Release Date: 25/11/2013

There Will Be Fireworks like to take their time with things. Made up of five school and university friends from Glasgow, the band self-released their debut album in 2009 to much critical acclaim, slowly amassing a cult following for their unique blend of pop, folk and post-rock. Producer Marshall Craigmyle (Old Mill Studios, Strathaven) has been instrumental in helping develop the band's sound, taking the helm on the self-titled debut record, 2011's Because, Because EP and stunning sophomore full-length album The Dark, Dark Bright.

There Will Be Fireworks // Roots

Release Date: 28/10/2013

Blood Relatives are a Glasgow-based band who play songs in an effort to make you dance and make you think. Having played together for a number of years under various guises and appearing at festivals such as T In The Park, Wickerman, Rockness, and Belladrum, the band release their Creative Scotland funded debut on Comets & Cartwheels this October.

Produced by Paul Savage (Admiral Fallow, The Delgados, The Phantom Band) and mastered by Iain Cook (Chvrches, The Unwinding Hours), the record showcases the band at their most mature, blending a uniquely Scottish sense of humour with sunny pop hooks that detract from the dreary climate of their homeland.

Blood Relatives // Dead Hip

Today is Guy Fawkes Night, and There Will Be Fireworks.

For one day only have a listen to this exclusive track from their forthcoming album The Dark, Dark Bright. 

Comets & Cartwheels release The Dark, Dark Bright on the 25th of November 2013, with a special launch showcase at SWG3 in Glasgow on the 22nd November.

Tickets are available for the launch show NOW from: 

https://therewillbefireworks.bandcamp.com/merch/the-dark-dark-bright-album-launch-at-swg3-fri-22-nov 

The Dark, Dark Bright is available for pre order from:

http://shop.cometsandcartwheels.com/product/there-will-be-fireworks-the-dark-dark-bright-cd-album-pre-order

There Will Be Fireworks like to take their time with things. Five school and university friends from Glasgow, they self-released their debut album in 2009 to critical acclaim, slowly amassing a cult following with a sound ranging from folk through pop to post-rock. Crucial to the development of the band's sound has been Old Mill Studios in Strathaven, where Marshall Craigmyle has produced the self-titled debut record, 2011's Because, Because EP and sophomore full-length album The Dark, Dark Bright.
 
For fans of There Will Be Fireworks' self-titled debut album, sophomore effort The Dark, Dark Bright has been a long time in the making. The album is a culmination of a four year period in which the band painstakingly completed recording in stolen moments from the 'real-life' commitments of university and jobs. Engineered by Marshall Craigmyle at Old Mill Studios in Strathaven and with additional mixing and mastering courtesy of Paul Savage (Mogwai, The Twilight Sad) and Reuben Cohen (Bruno Mars, Game of Thrones soundtrack), The Dark, Dark Bright is the sound of There Will Be Fireworks refining their craft.

There Will Be Fireworks // Elder And Oak

For interviews, further enquiries and press shots, please contact paul@cometsandcartwheels.com

There Will Be Fireworks like to take their time with things. Five school and university friends from Glasgow, they self-released their debut album in 2009 to critical acclaim, slowly amassing a cult following with a sound ranging from folk through pop to post-rock. Crucial to the development of the band's sound has been Old Mill Studios in Strathaven, where Marshall Craigmyle has produced the self-titled debut record, 2011's Because, Because EP and sophomore full-length album The Dark, Dark Bright.

For fans of There Will Be Fireworks' self-titled debut album, sophomore effort The Dark, Dark Bright has been a long time in the making. The album is a culmination of a four year period in which the band painstakingly completed recording in stolen moments from the 'real-life' commitments of university and jobs. Engineered by Marshall Craigmyle at Old Mill Studios in Strathaven and with additional mixing and mastering courtesy of Paul Savage (Mogwai, The Twilight Sad) and Reuben Cohen (Bruno Mars, Game of Thrones soundtrack), The Dark, Dark Bright is the sound of There Will Be Fireworks refining their craft.

The band covers old and new ground on The Dark, Dark Bright. Fans will recognise the elegiac spoken word interludes and chiming post-rock guitars as touchstones of Fireworks' previous work. However, the band's sensibilities have broadened significantly and The Dark, Dark Brightsees them deploying trumpet, clarinet, harmonium, lap steel and a string quartet in a production that is altogether more lush and more nuanced that anything the band has done before.

Lyrically, the album paints a noir-ish picture of Glasgow, all amber streetlights and smoky skies. As the sound alternates between the minimal and the massive, images of blood, bones and gothic Glasgow streets intertwine with narratives of reeling drunken optimism and sombre remembrance. The dark and the bright are held together by lyrical echoes and the spoken word interludes that run like a seam through the album's 12 tracks.

With a dynamic range veering from folksy hush to violent crescendo, The Dark, Dark Bright is an album defined by its duality: wide-eyed and wistful, heartbroken and hopeful, loving and loathing the city at its heart.

There Will Be Fireworks // Youngblood

Kill The Waves // Better Days (Preview)

Finn LeMarinel's single, Garden, is released on Comets & Cartwheels on 13th May 2013.
 
Continuing in the same vein as the themes put across on the album, the single’s accompanying video (filmed by Joshua Aaron Porter) is a stark exploration of the ideology of violence. The juxtaposition of challenging but visually beautiful images of meat preparation against Finn’s intricate guitar playing makes for powerful viewing.

'LeMarinel's solo debut is a glorious calling card of acoustic folk musicianship’ - The List 
'Violence is certainly an album which deserves some attention' - Drowned In Sound 
‘A quietly beautiful collection of finely crafted songs’ - Gold Flake Paint 
‘Violence is, from start to end, a sculpted and crafted thing of beauty’. - Leeds Music Scene

Lyrics- She already knows, she already knows
She’s dressed in stone, she’s dressed in stone 
T o bring you down

Known for, your mothers only garden
I’ve been told, that boredom is are only sin

A criss cross of skin, lets only one in 
I stare at the ceiling, to hide what I’m feeling 
I think that your perfect
I think you’re a concept, that does fade quick

She already knows, she already knows

Finn LeMarinel // Garden

Immersed, the first track to be previewed from Quickbeams self titled debut album. 
Physical release 3rd June 2013
Digital release 10th June 2013
Pre-Order now from http://www.quickbeam.bandcamp.com

Released by Comets and Cartwheels http://www.cometsandcartwheels.com
Recording part funded by Creative Scotland

Visit the official Quickbeam website at http://www.quickbeammusic.com

Quickbeam // Immersed

Founded by Glasgow based music promoter Paul Downie (Pelmet Nites, Save BBC Introducing campaign) and musician/artist manager Vicki Cole (Randolph's Leap), Comets & Cartwheels is an exciting new Scottish record label project for 2012, focusing around the digital and physical release of singles, EPs and albums primarily within the indie/folk vein

Our initial roster consists of Quickbeam and Endor, with more acts to be announced soon.

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