October Drift may be a little known and mysterious project at the moment but they wear their heart on their musical sleeves. 

They spent their early years digesting a stock of Smashing Pumpkins, The National and My Bloody Valentine records. 

Since their formation at the start of 2014, October Drift have been rehearsing and playing under the radar shows - which have already been gaining them a word of mouth popularity, leading to one date on the debut tour selling out before they'd even released a tune.

With the initial demos piquing interest early on, they decided to collaborate on artwork with Bennett & Donaldson, notably known for their work with The Horrors, while mixing duties were taken on by Dan Cox (Thurston Moore/Lianne La Havas/Laura Marling).

Their first single, 'Whoever' is the combination of a love of noisy soundscapes combined with a natural affiliation to emotive and melodic vocals and will be released on 16th of Feb 2015. 

A second October Drift single is due for release in Spring 2015.

October Drift - Whoever

OCTOBER DRIFT - http://www.octoberdrift.co.uk

Following their colossal February debut, ‘Whoever’, rising four-piece October Drift have announced their second single 'You Are, You Are’ for self-release on May 11th.

Sung sweetly through soaring synth lines and roaring fuzzed-out guitars, the band describe ‘You Are, You Are’ as “an optimistic ode to companionship, reflecting how one can become so obsessive and caught up in something that you totally lose yourself in it.”

Having sold out their debut headline tour earlier this year, based on a growing word of mouth reputation after wowing audiences at low-key gigs at the end of 2014, October Drift continue to shun social media and choose to communicate with their fans one-on-one via a personally curated mailing list. 

Catch the four-piece live on their six date UK tour from May 8th – 27th at the dates below.

‘You Are, You Are’ was mixed by Dan Cox (Thurston Moore, Three Trapped Tigers, Theme Park) and is available on limited edition, handmade CD packs

May Headline Tour Dates
6th - The Cavern, Exeter
7th - Oporto, Leeds
8th - Plug, Sheffield
22nd - Dot 2 Dot Festival, Manchester
23rd - Dot 2 Dot Festival, Bristol
27th - The Old Blue Last, London

Track listing:
1 – ‘You Are, You Are’
2 – ‘Whoever’
3 – ‘Lost’

“’A rare maturity from such a new band.” – CLASH


OCTOBER DRIFT - http://www.octoberdrift.co.uk

October Drift - You Are, You Are

October Drift - Lost

B-Side to 'You Are, You Are.'

www.octoberdrift.co.uk

October Drift - Lost

October Drift - Champagne

October Drift - Robots

Currently selling out the UK’s small venues on their headline tour, announcing bigger rooms and further tickets due to popular demand, rising quartet October Drift share the B-side to their ‘Robots’ single, ‘Syrup’, due for self-release on 7” vinyl on November 13th.

In contrast to the crashing walls of distortion and swirling soundscapes October Drift pride their live sets on, ‘Syrup’ glows and murmurs across a three-minute swoop to newfound atmospheric territories. 

“It’s about waking up to that moment when you don't quite know where you are, or even who you are, and the crash back to reality as things start to come back to you. 

As far as our songs go it's definitely one of the more optimistic,” the band explains.

Despite having repeatedly sold out both their debut headline tour earlier this year, and a live stint through May, wowing audiences at packed-out Tramlines and Dot2Dot festival appearances, and with two explosive singles ‘You Are, You Are’ and ‘Whoever’ under their belts, October Drift assert themselves as an enigma in 2015. 

Continuing to shun social media, appearing clandestine behind ambiguous placards with mysterious balaclava-clad characters appearing through the cities they play, the band continue to communicate with their fans purely one-on-one.
With mixing duties courtesy of Dan Cox of Urchin Studios (Thurston Moore, Three Trapped Tigers, Theme Park), the band take a DIY approach to their recording, tracking everything themselves in their own studio. 


October Drift - Syrup

October Drift - Robots (Acoustic Version)

October Drift - I Left My Heart In Amiens

October Drift - Still Here

October Drift - Snow Into Dust from the EP 'This Is Nowhere' out now on Bad Rival Records and available on iTunes, Spotify and all other cool retailers

This Is Nowhere (EP)

Snow Into Dust

Cherry Red by October Drift is taken from the 'This Is Nowhere' EP released Friday 7th October on Bad Rival Records

LYRICS
I'm on a thin line
Just at the right time 
I found a space to be 
The middle of the sea 

The past is patchwork
Tomorrows guess work
I know i wana go 
Inside a stereo

Cherry red 
Like the blood that rushing to my head 
Cherry red 
I don't remember anything we said 

Worlds apart worlds apart
Going nowhere slowly in the dark

Upon relection 
Lost a connection
Flip to the other side 
Just as the clouds collide

the rain is endless
we are defencless 
a flood to wash away 
take me another place

theres all the time to waste 
when your'e wasting away 

Cherry red 
Like the blood that rushing to my head 
Cherry red 
I don't remember anything we said 

Worlds apart worlds apart
Going nowhere slowly in the dark

Cos I need a place to go 
the seed is sown i'm going home 
A place to lie 
close my eyes and cut the ties 
Cos i need a place to hide from everything inside 

I don't care 
I don't care 
I  don't care there's nothing there 

I don't know 
I don't know
I don't know which way to go 

worlds apart 
worlds apart 
Going nowhere in the dark

Worlds apart
Worlds apart 
Going no where in the dark


Itunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/this-is-nowhere-ep/id1146678533

October Drift Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/octoberdrift
Twitter - http://twitter.com/octoberdrift
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/octoberdrift
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/OctoberDrift
October Drift Website - http://www.octoberdrift.co.uk
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/october-drift/id1063872296

‘Selling out some of the best small venues in Britain thanks to a flourishing reputation for live shows’ – The Independent

‘Sugar coated power-rock’ – Q Magazine

‘Bellowing bluster of guitars and thumping instrumentation that should act as a vehement and fully-charged bridge in to wherever they might head next’ – Gold Flake Paint

‘Brooding, personally-etched song writing’ – Clash

“A distinct lack of social media presence made sure early cuts were shrouded in a sense of mystique, serving only to heighten the growing buzz” - Line of Best Fit

‘A band we’re probably all going to know about very soon’ – Louder Than War

Cherry Red

Cinnamon Girl

October Drift 'Get With The Times' from the EP 'This Is Nowhere' out now on Bad Rival records via all usual retailers

October Drift

Popular tracks