Two reasons for the New Year being a good one already are as follows:

Shapes are heading into the studio for a week to record for their next EP. The guys are recording 6 new tracks with Nick Kinnish (Jonny Truant, Architects, Blakfish) at Serafina Studios in Eastbourne and will be mastered by Alan Douches (Converge, Mastodon, Young Widows, Every Time I Die) over in the U S of A!

Shapes have also just announced a bunch of tour dates for February:

10th Feb The Packhorse Leeds
12th Feb The Grapes Sheffield
13th Feb Independent Sunderland *
14th Feb The Mist Derby *
15th Feb Tabu Cardiff *
17th Feb The Basement York
18th Feb The Flapper Birmingham *
19th Feb Fat Fox Portsmouth *
20th Feb Hamptons Southampton *
21st Feb Notting Hill Arts Club London * Free Entry Afternoon Show

* with Munroe Effect

So forget the credit crunch and party through 09!