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Purely addictive! Blogged at : http://www.frenchysymphony.com/2012/06/coastal-cities-relief.html

ça ça envoie !! Bravo de France, continuez !

'Erosion' is taken from CYMBALS' new album, The Age of Fracture, out on 27th Jan (EU)/4th Feb (N.A.)

Pre-order The Age of Fracture on iTunes - http://smarturl.it/ageoffractureitunes
Pre-order the limited edition double vinyl gatefold LP - http://toughloverecords.bigcartel.com/product/tlv070-cymbals-the-age-of-fracture-limited-edition-double-colour-vinyl-lp-pre-order

Buy 'Erosion' on iTunes - http://smarturl.it/erosionitunes

CYMBALS will launch their album with a headline show in London in February.
2nd Feb 2014 - Electrowerkz, London - www.wegottickets.com/event/246573

<b>Press release</b>
The long-awaited new album from CYMBALS is named after a book by Princeton academic, Daniel T. Rodgers, which addresses the fragmentation of ideas towards the end of the last century and how collective meanings have become uncertain.  Singer and guitarist Jack Cleverly writes: "It hit me that I often feel paralysed by the feeling that everything is 'too complicated', and that many people I know feel that paralysis. I realised that this way of thinking can be traced through these songs." 

Produced by Dreamtrak (Swim Deep, Chad Valley, Hot Chip) in his Hackney studio and written collectively over the last 12-months, the group have taken their time to carefully piece the album together, song-by-song, in sequence. The album was completed following a final mix from Daniel Rejmer (Foals, Everything Everything) and the result is testament to the band’s attention to detail: a cleaner, brighter sound than their brattier early recordings, edging towards the European sophistication of the end-of-the-century French house Jack grew up around. Singles 'Like An Animal', 'The End' and 'The Natural World' are characterized by an upbeat disco cool and all push the 7-minute mark, whereas ‘Winter 98’, ‘This City’, and ‘Call Me’ are brooding, stark synth-led numbers reminiscent of early-New Order, with some lyrics sung in Jack’s native French.

The literary inspiration runs further through the album. The track ‘The 5%’, more obviously making reference to the themes of the album's namesake, declares “Time can be erased, you’re stupid if you try and stay in place,” over a pulsing bassline and swirling electronics.  ‘Like an Animal’ is inspired by the intellectual and moral confusion of the main character in Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain. The album has even garnered literary responses of its own by British poet and novelist Joe Dunthorne, author of Submarine.

“I told Joe about the book and the way the album was kind of a reaction to it, and he threw my rationalisation of it back at me through a short story inspired by the album.” says Cleverly. “It helped reveal the emotional territory of the songs. He showed me how I had been dividing things up artificially - desires and priorities, getting older and not being able to stop writing music…”
 
Through the writing of this album, CYMBALS have inevitably matured. “We've never been in it just for a laugh," says Cleverly; “but things got confused when we said we wanted to keep it fun – we just didn't want to end up bitter, having chased a hollow dream.  But this album is less about us; it's more outward looking, more aware of the world at large."  

Despite the weighty literary influences, the band are keen to separate themselves from the over-earnestness that can sometimes accompany such associations.  “I hate the whole 'serious earnest-singer-songwriter-thing,’” says Jack. “With this album I really wanted to get away from that and make music that makes people want to dance and feel joy. Neil's kick drum is the most important thing we have to say as a band. Is this all "fun"?  Yes, of course, but at the same time, not just that."

UK press: leah@inhousepress.com
UK online: matthew@enganche.co.uk
US press/online: gloria@forcefieldpr.com


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CYMBALS - Erosion

Taken from the ‘HAND PRINTS’ EP, Out now
Available on iTunes here: smarturl.it/aeahpitunessc

As Elephants Are follow last October’s release of the “Crystal” single (BBC Radio 1 Zane Lowe ‘Next Hype’), with the brand new 4-track “Hand Prints” EP.

With past releases being described as everything from “sinister” (This Is Fake DIY), to “Life affirming” and “Magical” (the 405) to “Wonderfully dreamy” (Time Out London), EP title track ‘Hand Prints’ develops further the band’s ability to write nagging melodies wrapped in barbed wire rhythms. EP title track “Hand Prints” has already racked up over 25,000 plays on Soundcloud and plays on BBC Radio 1 from Huw Stephens and Jen & Ally as well as playlists on XFM and Amazing Radio. EP track “Went Wrong” has also given the band its first US radio play courtesy of KCRW.

On the live front, 2013 saw As Elephants Are play their debut slot at the Reading and Leeds Festival on the BBC Introducing Stage as well as appearing at Bushstock and Southsea Festival and supporting Half Moon Run. On 31st March 2014 the band completed their first headline UK Tour. The 10-date tour culminated in the band’s first proper London headline show at The Sebright Arms on 31st March. A Summer of festival appearances now beckons with the following shows already announced and more to follow:

3rd May	Canterbury, Sound City Project (w/Saint Raymond, Pixel Fix)
4th May	Stockton, Sunday Live (w/Wolf Alice, Circa Waves)
8th May	Brighton, The Prince Albert (w/New Desert Blues)
24th May	Barcelona, Spain, Razzmatazz
12th June	London, Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, New Blood Festival (w/Young Kato)
13th June	London, Club NME @ Koko
20th June Camden Crawl @ Camden Eye, London
21st June	Lainfest
18th July	Bristol, Birdcage
19th July	TRUCK Festival
25th July   Secret Garden Party
25th July	REDFEST

As Elephants Are - Hand Prints

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Burn Me Up

"I Wanna Know" by Billy Hillen
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I Wanna Know

Relief available on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/relief-single/id548287526?uo=4

Teenage five-piece, Coastal Cities are set to release a new single on Once Upon A Time Records on the 30th of July 2012.

