Noah And The Whale Cancel Tour

British folk-indie stars Noah And The Whale has been forced to cancel their upcoming dates in North America, as their busy recording their second album.

The band emerged this year to score a stunning chart success with 'Five Years Time' - a duet with the very talented Laura Marling. Noah And The Whale honed their skills on the London indie scene, playing five open mics a night if need be. The band are now one of the best lives acts around, and their American fans will no doubt be left sorely disappointed.

In a new message on their Myspace page the band explained:

“It is with no little remorse and disappointment that we are compelled to cancel these dates. These words are being typed in the studio as we make progress on the next Noah and the Whale album. Between commitments in hereto-neglected Europe, we have made the sad but important decision to take time to develop these recordings over the winter months.”

"With new songs to disseminate and even more America-famished, we will cross the pond to tour across the continent from March 2009. This is a promise, a published, globally-viewable promise.”

Debut album 'Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down' was released this summer. Look out for it in those End Of Year polls!