"Splendid" (Angie Hart and Jesse Tobias) release their first new material in almost five years, with an EP set for release on Popboomerang Records in mid November. The as-yet-to-be-titled EP will feature six tracks, including a track penned by Angie's Frente cohort Simon Austin, another co-written with Ben Lee as well as a Pet Shop Boys cover. Tracks were produced by Jesse and Angie, with mixes by Victor Van Vugt (PJ Harvey, Beth Orton) and J. Walker of Machine Translations. While Jesse continues touring as guitarist for Morrissey well into 2005. Angie will return to Australia in support of the EP, with shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Newcastle. Dates are as follows: Friday December 17th - Salar Couch Café - Newcastle Saturday December 18th - Vic on The Park - Sydney Wednesday Decmember 22nd - Manchester Lane - Melbourne For further information, contact Will Larnach-Jones contactwill@optusnet.com.au or Scott Thurling at Popboomerang info@popboomerang.com