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We Came From Wolves release new video for ‘Places Unfamiliar’!
“…bold, emotive rock…” - Clash
“Feels, hooks and more feels...”- Rock Sound
We Came From Wolves boldly return with their forthcoming single Places Unfamiliar, released on 4th November 2016 via Vadana Records.
The video premiered on Upset Magazine and is also available to stream via the band's YouTube channel.
The audio for Places Unfamiliar premiered on Clash and you can also stream it now on the band's Soundcloud page.
The single marks a year since the band’s line-up change and now We Came From Wolves are stronger, more cohesive and vibrant than ever before. Places Unfamiliar is a high octane kick in the teeth. The frenetic energy heard on the single feels like the ultimate release as the track explores front man Kyle Burgess’ struggle with depression and juggling the mundane realities of daily life with the band, where his heart and soul lies. For We Came From Wolves, the music is wild, fun and free but the lyrics hide a deeper meaning as Burgess is a songwriter that wears his heart on his sleeve.
The single is an answer to those around him who consider music a hobby but for Kyle and the rest of the band it’s much more than that. “Places Unfamiliar is a frank account and admission that this is who I am, I'm not going to grow out of it and for the sake of my mental and physical health,” Burgess says. “I have to be honest with those around me and confess that I have no desire to bring about an end to this lifestyle.This isn’t a choice, it’s almost an addiction, but the other side of the coin is a dark place for me, with nothing to focus my energy and creativity towards I spiral into a deep sadness and it took me a long time to realise just how much this means to me…this song was the realisation. This song saved me.”
Listing their influences from Reuben to the Smiths, We Came From Wolves write music that is honest, powerful and emotional. They’re known for their dynamic live performances, having toured relentlessly up and down the country and around Europe, amassing a dedicated following. In Scotland, The Skinny, The List, The Daily Record and The Herald are amongst the band’s supporters, whilst elsewhere Rock Sound, Kerrang!, Team Rock and Amazing Radio have previously covered the band.
The band will hit the road from late October to support the release of the single, with a second album due in 2017. We Came From Wolves continue to go from strength to strength with a burning fiery passion that refuses to be quenched.
Places Unfamiliar is out on 4th November 2016 via Vadana Records.
Gallery Circus release their new single ‘Club House Killer’!
“...infectious insistent riffs and raw energy reminiscent of Royal Blood."
- Louder Than War
Identical twins Daniel and Graeme Ross aka Gallery Circus' latest riff-infused single Club House Killer is out now via Think Tank? Records and available to buy on iTunes and stream on Spotify.
To celebrate the release, the video for Club House Killer premiered on Louder Than War and is also available to watch via the band's YouTube channel.
The single originally premiered on Gigslutz and can also be streamed on the Gallery Circus' Soundcloud page.
Club House Killer kicks off with Daniel’s undeniably unique and infectious pop-rock vocal before his distortion-heavy guitar comes into play and turns everything on its head. As the song reaches it peak, it is oozing with an incredible raw energy akin to the likes of Royal Blood and Cold War Kids. Daniel explains “Club House Killer is a brutal story that depicts some of the characters we met when hanging out with a punk gang in Logan Square, Chicago. These guys swore by the punk rock motto: ‘Live fast, die young’ - It was a crazy situation, so we grabbed a few bottles of whiskey and joined in for a little taste!”.
Having played together in various bands all their lives, Daniel and Graeme eventually decided to form Gallery Circus while they were living in Chicago. Over the past year Gallery Circus have quickly built up a reputation as being one of the UK’s most formidable new live bands and have supported acts such as Hanni El Khatib, King Charles, Little Comets, Kill it Kid and Arcane Roots. This is the twins’ second release produced by Dan Austin (Pixies, Doves, Mallory Knox) and will coincide with their first headline tour this summer. The duo will also be releasing another single and EP later this year via Killing Moon.
Gallery Circus have already received praise from a pleather of well-regarded publications including The 405, The Crack and Q Magazine as well as BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac and Jen Long to name but a few. With Club House Killer the twins want to continue to spread their explosive sound across the UK and beyond.
Club House Killer is out now via Think Tank? Records and is available to buy on iTunes and stream on Spotify.
Vienna Ditto return with new single ‘Busted Flush’!
"...yet another utterly unique creation from the duo. A captivating sonic delight."
- Gigslutz
Vienna Ditto return with their latest collection of sci-fi infused pop music with the release of their new EP Busted Flush, out on Friday 11th November 2016 via Ubiquity Project Recordings. You can pre-order the EP now via the band's Bandcamp page.
The title track and lead single Busted Flush premiered on Gigslutz and is also available to stream on Vienna Ditto's Soundcloud page.
The EP kicks off with Busted Flush complete with its tango-like introduction, which creates an intense flare and evokes feelings of the bohemian, jukebox style music heard in Moulin Rouge. Hatty Taylor’s smokey, broody vocals carry the track throughout while Nigel Firth excels on a variety of instruments, and even playing violin between his legs! The single is influenced by Phil Spector’s love of melodrama and takes the listener on a cinematic journey; a theme that carries on throughout the entirety of the EP. The next track ‘Barracuda’ is an upbeat track about Nigel living in his boat, a barracuda bungalow, the song sonically taking a number of twists and turns as eccentric electronica takes centre stage. ‘Boy Meets Wolf’ closes the EP, bringing the duo back to their blues roots. It tells the story of a boy meeting a wolf caught in a trap, the themes influenced by Cormac McCarthy’s book ‘The Crossing’.
