NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: The Bristol-based five-piece is poised to be a transatlantic breakout story of 2015. Their debut EP has garnered major U.K. buzz, they’ve wrapped a sold-out national tour with Bad Suns and landed a NBC promo sync that aired during the Super Bowl. The alt-rockers are readying their debut album for a fall release featuring the anthemic single “Oceans.” Named iTunes’ Ones to Watch in the U.K., the band has sold 10k+ tickets in the U.K., recently performed at the BBC Radio 1’s Future Festival, and new track, “Modern Love,” was spun by radio tastemaker Zane Lowe this past week.
ALBUM: COASTS EP
RELEASE DATE: 12/2/14
SINGLE: “A Rush of Blood”
LIVE: Just completed national sold-out tour with Bad Suns; upcoming headlining U.S. tour dates slated for April/May; confirmed for Coachella, Isle of Wright, Reading/Leeds, with more TBA
INTERNET: 4m+ worldwide Spotify streams with over 1m in the U.S.; 8m+ SoundCloud plays; huge social-media growth seen post-tour with Bad Suns; 37k+ Facebook likes, 44k+ Twitter followers
RADIO: Official impact TBD; currently spinning at SiriusXM Alt Nation, KRBZ and DC 101, with new test spins at KBZT, Q101 and WFUZ
BOOKING: Kirk Somer/WME
PUBLISHING: Good Soldier
MANAGEMENT: Carl Hitchborn/Tidal
SOCIAL: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Official Site