Released 9th September via Wichita Recordings.

Taken from the new album 'Motto', out 16th September

Pre-order 'Motto':
Gatefold Clear 12" Vinyl (w/CD album) - http://smarturl.it/mottovinyl
CD - http://smarturl.it/mottocd
Digital (w/bonus track) - http://smarturl.it/mottodigi
 
“This song is about the presence after loss.” explains Sky Larkin singer Katie Harkin. “I knew that the inspiration for this song meant that it would the saddest on the record for me, so I consciously attempted a fake-out with myself. I wanted it to be our Enola Gay, pop on the surface with a darkness that the casual listener might not pick up on. For me that's one of the funniest things about songs: they can be powerful without being self-evident.”

‘Motto’ the album shares its name with the opening track, released to acclaim online earlier this summer.  Recorded with long-term collaborator, producer John Goodmanson (Girls, Sleater Kinney, Los Campesinos!) in Seattle, the album, like the same-titled opener is a distillation of all that makes Sky Larkin great. 
 
Written for the most part whilst Katie was on the road playing in Wild Beasts, its varied themes and moods reflect the experience of performing in 28 countries and 20 months, a journey that became the record’s foundation. ‘Motto’, the name itself chosen on the 2nd day of the Wild Beasts tour, is a wide and swerving album venturing themes through love (‘Treasury’), loss (‘Loom’), the band's Yorkshire home (‘Tarn’), seasons and lobotomies (‘Frozen Summer’) and much more beyond.
 
Through all it’s themes and moods, ‘Motto’ showcases Sky Larkin’s unshakable ability to conjure immediately satisfying, vibrant indie rock. “I've always wanted our records to be immediate at their most accessible, and at their most expansive, inhabitable” explains Harkin. “I really wanted to make something beautiful that wasn't also permissive.”
 
Since the release of their second album 'Kaleide' in August 2010 and subsequent touring with the likes of Les Savy Fav, Cloud Nothings, Best Coast and Frightened Rabbit, the band took a hiatus. Singer and guitarist Katie Harkin joined fellow northerners Wild Beasts an as extra live band member to accommodate the expansive sound of 'Smother', touring through 2011 and 12, whilst drummer Nestor Matthews sat behind the kit to record with Menace Beach and Giant Fang. Alongside the talents of musicians Nile Marr (AKA Man Made) and Sam Pryor (of These Monsters), Sky Larkin spent this past winter writing a new record in Yorkshire, before taking themselves to Seattle to record their third album. The results promise to be the defining Sky Larkin album.
 
Now well established in the indie rock world, Sky Larkin formed in 2005 with school friends Katie Harkin and Nestor Matthews. After spending their early days earning their stripes appearing alongside bands such as Los Campesinos!, The Organ, Gossip, Architecture In Helsinki and Wild Beasts, the band caught the attention of Wichita Recordings and subsequently released debut album 'The Golden Spike' to much acclaim in 2009.  Between then and the release of their second record 'Kaleide', they have toured throughout the world, headlining and sharing stages with the likes of Stereolab, Broken Social Scene, Conor Oberst, and The Cribs.
 
‘Motto’ tracklist:
 
1. Motto
2. Newsworthy
3. The Loyal Beat
4. Treasury
5. Loom
6. Carve It Out
7. Tarn
8. Frozen Summer
9. Bravo Dodo
10. Overgrown
11. Italics
12. Que Linda (wake to applause)
 
See Sky Larkin live: 

August
3rd Y Not Festival, Derbyshire 
18th Beacons Festival, Yorkshire

September
Tue 17th London, Lexington 
Wed 18th Leicester, Firebug 
Thu 19th Sheffield, The Harley 
Sat 21st Glasgow, Cut Loose show 
Mon 23rd Leeds, Brudenell 
Tue 24th Southampton, Joiners 
Thu 26th Cardiff, Ten Feet Tall 
Sat 28th Aldershot, West End Centre

Motto

Loom


"Napoleon IIIrd asked Nestor and I to play on his last album 'Christiania', which was a very fun honour. Dreamtrak produced the session and we stayed in contact, collaborating over email. I would put his melodies on repeat and sing as I drove myself from place to place - some of the only alone time a touring musician can grab. The song finally evolved into the Sky Larkin track that appears on 'Motto', but here is the first generation version of it, gills an' all. Happy listening and thank you Dreamtrak!" - Katie

The original version of Overgrown is available on 'Motto', out Sept 16 (UK/EU) and Sep 17 (US) on Wichita Recordings.

Pre-order 'Motto':
Gatefold Clear 12" Vinyl (w/CD album) - smarturl.it/mottovinyl
CD - smarturl.it/mottocd
Digital (w/bonus track) - http://smarturl.it/Motto_digi 
Vinyl (US) - http://smarturl.it/mottoUS12

Sky Larkin tour the UK in September:
Tue 17th - London, Lexington 
Wed 18th - Leicester, Firebug 
Thu 19th - Sheffield, The Harley 
Sat 21st - Glasgow, Cut Loose show 
Mon 23rd - Leeds, Brudenell 
Tue 24th - Southampton, Joiners 
Thu 26th - Cardiff, Ten Feet Tall 
Sat 28th - Aldershot, West End Centre

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Overgrown (Dreamtrak version)

Released on December 9th through Wichita Recordings. 

The release will be backed by a new track, ‘Parapet’ and available digitally. 

Orders via the band’s website (http://weareskylarkin.com) and also the Wichita Recordings shop (http://shop.wichita-recordings.com) will receive a specially-curated 'Newsworthy' newspaper, created and edited by the band.
 
The release co-incides with new shows for the band: They will be joining The Wedding Present for a show to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the legendary Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, their home city. Sky Larkin also play with Yuck and Dutch Uncles as part of the All Years Leaving Event in Birmingham this month. A full headline tour for 2014 will be announced shortly.
 
'Newsworthy' is the next chapter in the band’s resurgent story: following a short hiatus while singer and guitarist Katie Harkin toured the world as part of Wild Beasts, Sky Larkin returned with 'Motto' in September this year, a record that garnered blanket praise and the most acclaim for any of their albums so far. After a summer of festivals, pre-album support shows and autumn headline dates, the band will soon be announcing UK and European shows for 2014.

Forthcoming Sky Larkin live shows
 
November
16th – Birmingham – Hare & Hounds w/ Yuck
December
1st – Leeds - Brudenell Social Club w/ The Wedding Present
7th – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club – special event TBA

Newsworthy

Fossil, I

Beeline

One Of Two

Matador

Still Windmills

Kaleide

First track from Sky Larkin's forthcoming third album, 'Motto', out 16th September

Pre-order 'Motto':
Gatefold Clear 12" Vinyl (w/CD album) - smarturl.it/mottovinyl
CD - smarturl.it/mottocd
Digital (w/bonus track) - smarturl.it/mottodigi

www.weareskylarkin.com 

Tour dates - http://www.songkick.com/artists/228093-sky-larkin

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