Aussie garage-pop and surf-punk band Bleeding Knees Club are set to embark on a UK tour this week ahead of the release of their debut album Nothing To Do (IAMSOUND/Columbia Records, March 5), Alex, Jordan and Matthew will return to the UK in support of the album, kicking off with their first show at the Green Door Store in Brighton on February 22 followed by two London shows.

February 22 – Green Door Store –Brighton 23 – Old Blue Last –London 24 – KOKO –London 25– Wedgewood Rooms –Portsmouth 29 – Nation of Shopkeepers -Leeds.

Bleeding Knees Club burst out of Australia’s Gold Coast in early 2011 and started to build a steady fanbase through their reckless live performances and via their super-catchy demos, which quickly found champions beyond the Aussie board scene.

Their debut UK single, Have Fun, was released on the Noir label last summer and quickly struck a chord with UK tastemakers, enjoying radio support from Zane Lowe and Huw Stephens on Radio One, Lauren Laverne on 6Music and Jon Kennedy on Xfm where the song was also added to the evening playlist.

The original duo spent much of the summer of 2011 in the UK where they shared stages with Black Lips, Cults, Toro y Moi, Blood Orange and Cerebral Ballzy. They also scored spots on The Great Escape in Brighton, and Liverpool Sound City while NME named them as one of the 50 Best New Bands of 2011.

Between UK commitments, Jordan and Alex then high-tailed it to New York City, to record their forthcoming debut album with Dev Hynes (Lightspeed Champion and Blood Orange) as producer. The upcoming record, Nothing To Do, encapsulates everything that's making people fall in love with Bleeding Knees Club: it's a raw 'n' urgent set of super-fun songs about girls, getting high, and sticking it to The Man. The album was mixed in the UK by Dan Grech-Marguerat (The Vaccines, Chew Lips, Kaiser Chiefs), and will be released on Columbia Records on March 5.

A national tour with The Vines in Australia saw their line up bolstered to a trio with vocalist and songwriter Alex Wall stepping out from behind the drum kit to take on guitar and vocal duties, and new member Matthew Woods joined the band.

A single, also entitled Nothing To Do, is out now.