HAVVK

All music written by PONYSHOW
All lyrics written by Jason Elliott Stollsteimer

Drums by Donny Blum
Bass and vocals by Leann Banks
Guitar and vocals by Jason Elliott Stollsteimer

Folks

Brighton shoegaze luminaries Air Formation return on … with ‘Were We Ever Here’, their first new material since reforming in 2014. Loosely based around the group of songs they were working on in 2010 before their split, the band worked on the EP in secret, stating “We thought it would be a more exciting, organic, experience if we just got on with it un-announced and released it as fast as we could.”

Air Formation formed in 2000, long before their spiritual forebears Slowdive and Loop were once again considered acceptable influences. Since signing to Club AC30, long a bastion of the modern shoegaze sound, in 2005, the band gained a devoted following and for albums such as 2007’s Daylight Storms (which was mastered by alternative rock legend Kramer) and their final LP, Nothing To Wish For (Nothing to Lose), in 2010. Their incendiary live show also saw them share stages with the likes of Vessels and Efterklang.

Ten years on from their first release for Club AC30, the 57 Octaves Below EP, the four songs on ‘Were We Ever Here’ cover every corner of Air Formation’s sound, whilst adding surprising new touches. The swathes of feedback and distortion are all present and correct, along with swooping New Order synths. Slow-building opener ‘I Could Stay’ comes to life in a swooning burst of fuzzed-up bass and hyperactive Ride-like drums. Closing track ‘The Wasted Days’ takes the entire EP into another gear, shifting from kinetic drone-pop to expansive post-rock territory, bringing this record to a close in a shower of noise.

Say the band themselves: “We really feel 'Were We Ever Here' showcases the best of Air Formation, but then takes it on a different path to any of the music has come before.” While their break-up in 2011 involved no fireworks or fistfights, the band do admit that “what once felt effortless and exciting was becoming hard to hold together, and that is no way to make music.” ‘Were We Ever Here’ suggests that the band’s spark has returned. With a vengeance.

Track list: I Could Stay / Last Resolve / On the Floor / The Wasted Days

For press enquiries please contact josh@9pr.co.uk or 0207 375 2725

Air Formation - The Wasted Days

Babes Never Die

Amen Breaks

Medicine

MEDICINE - Quiet Hollers

From the album Sky Is Mine released August 18th. Pre-order at www.thedukespirit.com

Houses

Absentee

'YOU WITHOUT ME' BY DRYSPELL – OUT NOW ON HIGHLAND PARK.
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You Without Me

"Right Direction," Davis's forthcoming new single, took shape during his first ever writing session with Kimbra Johnson (aka Kimbra). Prior to the session, she'd described a friend who was having trouble finding a life-long passion. Since she and Davis have music to invest their time and hard work into, the duo decided to write the song from the point of view of this friend, that is, a person who desires to work hard but doesn't have an outlet for all of that pent up energy. "I think we have all felt that way from time to time," says Davis.

Davis was also into running marathons at this time, so that image and mood found its way into the song. Opening with a crispy drum beat, acoustic guitar, plunky vibraphone and Davis' smoky vocals, the chorus gives way to bassy piano chords and soaring harmonies that ask, "How long will I run without knowing if I'm running in the right direction?"

An alternative version of "Right Direction" will also appear on Kimbra's forthcoming new album 'Primal Heart', out April 20. Benjamin Lazar Davis's debut solo album 'Nothing Matters' will be released on May 4 via 11A Records.

TOUR DATES:
3/16 - AUSTIN, TX *
4/19 - BROOKLYN, NY +
5/03 - NEW MILTON, UK ^
5/04 - NEWPORT, UK ^
5/05 - BEDFORDSHIRE, UK ^
5/09 - DUBLIN, IRELAND ^
5/10 - LEEDS, UK ^
5/12 - GATESHEAD, UK ^
5/13 - EDINBURGH, UK ^
5/14 - CASTLE DOUGLAS, UK ^
5/17 - LONDON, UK ^
5/20 - WASHINGTON, DC «
5/21 - CARRBORO, NC «
5/22 - ATLANTA, GA «
5/24 - DALLAS, TX «
5/25 - HOUSTON, TX «
5/26 - AUSTIN, TX «
5/29 - PHOENIX, AZ «
5/31 - LOS ANGELES, CA «
6/01 - SANTA ANA, CA «
6/02 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA «
6/04 - SEATTLE, WA «

* SXSW
+ Album Release Show 
^ Supporting Anna & Elizabeth
« Supporting Okkervil River

Nothing Matters

Right Direction

All Broken Down - Single

All Broken Down

HAWK - 52

Written - Julie Hawk & Matt Harris
Produced - Matt Harris
Mixed - Rocky O'Reilly
Mastered - Robin Schmidt

If I Don't Tell You

HAWK - If I Don't Tell You

Written - Julie Hawk & Matt Harris
Produced - Matt Harris
Mixed - Rocky O'Reilly
Mastered - Robin Schmidt

The Factory

First Single from the debut HAVVK Album. Released 23rd November 2018.

Always The Same

Birds On A Wire

Our brand new single is out now on all digital platforms: https://fanlink.to/caby

Watch the video here:  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhFkZI_hGEs

Gentlemen Recordings (NL)

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QUIET HOUSE

♡ Grunge-fuelled indie based in Dublin ♡ Listen here kids! https://spoti.fi/3XwWKh6

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