Cardiff based Rock’n’Roll group The Rotanas release their third single of 2021 ‘Get The Call’ on 9th July through Disobedient Records.

Get The Call

Due out September 24th via Disobedient Records.

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Cardiff based indie rock group The Rotanas release ‘Caught on Camera’ on October the 8th 2019.

Caught On Camera

Scores On The Doors by Welsh Gritpop group The Rotanas. Set to be released on 28.2.20.

Scores On The Doors

B side for The Rotanas upcoming single 'Figure It Out Alone'. Released 7th August 2020

Morphine - (Figure It Out Alone B Side)

The latest single from Cardiff based indie rock 5 piece The Rotanas, out 22nd January 2021

Spinner

Cardiff based indie-rock group The Rotanas release ‘Manic’ on 26th March, with an impact date set for 16th April, swiftly following the release of their first single of 2021 ‘Spinner’. 

The Rotanas did their best to shackle off the chains of 2020 with their January release ‘Spinner’ and they look to try and continue riding the wave with the release of the follow up single ‘Manic’. In the short time since it’s release, ‘Spinner’ has undoubtedly proven itself as the most successful release from the band, having received network airplay on Radio X, Sirius XM, and RTÉ 2fm, as well as repeat airplay on BBC Radio Wales and Amazing Radio. ‘Spinner’ also saw the band soar to the top of the Dutch indie chart compiled by Indie XL, pipping new releases from acts such as the Foo Fighters, Maximo Park, and Royal Blood to the top spot. Arguably the stronger of the two tracks, the band will look to improve on their success and reach a wider audience with ‘Manic’. The new single is a step in a new sonic direction for The Rotanas, one in which they complement their traditional 90’s indie style with blues, psychedelic, and shoegaze elements.  

Initially forming in Cardiff in May 2017 - originally as a four piece but now with a new lineup and fifth member - The Rotanas honed their craft in their formative years playing shows up and down the country. The band embarked on their debut headline UK tour in November 2019 working with promotion company This Feeling who are renowned for breaking the best new guitar bands in the country. In the same month, This Feeling made the band’s second single ‘Caught on Camera’ their Track Of The Week, and it was subsequently played by Gordon Smart on Radio X and added to the station’s Evening Playlist. Highlights of the band’s career so far include selling out Cardiff’s iconic Clwb Ifor Bach, sharing stages with Black Grape, Pete Doherty, and Kyle Falconer of The View, playing the 2019 Isle of Wight Festival, playing the 2019 Shimmer Sounds festival in their hometown alongside Temples, The Blinders, Black Honey, and Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, and having their single ‘Scores on the Doors’ added to Spotify’s Editorial Hot New Bands playlist.. 

Speaking of the inspiration behind the new track, songwriter James Wilson commented, “‘Manic’ is a track written about people who have issues that you can see that they can’t, and the confrontation based around that. It’s based on a personal experience where I could clearly see a close friend had mental and anger issues, and despite my best efforts to intervene, I watched on and saw those issues effect and seep into their personal relationships”.

‘Manic’ was recorded in the same session as ‘Spinner’ with Richard Jakson (Pretty Vicious, The Automatic, Super Furry Animals), and both tracks were then mixed by Nick Brine (Oasis, The Stone Roses, The Verve) and mastered by Pete Maher (The Rolling Stones, U2).

The Rotanas are Harry Watton, James Wilson, Aled Owen, Tommy Evans, and Aaron Tormey.

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