Jumping Ships

Announce New Single ‘Heart And Hope’

Heart on sleeve screams and tunes of their US counterparts as well as the sordid, decidedly British knowing observations of Mansun.”Artrocker Reviews 4/5

“Orientation marks Jumping Ships out as a genuinely exciting Prospect” Rock Sound Magazine

 In a welcome return following their outstanding Orientations EP, Brighton’s own Jumping Ships are set to return with what promises to be their best work yet. Equal parts surging and urgent with a dusting of pop sensibility, new single Heart and Hope will be out March 7.

The upcoming single is their first release since their welcome union with the thriving Alcopop! Records. Capably standing on a roster which contains luminaries such as Johhny Foreigner and Stagecoach, Jumping Ships promise to captivate with heir high energy live shows on their upcoming tour. (Dates below)

In an added bonus, those taking in this thrill ride tour will have the chance to pick up earlier editions of the single.  The band will also be announcing details of a special single/T-Shirt bundle shortly.

Jumping Ships - Heart And Hope

“a band to watch out for!” – Folk Radio UK

Balto are a sparkling six-piece who create music that has been dubbed TransSiberian Americana. On June 27th, the band release their debut single. Invoking images of the American west, their first UK offering ‘The Railyard’ perfectly captures the character of the band. You can imagine tumbleweeds rolling by in ghost-towns as a lonesome harmonica, heavy accordions and trickling mandolin melodies fit underneath a vocal that carries with a story that must be heard.

The band were born as a result of the time frontman Daniel Sheron abandoned his life in Moscow on a whim and went it alone to the wilderness of Siberia. Against an ever shifting backdrop of railways and desolate wastes, he wrote a cycle of songs to tell the story of what had happened in that strange country, why he had exiled himself, and why he thought it mattered. 

The Railyard is the first track from the upcoming Octobers Road LP. The track is a haunting letter to a long -lost lover which grabs you from the acapella opening.  Written in an overcrowded, 3rd class sleeper car between Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, 'The Railyard' is a fascinating track, perfectly depicting the images of Siberian wasteland as a beautiful cello solemnly whimpers beneath Sheron's heartfelt, distinctive vocal.

Having spent the past months building a stellar reputation within the New York music community, Balto (consisting of Daniel Sheron Vocal, Guitar, Harmonica) Andrew Sheron (Mandolin, Vocal) Charlie Freundlich (Double Bass), John Glouchevitch (Banjo, Vocal) and Philippe Bronchtein (Piano, Accordion, Vocal)  aim to take you step by step through the journey Sheron experienced. It is well worth the trip.


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