The pop-noir duo consists of Hatty Taylor (vocal and synth) and Nigel Firth (guitar) who first met in 2000 when Nigel taught a then eleven-year-old Hatty to play guitar. Ten years later, they formed a band in Oxford and have been creating exceptional, boundary-pushing music ever since. Nigel is the engine behind Vienna Ditto’s restless experimentation and sonic evolution, while Hatty is responsible for the band’s effortless and enchanting lead vocals, the two half combining
beautifully to complete a whole.
Vienna Ditto have already received praise from the likes of Q Magazine, Artrocker, BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens and BBC 6Music’s Tom Robinson amongst others and they have played at a number of festivals including Glastonbury’s BBC Introducing Stage. Since the release of their critically acclaimed EP Ticks earlier this year, the unlikely, delectable and ever-so-slightly dysfunctional duo have gone from strength to strength and, on Busted Flush, the pair hope to continue to push boundaries and defy genres along the way, generating a sound that is truly unique.
Busted Flush is out on 11th November 2016 via Ubiquity Project Recordings and available to pre-order now on Vienna Ditto's Bandcamp page.
Introducing… When Tomorrow Becomes Yesterday
Singer-songwriter Jo Mango has teamed up with an array of songwriters, academic researchers and sustainability organisations to create the When Tomorrow Becomes Yesterday project.
The project’s aim is to bring together academic, musical, artistic and practical knowledge to imagine a future in a more sustainable world. They will be releasing three download tracks along with a video documentary to help promote the cause.
You can download the first track Better Lands, which premiered on Folk Radio, via Jo's Soundcloud page now.
You can also watch a short video documentary on the new project via Vimeo.
When Tomorrow Becomes Yesterday (Short) from UWS Creative Media Academy on Vimeo.
Mango collaborated with a number of artists (Adem, Louis Abbott of Admiral Fallow and Craig Beaton of The Unwinding Hours), researchers (University of the West of Scotland’s Jo Collison Scott, the University of Manchester’s Angela Connelly, the University of Edinburgh’s Matt Brennan and Creative Carbon Scotland’s Gemma Lawrence) as well as organisations Manchester: A Certain Future and Julie’s Bicycle to create a project that would allow art to explore the emotional connections to nature and create a platform for change.
After working together on a research project called Fields of Green, looking at how the live music industry could reduce its carbon footprint, Jo Mango and a set of Scottish songwriters went on to write a stunning collection of songs (Wrack Lines). This was funded by The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) who then sent out a proposal to put on a festival of events around the country on the theme of Community Futures and Utopias (a Connected Communities Research Festival) that would see different communities using the arts to to explores issues related to their futures.
As a result, Jo Mango then took part in three songwriting sessions - in London, Manchester and Edinburgh - thinking about the future and the challenges that climate change brings. This resulted in three songs: The Ceasing (Jo Mango and Louis Abbott), If I Could Choose (Adem Ilhan and Jo Mango) and Better Lands (Craig Beaton, Louis Abbott and Jo Mango), which were first played at AHRC’s Futures and Utopia Fair in Somerset House, London. Coincidently, this event took place the day after the Brexit result so the atmosphere felt charged and extremely thought provoking.
Climate change is a difficult subject to tackle, which a lot of people find unapproachable or simply choose to ignore it. However, with When Tomorrow Becomes Yesterday, Jo and her collaborators hope to break down that barrier and bring the arts together to explore how we can change the future.
Introducing… Moonlight Zoo!
Moonlight Zoo return with their forthcoming single Melting out on 4th November 2016 via Spinnup.
The track premiered on Gigslutz and is available to stream via Moonlight Zoo's Soundcloud page or by clickling the embed below.
Melting is bursting with catchy melodies, upbeat rhythms and exuberant lyrics condensed into one joyous and uplifting pop single. This release follows on from the band’s previous single Breaking Or Broken, which was recorded by veter- an Scottish producer Bruce Rintoul (Twin Atlantic, Fatherson). This time, however, the band decided to take a trip to the famous Motor Museum Studios in Liverpool to record with producer Al Groves (Cast, Bring Me The Horizon).
Moonlight Zoo formed in late 2014 and have wasted no time in spreading their infectious indie pop to the masses. Since their inception, the band have cut their teeth busking around the streets of Europe, followed by headline shows throughout Scotland. They made their live television debut on The Riverside Show on STV and were subsequently booked to headline Glasgow’s King Tuts Wah Wah Hut.
Amongst Moonlight Zoo’s supporters are Radio X, who featured their previous single Breaking Or Broken as their ‘Track of the Week’ and Jim Gellatly who featured the band in The Scottish Sun, which then led to their debut appearance at the Isle Of Wight Festival.
Moonlight Zoo’s single Melting is out on 4th November 2016 via Spinnup.