Blogged on Disco Unchained. http://discounchained.blogspot.com/2014/08/torches-freak.html

Featured, Premiered, and Loved on Disco Unchained!! http://discounchained.blogspot.com/2014/08/torches-freak.html

'Get Me There' is the first track on TOWNS debut album 'Get By' due [insert date] from Bristol's much lauded DIY label Howling Owl Records. The album is available physically on limited vinyl and cd as well as digitally from online retailers [insert pre-order link].

In keeping with this DIY affair 'Get By' was recorded in Bristol with friends and fellow label mates Dom Mitchison (Velcro Hooks) and was mastered by Oliver Wilde, with additional help in the early stages by Hugo Bishop (Oliver Wilde). The album also features appearances from Robin Stewart (The Naturals), Dom Mitchison (Velcro Hooks) and Richard Clarke (Scarlett Rascal) on penultimate track 'Everyone's Out'. While the album artwork was taken by girlfriend and former member of GuMM Lily Cook.

'Get By' sees childhood friends TOWNS create a spaced out suburban escapism that combines the experimental guitar sounds and DIY aesthetics of psych and shoegaze with the melodies of 60s and 90s guitar pop. Seeing the excitement of rock’n’roll as a way to escape the everyday humdrum of growing up in Weston-super-Mare, they believe in the beauty, glamour and power of ‘proper’ pop music.

Already in their short career TOWNS have experienced many highs and lows and know how volatile the music industry can be. Being lauded by NME as a best new band of 2011, based purely on two demoes before they had even played their first show, to their former booking agent running off with over £1000 of the bands money, virtually crippling the band, to the high of working with legend Owen Morris (Oasis, Verve), only for the label paying the bill to get swallowed up by a major. It's been pretty eventful but TOWNS are proud to be finally sharing their debut album with you.

Nothing beats the fun of touring so the band constantly tour. TOWNS have had the pleasure to play alongside Paul Weller, Spiritualized, The Twang, Toy, Eagulls and play the following shows in support of the record:

07 Mar - Grape, Falmouth
18 Mar - The Nest, Bath
19 Mar - Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
20 Mar - The Louisiana, Bristol
21 Mar - Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
26 Mar - Carpe Diem - Leeds
27 Mar - The Horn, Saint Albans
28 Mar – This Feeling at Purple Turtle, London
29 Mar - Club 85, Hitchin

09 Apr - Exchange, Bristol (w/Gap Dream)
16 Apr - The Monarch, London
19 Apr - Sixty Million Postcards, Bournemouth
20 Apr - Loves Café, W-s-M (w/Oliver Wilde)
21 Apr - The Cavern, Exeter
24 Apr - Oakford Social Club, Reading

02 May - Esquires, Bedford
03 May - The Square, Harlow
10 May - Lennons, Southampton
15 May - Moles, Bath
17 May - Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
21 May - Old Blue Last, London
23 May - Zephyr Lounge, Leamington Spa
30 May - Exchange, Bristol (w/The Cosmonauts)
31 May - Carnabys, W-s-M (w/John Lennon, Alan McGee)

Guardian Band Of The Day:
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/feb/07/new-band-towns

Zane Lowe's Radio 1 Next Hype:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bsmxp

NME New Band Of The Year:
http://www.nme.com/photos/50-best-new-bands-of-2011/217451/1/1#21

Fly Track Of The Day:
http://mamacolive.com/thefly/news/article/1015876/track-of-the-day-169/

Artrocker Single Of The Month:
http://www.artrocker.tv/singles/article/singles-for-the-week-starting-22nd-october

Clash Track Of The Day:
http://www.clashmusic.com/news/preview-towns-just-everything

Too Tired

TORCHES new single "The Freak"...from Endlessly Repeating EP (6/19/14)!

New EP, now available on iTunes: goo.gl/IXAy4d

www.torchesmusic.com
www.facebook.com/torchesthemusic

Recorded and engineered by David Newton and mastered by Jeff Lipton. 
Written by Azad Cheikosman. Performed by TORCHES

The Freak

We've all been there. Have we all made it back?