‘Relief’, a song about the desperation of youth to break out and start living their dreams, is the bands second single and comes backed with another new song ‘The Voyage’. Both tracks were recorded earlier this year in Hackney, London, with new British producer Hugh Worskett.

Available to download, the new single is the follow up to their recent debut  ‘Think Tank’ EP which was released in December 2011 and picked up airplay from amongst others Huw Stephens, Jen Long and Rob Da Bank at Radio 1, Steve Lamacq and Chris Hawkins at 6 Music, XFM’s John Kennedy, Charlie Ashcroft and Paul Lester at Amazing Radio amongst others.

Coastal Cities formed 2009 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, when Declan (guitar/vocals), Sean (guitar) and Lewis (drums) met in school detention and discovered a mutual love of 80's New Wave and dance music as well as a shared lethargy with the pop-punk/hardcore bands that dominated the local music scene. The three started practicing together in a family garden shed and after recruiting Dan (bass) and William (keys). Although the band have so far only played a handful of live shows they are developing a growing fanbase and can count The Drums as well as the aforementioned radio disc jockeys among their followers.

Coastal Cities will play the following shows over the Summer, more dates will be announced in the very near future.

LIVE DATES: 
JUN 15TH STRANGER DANGER @ 93 FT EAST , LONDON 
JUL 04TH SIMPLY RAD @ QUEEN OF HOXTON, LONDON 
AUG 17TH BELUSHI'S, BATH W/ CRASH & THE COOTS 
SEP 01ST 1234 FESTIVAL, SHOREDITCH, LONDON 
OCT 27TH THE DRY BAR, MANCHESTER, UK

“These young kids should make followers very soon. You only need to hear the irresistible Think Tank to be convinced” Les Inrocks (FR)

“Coastal Cities are the UK's next bright young things” Neon Gold (US)

“Better make room for a new band crush” Nylon Magazine (US)

“Coastal Cities display a collective union that all the best groups possess” Breaking More Waves (UK)

“What we actually have here is a set of young creative artists that have produced an EP of such skillful design that it simply cannot be ignored”  The Recommender (UK)

Relief (Edit)

New album "Afraid of Heights" out now on Mom+Pop: http://smarturl.it/wavvesaoh

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http://twitter.com/wavves
http://facebook.com/wavves
http://youtube.com/wavves
http://instagram.com/wavvescybersquat

New Wavves headlining dates this fall with Jacuzzi Boys and King Tuff: 
9/23 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater - http://bit.ly/13AuE5v (Wavves only)
9/24 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre - http://bit.ly/7HNutO (Wavves only)
9/26 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory - http://bit.ly/13AuOcY (Wavves only)
9/28 Chicago, IL @ Park West - http://bit.ly/1aGvjV4
9/29 Toronto, ON @ Opera House - http://ticketf.ly/18xpBDX
10/2 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church - http://ticketf.ly/1aGvpfd
10/3 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza - http://bit.ly/1aGvlME
10/5 Washington, DC @ Black Cat - http://ticketf.ly/1bctJxC
10/7 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle - http://bit.ly/18AznIV
10/8 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade - http://bit.ly/1368d3O
10/11 Dallas, TX @ Prophet Bar - http://ticketf.ly/19fFTEl
10/14 Orange County, CA @ The Observatory - http://bit.ly/1418pIX
10/15 Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex - http://ticketf.ly/13Av7V6
10/18 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom - http://tktwb.tw/1bZLQVu (no King Tuff)


Demon To Lean On

Demon to Lean On

NEW SINGLE ‘ENTROPIC / NOTHING EVER CHANGES’
OUT NOW via ONCE UPON A TIME RECORDS

Entropic (official video): youtu.be/nubotGuIKiA

Buy on iTunes: smarturl.it/ccentropicpreorder
7-inch : wearecoastalcities.bandcamp.com/

Coastal Cities: https://www.facebook.com/CoastalCities
Juveniles: http://www.juvenilesmusic.com

Coastal Cities have announced the release of their double A side single ‘Entropic / Nothing Ever Changes’, released through Once Upon A Time Records. ‘Entropic’, a track which has summer vibes pumping through its veins, was produced by Hugh Worskett (Delphic) and mixed by Adrian Bushby (The Rapture, Two Door Cinema Club). The song is about making the most of life whilst you can.

Live: 14th June - London - Old Blue Last (Single Launch Party)

French Electro-Pop Duo Juveniles are set to release their next single Strangers on May 20, 2013.

After teaming up with fellow Kitsune alumni Yuksek, the two musicians from Rennes are delivering a cultivated take on pop idealism, mixing their penchant for eighties keyboards and fatal beats with the equally elegant and ethereal voice of Jean-Sylvain. Think French House meets The Smiths and New Order.  After releasing their debut single on hip label du-jour Kitsune, their path looks set to conquer dancefloors worldwide.

https://twitter.com/Juvenilesband
http://www.facebook.com/Juvenilesmusic


Coastal Cities - Entropic (Juveniles Remix)

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THUMPERS' new single UNKINDER (A TOUGHER LOVE), taken from the UNKINDER EP available from http://bit.ly/unkinder

Unkinder (A Tougher Love)

Buy Debut Album GALORE

UNKINDER (A TOUGHER LOVE)

Declan Cullen // Guitar, Vocals
Lewis Slade // Drums
Dan Hardy // Bass Guitar
William Clark // Synths, Backing vocals
Sean Semmens // Guitar

Relief (Edit)

Coastal Cities

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