Epic Belgian 3 piece BRUTUS have announced details of their hugely anticipated forthcoming 2nd album ‘Nest’, set for release on March 29th through Hassle Records in Europe and through Sargent House in the ROTW. The record release is preceded by the first single/video ‘War’ which was shot on the last day of the recordings of ‘Nest’ in Rain City Recorders, Vancouver Canada.

To describe the last two years as a whirlwind for BRUTUS is something of an understatement. Having signed to Hassle Records, 2017 saw the release of their debut album, Burst, which set them on a path of award nominations and ‘album of the year’ accolades, as well as picking up huge fans from Lars Ulrich of Metallica to Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro. In the last 12 or so months, they have toured with Sargent House label mates Chelsea Wolfe and Russian Circles, BRUTUS also hit the road as main support to Thrice through Europe. Taking time out from the live circuit, the trio headed to Vancouver to record their second album, once again returning to Jesse Gander (Japandroids, White Lung, Baptists) at his Rain City Recorders studio in September 2018. The resulting 11 tracks form BRUTUS’s new album, ‘Nest’.

By their own admission, the formative sound of the band was shaped by their physical limitations; drummer Stefanie Mannaerts adopted vocal duties initially out of necessity. Having fully embraced her role as both vocalist and drummer, the full range of Stefanie’s multiple talents is showcased on ‘Nest’. The abrasive urgency of her emotive vocals is mirrored in the tribalistic drumming, just as tender whispers echo the gentle roll of percussion elsewhere. Co-conspirators Stijn Vanhoegaerden (guitar) and Peter Mulders (bass) complete the magic circle with pervasive riffs, dynamic bass lines, and a fine balance between uneasy restraint and unrepentant aggression. BRUTUS throws a net over post-rock, hardcore, metal and pop, gathering defining facets of each into their unique sound.

A diverse mix of influences penetrated the BRUTUS bubble, the biggest of which was the people around them on the journey to the creation of ‘Nest’. Be it the bands they toured with, their family at home, or indeed their own bandmates – human interaction is the nucleus of the album. However, additional sources of creative inspiration peppered their outlook; from Radiohead to Burial, from ‘Twin Peaks’ to Townes Van Zandt.

The path BRUTUS has taken has been meticulously mapped out on ‘Nest’. All those glorious highs and euphoric moments are present – highlighted in magnificent technicolour no less. Burrowed in amongst those triumphs are moments of reflection; the choices they have made in pursuit of their goals and the impact those choices have had on both themselves and those they have left behind in their nest. The arc of the album charts the friction between the band’s forward motion and their desire to maintain a connection to those back at home. It’s a timeline of invincibility and doubt, of taking risks and letting go; a chronology of what they are and what they’ve done.

Bound by a thread that was intangible to others, their shared experiences, both good and bad; ‘Nest’ is the sound of a band who know how to use the strength of their bond to full effect, to use every part of themselves as an additional tool for conveying their message: take care of those in your own nest. BRUTUS find their places of comfort to be very different to the ones previously held dear; the nest they started out with is not quite the same one as they stand in today.

‘Nest’ is released on March 29th and is available to preorder now on limited 12″ vinyl and CD, including EU web-store exclusive LP variant with limited 7″. Preorders available – HERE

UK dates

MAY

04 Bristol @ Exchange
05 Leeds @ Hyde Park Book Club
06 Glasgow @ Broadcast
08 London, UK @ Boston Music Room

Having recently completed a UK tour supporting The Coral, SHE DREW THE GUN will hit the road in February for an extensive headline tour. Many of the dates are already sold-out, with the Glasgow gig being moved to Mono, a bigger venue.

Current single ‘Something For The Pain’. The stylish black & white video was produced and directed by Johnny Gregory and shot in Liverpool.

“The song is about a conversation with a refugee set in the future,” says Louisa Roach, She Drew The Gun’s frontwoman, guitarist and songwriter. “At the point where the refugee crisis has become so big and automation so ubiquitous, that what is left of the first world finally make the decision to become a people rather than profit based society, one that treats everybody as citizens giving them their basic needs. In the video we played with the idea of that future exchange using ‘Jenny Holzer’ style text art to create a narrative and dancers to represent the conversation.

‘Something For The Pain’ is the second single to be taken from the Wirral four-piece’s acclaimed second album ‘Revolution Of Mind’, a BBC 6Music Album Of The Year, which also includes lead single ‘Resister’.