Shadowland

Buy @ Bandcamp

Island science releases their debut single "XII"  
Produced by Dromes

Heaven Is Now

Produced by Tommy Eichmann //

Now on Spotify + iTunes!

Phases

www.geographermusic.com

Artist: Geographer
Song: Life of Crime
Album: MYTH

Geographer - Life of Crime

La Force 
"You Amaze Me"

a Force is Ariel Engle, vocalist and newest member of Broken Social Scene, whose acclaimed 2017 album Hug of Thunder is marked by her enchanting lead vocals on "Stay Happy" and "Gonna Get Better." The music of La Force is nocturnal pop, layering seductive melodies over restrained electronics, lead beautifully by Engle's undeniable voice. Shaped with Warren Spicer of Plants & Animals, and featuring members of Suuns, Patrick Watson, and Broken Social Scene, first single "You Amaze Me" – a love song to husband and bandmate Andrew Whiteman –defines the tender but powerful essence of La Force. Stepping up to the role first helmed by the immeasurable talents Leslie Feist, Emily Haines (of Metric), and Amy Millan (of Stars), Engle brings La Force's singularity to the familial energy of Broken Social Scene.

@laforceband
laforceband.com

La Force - You Amaze Me

Here's "Die Tryin" from our debut album "Classic." 
Song out now. Album coming June 1st.

DIE TRYIN

I’ve been lost,
It’s been way too long,
Since you’re gone,
Since you’re gone,
Yeah, the sun’s been hiding his face,
Since I treated you wrong, 
Oh my, what am I to do,
to get by,
To get by,
I’m the worst, I’m a first class jerk,
But I need you tonight, 
All the stars come out,
To shine for you,
And I’d lay down my life,
And die for you,
Come with me,
Come on, I’ll do right by you,
Oh, I’mma get you or I’m gonna die trying,
Oh, I’mma get you or I’m gonna die trying,

What a waste,
What an empty space,
Since you’re gone,
Since you’re gone,
Now Don’t blame me for needing my place,
Since you treated me wrong, 
Oh my, what am I to do,
to get by,
To get by,
Let me heal on this battlefield,
Though I need you tonight, 
All the stars come out,
To shine for you,
And I’d lay down my life,
And die for you, 
All the stars come out,
To shine for you,
And I’d lay down my life,
And die for you,
Come with me,
Come on, I’ll do right by you,
Oh, I’mma get you or I’m gonna die trying,
Oh, I’mma get you or I’m gonna die trying, 
Before, I’m, bleeding out, Oh, 
Forgive me, forgive me for all that I’ve done,
I’ll, give you, I’ll give you, one chance to go on, 
All the stars come out,
To shine for you,
And I’d lay down my life,
And die for you,

All the stars come out,
To shine for you,
And I’d lay down my life,
And die for you,
Come with me,
Come on, I’ll do right by you,
Oh, I’mma get you or I’m gonna die trying,
Oh, I’mma get you or I’m gonna die trying,
Oh, I’mma get you or I’m gonna die trying,

Freedom Fry - Die Tryin

Summer Dress

contact: torchesmusicla@gmail.com 

TORCHES are an indie pop group tied together by a shared nostalgia from the music of their youth and dreams for the future. They have been making their mark in the LA music scene with their dark, indie pop – filled with lush sonics, infectious melodies, and dance oriented drums.

The group has shared the stage with bands such as Wild Nothing, The Drums, Atlas Genius, Peace and more. Their songs have made airtime on KROQ, KCRW, MTV’s Teen Mom, Catfish, Underemployed, Unlocking the Truth and more. They have also been featured in publications such as NYLON Magazine, Interview Magazine, LA Weekly and ads for Adidas, Converse & many others.

Within the music you can hear reoccurring themes of love, disappointment, acceptance, and the idea that one is constantly in search of an electrifying energy that’s bigger than all of us.

The Freak

TORCHES

Recent comments

mssepulveda

Brendan Walsh

Littlebatboy

floxyde

Related tracks