When Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote ‘Nothing is so beautiful as Spring’, he was undoubtedly wrong. Well, he hadn’t heard our new single, ‘Hudson’s Whistle’, to be fair to the chap. Released digitally on 23.2.15 on Static Caravan, you can grab from Boomkat / Juno / iTunes / Amazon. The super-ltd edition spotted 7” vinyl will be in the shops on March 2nd. Grab it from the label / Juno / Piccadilly / all good local record shops.

Steve Lamacq, who, along with Gideon Coe, has kindly played it a bunch on 6Music, described it as ‘like throwing Daft Punk into a lake and listening to the ripples’. Which is nearly as poetic as Gerard Manley Hopkins.

For the B-side we asked Maps (Mute Records) to remix another new track of ours, ‘French Cousins’. His remixes of Moby, M83, Depeche Mode & Zola Jesus have got everyone purring and his use of big 80s synths really take Greg Bird's vocals to a new place.

The video for the single was lovingly shot by Paul Broome for Kosmische Wave, the finest documenter of Birmingham’s current musical landscape. Featuring the lithe, loose-limbed dancing of Becca Thomas (me & Andy weren’t given the chance to show off our dancing skills), the moody shadows remind us of '40s film The Third Man. youtu.be/NGK2DGFoTP4

We’re booking some shows as we speak so we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, hope you enjoy our new stuff. And remember, “Nothing is so beautiful as Spring. Apart from ‘Hudson’s Whistle’”. Thanks Gerard.

Steve & Andy

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Hudson's Whistle

Taken from the new album 'Dancing On The Dark' out on 6.11.15 on Static Caravan Records. 'Good People' features Mute Records' Maps and our regular live vocalist Greg Bird (Speech Fewapy Records).

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Good People (Feat. Maps & Greg Bird)

Birmingham’s maximalist cosmic voyagers, Free School, are back. This time with a vengeance. 

This time with a message. It’s what the world needs now. It’s Love Calling. Love Calling is a 

cosmic epic featuring the shamanistic vocal stylings of Tomlin Mystic, a truly mysterious wise 

man who speaks in poetry and took time off from toasting with the Friendly Fire Band to grace 

this track.  

The single is backed by a remix of ‘Don’t Make Your Life So Hard’ by Sam Redmore, a regular on 

Craig Charles’ Funk & Soul Show on 6Music. He’s gone full-on Terje, firing off nu-disco bombs 

left right and centre.

This is the second single from forthcoming album ‘Dancing On The Dark’, following the release 

of single ‘Hudson’s Whistle’ in February which garnered multiple plays on 6Music. The album 

will feature guest vocalists Maps, Katy Prado, Sigmund Frued, Tomlin Mystic and long-time live 

cohort Greg Bird.

Free School have been successful in acquiring the Moog Sound Lab residency which is part of the 

ever-awesome Supersonic Festival. For two days, they’ll be playing with a huge wall of analogue 

Moog synthesisers with the aim of creating some new audio protein. 

Free School released their critically acclaimed LP ‘Tender Administration’ in 2011. This followed 

two 12” EP releases, featuring remixes from Richard Norris (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve / The 

Time & Space Machine) and Mark E (Ghostly International) and a string of remixes for the likes 

of Roots Manuva, Phil Oakey and Maps (Mute). Their cosmic delights have won the support of 

Lauren Laverne, Gilles Peterson & Gideon Coe. The duo's live show has seen them support 

Editors, Andrew Weatherall, Walls, Ulrich Schnauss and Fujiya & Miyagi. 

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“Proud to be Part of the Industry of Human Happiness’

Love Calling (Feat. Tomlin Mystic)

Don't Make Your Life So Hard (Sam Redmore's Cosmic Excursion)

New album 'Dancing On The Dark' out on 6.11.15 on Static Caravan Records featuring singles 'Hudson's Whistle' & 'Love Calling'. Pre-order here: http://goo.gl/lkNe70

 "Like if you threw Daft Punk in a lake and watched the ripples" - Steve Lamacq (BBC 6Music)
“Truly magic – 4/5” – Mixmag
“A beautiful record. The sound of nu-disco outta nu-Birmingham” – The Village Voice

Live dates:
24 October - All Year's Leaving, Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath, Birmingham

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