WHAT IT IS: The most exciting new guitar band to burst through in the U.K., Catfish and the Bottlemen are poised for a breakthrough stateside with their new single, “Soundcheck,” from their forthcoming D. Sardy-produced album, The Ride. The band’s 2014 debut album, The Balcony, is headed toward platinum status in the U.K. and earned them the 2014 BBC Music Award for Best Newcomer and, most recently, the 2016 BRIT Award for Best British Breakthrough Act. Having toured the U.K. and U.S. extensively, including main stage plays at Lollapalooza and Reading and Leeds festivals, they will continue to win audiences over with their electrifying live show in 2016.
ALBUM: The Ride
RELEASE DATE: 5/27
SINGLE: “Soundcheck”
TV: Colbert 4/27; past performances on Letterman, Corden, Conan
LIVE: Upcoming festivals include Governors Ball, Firefly; run of U.S. headlining dates in between fest dates; full U.S. tour announcement coming soon
INTERNET: 91m+ Spotify streams of debut album; 1.16m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 21m+ video views; 213k+ Facebook likes, 192k+ Instagram followers, 170k+ Twitter followers
RADIO: Top 15 at Alternative in eight weeks with 55+ stations on board; led by Alt Nation, WKQX, KITS, KTBZ, WWDC, WRDA, WRFF, more; AAA play from WXRT, KCMP, KCSN, KINK, WRNR, WRLT, more
PRESS: Rolling Stone Artist You Need To Know 2015, USA Today On the Verge Artist, NME cover
BOOKING: Jeff Krones/CAA
PUBLISHING: Communion
MANAGEMENT: Marcus Russell, Ashley Burns/Ignition