She Drew The Gun were John Kennedy’s Artist In Residence on his X-Posure show on Radio X.

Produced by The Coral’s James Skelly at Liverpool’s Parr Street Studios. ‘Revolution Of Mind’ is the follow-up to She Drew The Gun’s 2016 debut ‘Memories Of Another Future’, which contained the BBC 6Music playlisted singles ‘Poem’, ‘Pit Pony’, ‘Since You Were Not Mine’ and ‘No Hole In My Head.’

SHE DREW THE GUN HEADLINE TOUR 2019

FEB 20 MANCHESTER DEAF INSTITUTE – SOLD OUT
FEB 21 LEEDS BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB
FEB 22 GLASGOW MONO
FEB 23 EDINBURGH SNEAKY PETE’S – SOLD OUT
FEB 27 BIRMINGHAM THE CASTLE & FALCON
FEB 28 BRISTOL THE EXCHANGE – SOLD OUT
MAR 1 OXFORD THE BULLINGDON
MAR 2 LEICESTER, THE COOKIE – SOLD OUT
MAR 6 CAMBRIDGE THE PORTLAND ARMS
MAR 7 LONDON THE GARAGE
MAR 8 BRIGHTON PATTERNS

www.shedrewthegun.com

Another Sky have today unveiled their stunning new single ‘Apple Tree’, showcasing vocalist Catrin Vincent’s astonishing range and the band’s strength for cool atmospherics and poignant lyrics. The track is accompanied by a beautiful stop-motion video, directed by Dann Parry.

Catrin had to say on the video: “Apple Tree is the story of a boy I knew growing up who was bullied for talking to daffodils. I always admired him. The song celebrates feminine men, because I don’t believe being feminine is exclusive to being a woman. We spent some time last year on the Isle of Wight at Chale Abbey Studios. The song was written and recorded there.”

‘Apple Tree’ is both the perfect successor to the band’s previous single ‘Chillers’, and also a huge cinematic step forward. 2018 saw the band make a bold statement with debut EP ‘Forget Yourself’, setting the tone for their politically charged lyrics and social observations. ‘Avalanche’ speaks of toxic masculinity, violence and social marginalisation, whilst ‘Chillers’ tackles the complacency accompanied by wealth.

FEBRUARY UK TOUR:

01 Norwich, Waterfront Studio
02 York, Fulford Arms
03 Edinburgh, Mash House
04 Glasgow, Poetry Club SWG3
07 Dublin, Whelans
10 Sheffield, Cafe Totem
11 Manchester, YES
12 Leicester, Soundhouse
13 Birmingham, Hare & Hounds
15 Nottingham, Rock City
19 Oxford, Bullingdon
20 Bristol, Crofters Rights
21 Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
25 Southampton, Heartbreakers
26 Brighton, Komedia Studio Bar
27 Cambridge, The Portland Arms
28 London, Rich Mix

FURTHER LIVE DATES

Jan
19 BBC Introducing North East, Gatehead, The Sage w/ Beth Macari & Talk Like

March
8-17 SXSW

May
04 Live at Leeds
05 Hit The North Festival, Newcastle

WHITE DENIM will be touring with their sensational latest album Performance, which was released via City Slang to widespread acclaim including Mojo’s ’Album of the Month’, not to mention glowing reviews from Q, The Guardian, The Times, The Line of Best Fit, Uncut and more with singles ‘Magazin’ and ‘It Might Get Dark’ shooting straight onto the 6Music A-list and spending multiple weeks there.

2019 UK/EIRE DATES

09 Feb – Belfast @ Limelight
10 Feb – Dublin, IE @ Whelans
12 Feb – Bristol @ O2 Academy
13 Feb – Birmingham @ O2 Institute
15 Feb – Manchester @ Albert Hall
16 Feb – Newcastle @ Northumbria Institute
17 Feb – Glasgow @ SWG3 TV Studio
19 Feb – Leeds @ O2 Academy
20 Feb – Liverpool @ O2 Academy
22 Feb – London @ Roundhouse

Tickets Available here: https://www.whitedenimmusic.com/live

Ask frontman James Petralli to outline White Denim’s mission statement a decade on from their debut and in the run up to the release of their seventh album and his answer is instant and unequivocal: “It remains unchanged from the beginning – which is just to make interesting, up-tempo rock & roll”.

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