(NEW YORK) - The U.K. is buzzing about Arnold. The band has been featured all over the British press and has performed at several music festivals there, including Reading. It embarks on a U.K. tour with Tanya Donnelly in a couple of weeks. In the U.S., Arnold has played with Beth Orton and Jill Sobule; the band's EP The Barn Tapes (demos recorded in a barn) is available stateside as an import only. Arnold is recording its debut album for Creation/Columbia for release in spring 1998.