Nice track! Added to JKindie's February Playlist.

Smooth and tight groove from the get-go. Great vocals and guitar work too, with very crisp production throughout.

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NATIVE PEOPLE - TAPES EP
Release date: 25th May 2015

Pre-order 'Tapes' EP from iTunes including The Citrus Clouds and Lua Sonique remixes:
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'All blazing synths, lazer sharp guitars and anthemic vocals' - Clash premiere
http://www.clashmusic.com/news/premiere-native-people-tapes

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‘Mathy melodies, slick licks and funky percussion’ – Spindle Magazine

Up-and-coming indie-dance quartet Native People announce their debut EP ‘Tapes’, set for independent release on 25th May.
The band’s previous efforts have been widely praised, with their first single, ‘Calm Forever’ being highlighted as BBC Introducing’s ‘Record of the Week’ and Amazing Radio’s ‘Discovery of the Week’, while its follow up, ‘ONE’, received multiple plays on Tom Robinson's BBC 6Music radio show.

The coastal quartet, who hail from Kent, say: ‘the inspiration for Tapes EP started with us setting out to create our own vision of dance music and indie guitars, building on our earlier material by pushing the tempo and refining the production’.
The result is three seaside-influenced, sentimental takes on dreamscape indiedance, plus two remixes of the title cut, courtesy of Earmilk-approved The Citrus Clouds and electro-disco collective Lua Sonique. To record ‘Tapes’, the band teamed up with Mark Lord, who recorded their first singles, and whose previous remixing work has earned radio play from BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong. Lord’s strong background in dance music production, coupled with the band’s unanimous admiration of 80s synths and the early progenitors of power-pop, has resulted in a refreshingly upbeat EP that’s perfect for its early summer release.

Despite their youth, Reuben (21), Luke (20), Connor (18) and Hudd (18), masterfully craft songs well beyond their years, citing a wealth of influences and drawing impressive comparisons to acts such as Foals, Two Door Cinema Club and Friendly Fires. The band cite their own influences on this record as Theme Park, The 1975, and Bombay Bicycle Club, married with an effort to capture that much-loved 80s vintage sound. Already sporting a strong live following, which has seen them support acts such
as Mausi, Jaws, and Dave Rowntree of Blur on tour, Native People also played a sold-out show at KOKO for Club NME last September.

They return to the live fore to play an electric EP launch at Barfly this May, along with performing at Spindle Magazine’s stage at The Great Escape, kicking off a summer that’s bound to hold big things for these talented newcomers.

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T O N G U E S

Written by Azad Cheikosman. Performed by TORCHES

Engineered by Adam Lathrum at The Fortress in LA. 
Mixed by Chandler Harrod at Capitol Records in LA.
Mastered by Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound in New York.

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In Time

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Breathe Out The Fumes

From our debut album

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Give Away

Here's the title track from our debut album, "Classic." Song out now on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, etc. Full album coming JUNE 1.

LYRICS:

Driving in my hot rod,
Sipping on my Coca-Cola Classic,
And the radio is playing some old rock and roller singing,
‘bout a girl who ran away, yeah, some old classic,

Driving down Sunset, windows down,
Hear the motor blasting,
And the kids are on the streets, red, white, and blue popsicles,
Mountains in the background, so damn classic,

I’m living in the past with you,
Kick it old school’s what we do,
Anything for a good time,

I’m jumping into to bed with you,
California kids will do,
Anything for a good time,

Na na na na na…

Headed to the beach now,
Music of the mariachi passes,
All girls in their bikinis drinking coconut water,
All the surfers ride the waves, yeah, it’s so classic,

Underneath the sun, 
Everyone wearing black sunglasses,
Standing in the neon and they don’t know where they’re going,
Drowning sorrows in their milkshakes, so damn classic,

I’m living in the past with you,
Kick it old school’s what we do,
Anything for a good time,

I’m jumping into to bed with you,
California kids will do,
Anything for a good time,

Na na na na na…

Let’s go out and we can,
Rule this town for at least a weekend,
Me, you, and all of our friends too,

Let’s go out and find us,
All the good things that still remind us,
Love forever classic too

I’m living in the past with you,
Kick it old school’s what we do,
Anything for a good time,

Na na na na na…

Freedom Fry - Classic

First single off our debut LP "Oscilloscope".

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Somebody

Belfast based indie pop 4 piece Hurdles have been creating slick guitar driven synth laced pop in the vein of Phoenix & Bombay Bicycle Club since November 2012. 

Hailing 3/4 from Northern Ireland (Niall Hanna, Eoin Bleeks and Thomas Bannon) and 1/4 from Bedford, England (Ross Haymes) they were brought together over a love of danceable indie, drawing on frontman Hanna's Irish trad background and tunings to give their music a truly unique sound. 

Their music has been heard by millions thanks to them being championed by the likes of BBC Radio 1's Jen & Ally, BBC 6 Music's Steve Lamacq and BBC Radio Ulster’s Across The Line and their fan-base continues to grow with each captivating performance.

After the release of their debut 4 track EP 'Where To Start' in October 2013 Hurdles toured relentlessly all over Ireland and the UK, including several main stage festival dates at the likes of Liverpool Sound City, Glasgowbury and Castlepalooza all whilst drawing the attention of bloggers and press, helping them to reach the final of the 2014 Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition.

In November 2014 they released their latest single 'France' as part of the 'Scratch My Progress' Talent Development Programme run by the Oh Yeah Centre in Belfast. As part of the scheme they've received a host of mentoring from industry professionals and have had the chance to get their music to even more people. 'France' has been their most successful track to date, recorded at Start Together Studios in Belfast, it blends the smooth disco vibes of Daft Punk with Hurdles Irish twinged indie pop, praised by many and gaining the accolade of best Northern Ireland track of 2014 by music site Chordblossom.com.




Press Quotes:

'Hurdles' strengths lie in their intuitive command of what they do best: impressively executed, confidently delivered, increasingly compelling guitar pop' (BBC Across The Line)

'Hurdles represent the freshest brand of indie pop available' (Chordblossom)

‘Control’, the lead single from the EP, perfectly showcases their growth and passion for heightened live impact, as well as comprising nods to influences Phoenix and The Strokes.' (The Unsigned Guide)

'They wear their influences proudly, careering off on clear guitar lines and catchy rhythms, knowing there are few musical pleasures than pure indie pop done well.' (Harmless Noise)

'If Hurdles can maintain the standard set here on their next release, then it’s not a question of if but when they make it big.' (Golden Plec)

For all enquiries please contact:
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