Edinburgh six-piece Broken Records are teaming up with New York newcomers Freelance Whales for a Dublin show in the new year. The two bands will perform at Crawdaddy on February 1. Tickets are on sale today and cost €14 (including booking fee). They are available from Ticketmaster, City Discs and usual outlets, as well as on [link]www.ticketmaster.ie[/link].

Broken Records are fresh from releasing their second album in as many years, Let Me Come Home which came out in October, while Freelance Whales' debut is scheduled for an April release.