The Wytches formed in Brighton in 2011 and have since released four highly acclaimed singles, the last two of which have been on legendary indie label Heavenly Recordings. The trio are currently on tour with Fat While Family so please pray for their safe return.
What the critics say: “They’re equal parts sordid, spiteful and slightly damaged” (NME)
"Burn Out The Bruise" is the sound of skulking around terraced streets and looking for trouble. It demonstrates the Wytches moody temprament, a bit like The Coral if they all wore Fila hoddies and wanted to deck you. We can't wait to hear it played live on their current UK tour.
August
18 – Kazimier, Liverpool (with The Growlers)
19 – Concorde 2, Brighton (with The Growlers)
22 – Leeds Festival
24 – Reading Festival
27 – Rough Trade East In-Store
30 – End of the Road Festival, Dorset
31 - Bingley Music Live, Yorkshire
September
7 – Bestival, Isle of Wight
14 – On Blackheath Festival, London
Texan three-piece Purple are pleased to announce the release of their debut album ‘(409)’ on November 10th through Play it Again Sam.
Weaned on a diet of punk rock, fun and a general life-to-the-max attitude, the trio are set to colour the musical landscape when they bring their pop music, albeit messy, dirty, raucous, grit-spitting, tequila-glugging pop music, kicking and screaming to a party near you.
The album, so named after their East Texan area code, was recorded in El Paso with production duties handled by Chris ‘Frenchie’ Smith (…Trail Of Dead, Jet, …) and comprises ten tracks of unashamedly catchy songs that look set to become favourites over the coming months.
‘(409)’ will be available on CD, vinyl and digitally via all reputable outlets through Play It Again Sam.
Yesterday marked the 10-year release date anniversary of their last, much acclaimed full-length studio album, “Seven Circles”. Therefor Canadian Rock trio The Tea Party are now pleased to announce a September 22 release date in Europe via InsideOutMusic for their new studio album, “The Ocean At The End”. The album will be released as special edition pocket-pack CD and on gatefold 2LP+CD.
The Tea Party “The Ocean At The End” tracklisting:
1. The L.o.C
2. The Black Sea
3. Cypher
4. The Maker
5. Black Roses
6. Brazil
7. The 11th Hour
8. Submission
9. The Cass Corridor
10. Water's On Fire
11. The Ocean At The End
The album’s first single, “Water’s On Fire”, can be purchased digitally here at iTunes smarturl.it/watersonfireiTunes or here at Amazon smarturl.it/watersonfireMP3. A special photo-video for the song can be streamed here. A sneak preview of the album’s second single, “The Black Sea” can be checked out here.
The Tea Party’s original line-up of Jeff Martin (Vocals, Guitar), Stuart Chatwood (Bass, Keyboards) and Jeff Burrows (Drums, Percussion) reunited in 2011 for selected Australian and Canadian live dates and their sense of artistic kinship inevitably led them back to the studio. Produced and engineered by Martin, mixed by Grammy-award-winning David Bottrill (Rush, Muse, Peter Gabriel, Tool) and recorded largely at Toronto’s Revolution Recording, “The Ocean At The End” contains some of the most streamlined music in The Tea Party’s career.
“It’s a rock n’ roll record,” declares Martin, describing the outcome whose genesis began last year in Byron Bay, Australia, and eventually migrated to the trio’s original home base of Windsor, Ontario. “We started the writing process in Byron Bay, and songs like Brazil, Cass Corridor, Submission, and Water’s On Fire came out of that session,” he continues. “But where things got really exciting for us was when we jammed in Windsor: songs like The 11th Hour and The L.o.C came out and it was really rock n’ roll. We were having fun and not over-thinking it anymore. The water had passed under the bridge, and we’re three friends now. 'What do you guys want to do, rock? Okay, let’s go!'"
Formed in 1990, The Tea Party have previously released seven studio albums, selling over two million copies worldwide, filling stadiums on the strength of anthemic hits such as “The River”, “Sister Awake”, “Temptation” and “Heaven Coming Down”.
The Tea Party will next be touring Australia this October (from the 9th to the 23rd), with Canadian dates to be announced shortly. Further album details and pre-order links will be announced soon
Taking a modern slant on the new wave tradition, Two Steps From Heartache combines uptempo bleeps and beats with James Knights' shimmering widescreen vocals, a perfect match to Scarlet's synthesizer stabs and the visual impact of her disco-ball dress. Additional production and mixing from critically acclaimed electronic musician/producer/mixer James Yuill adds a modern percussive dynamic to this nihilistic little pop song.
Two Steps From Heartache wraps you up in the universal truth that no matter how superhuman you feel, you are never more than two steps away from adversity. But let's face it - that's not going to stop you, is it?!
"another day another time another fool, I'll take my chance and I'll admit it's nothing new, because I'm still two steps from heartache".
The video concludes with James and Scarlet being presented with a literal bleeding heart by a nameless macabre clown determined to piss on their parade.
This streamlined melancholy pop song is the lead track in the final installment of their trilogy of EPs (full press release to follow), and precedes the release of their new album (early 2015).
"you don't need a reason why, why in the world you electrify"
live dates
13.09.14 The Brunswick, Gloucester, UK
17.09.14 Kaffee Burger, Berlin, DE
18.09.14 Living Stone, Brno, CZ
19.09.14 Sepie Music Club, Týniště nad Orlicí, CZ
20.09.14 Club Na Rampě, Mariánské Lázně, CZ
23.09.14 mcFABRIKA Music Club, České Budějovice, CZ
24.09.14 Rock Café, Prague, CZ
25.09.14 Klub B, Třebíč, CZ
26.09.14 Marley Club, Ostrava, CZ
27.09.14 MC Kofola, Krnov, CZ
On 20 October 2014, joining existing Fellini films Roma, Il Bidone and City of Women on the label, Eureka will be releasing a new digitally restored version of I CLOWNS on Blu-ray in a Dual Format (Blu-ray and DVD) edition. The film reflects Fellini’s childhood obsession with clowns, exploring deeper human conditions that resonate through various clowns who vary from a local sex-crazed hobo, a midget nun, to a mutilated Mussolini disciple.
