The rumours are true. The kids are taking over. We spent so much energy encouraging them to read so that they wouldn’t end up haggard and hungover like ourselves, but then they realised that they knew more and they could play better guitar. Operator Please and Van She – both promising young bands who have released EPs to critical acclaim and built up solid fanbases not only around Australia but overseas as well – have put together debut records separately and are now coming together on a vibrant double headlining tour that will show Australia just why they’re the future.

This will be Operator Please’s first national tour since they unleashed the infuriatingly catchy Just A Song About Ping Pong. They’ll be in good form, around recording the record they’ve been assaulting the UK on the NME Freshers tour with The Go! Team (if there was ever an argument for Ritilin distribution this would have to be it), following which they’ll be heading around the mother country as part of MTV2’s Gonzo Tour, playing with industry darlings Bloc Party, We Are Scientists and Babyshambles. Their previous Australian tours were alongside Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys. How many synonyms can you come up with for hip?

The new Operator Please album is lovingly entitled Yes Yes Vindictive and will be released through EMI on November 10. The band are already nominated for two ARIA awards (Best Breakthrough Artist and Bets Pop Release) for Just A Song About Ping Pong (which incidentally hit number 12 on the ARIA chart here and number 1 on the UK MTV chart). They may take home an ARIA before they take home a High School Certificate.

Operator Please formed at Elenora High in 2005 during chess club. What did I tell you, the nerdy kids are set to take it all. The band consists of Amandah Wilkinson, Sarah Gardiner, Ashley McConnell and cousins Taylor Henderson and Tim Commander.

Van She have been around a little longer, and have cut their teeth touring the country with acts like Yeah Yeah Yeahs and our own local heroes Faker. Their intense live shows caught the eyes of any cooler and they’d be frozen label Modular, known for not only having their fingers on the pulse but pumping the beat themselves. Aside from a touring force to be reckoned with, Van She have shown themselves to be more than adept in the studio, providing requested remixes for acts such as The Klaxons, Feist and The Bravery in their time.

After testing the waters with various producers they settled on Jim Abbiss (who can show his kids albums from DJ Shadow, Massive Attack, Arctic Monkeys and Ladytron to name a few). They recorded in London’s Konk Studios and refrained from picking up accents (however did learn the value of a decent scarf). Their first single, Cat & The Eye, should be on the radio shortly, and the as yet untitled album will be out on Modular early next year.

Opening the shows are achingly fresh Canberra outfit Soft Tigers, who consistently defy categorisation with so much energy they may soon not even be able to be called musicians. In fact, members Bucky Toller, Neil Harvey and Pal Gupta prefer to think of themselves as filmmakers, directors and editors. Their debut album, Gospel Ambitions, was recorded in a weatherboard home on the south coast and thrown together with as much regard for musicianship as a nudist has for a polo sweater. They’ve toured live, almost begrudgingly, with acts such as MSTRKRFT, Young And Restless and Architecture in Helsinki, and Gospel Ambitions is released on October 20 through Shiny Records.

more info after the jump! 

Triple j, Channel [V], MySpace, Drum Media and Scorpio Music present:

Operator Please & Van She with guests Soft Tigers

October 30 - Annandale Hotel (Sydney)

- Tickets from the venue (02) 9550 1078 www.annandalehotel.com

November 2 - Corner Hotel (Melbourne)

- Tickets from the venue (03) 9427 9198 www.cornerhotel.com

November 3 - Adelaide Uni Bar (Adelaide)

- Tickets from the venue (08) 8223 1450 www.venuetix.com.au or CIB Ticketing

(08) 8231 0824

November 4 - Amplifier Bar (Perth)

- Tickets from Moshtix 1300 GET TIX (438 849) www.moshtix.com.au

November 7 - The Zoo (Brisbane)

- Tickets from Oz Tix 1300 762 545 www.oztix.com.au

November 8 - Southport RSL (Gold Coast)

- Tickets from the Venue (07) 5531 2289

Tickets for all shows on sale now.

‘GET WHAT YOU WANT’ INSTORE OCTOBER 27

‘YES YES VINDICTIVE’ INSTORE IN NOVEMBER 10

www.operatorpleaseband.com

www.vanshe.com

www.scorpiomusic.com.au

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