing it soon so watch this space.  For those RiD fans who’ve listened to it and already have a favourite track, why not tell us which track it is and why you like it by emailing us at submit@thevelvetonion.com. We’ll include the best ones in our album review.