Be sure to keep your eyes open and ears tuned in for more from these artists.
Feeder
Welsh rock outfit Feeder announced they’re going to release a brand new Best Of album, featuring hits spanning 21 years as well as nine brand new tracks, including the brand new single Arrow. The band are performing a major homecoming show at Chepstow Races on 25 August (bank holiday weekend), which is currently featured on the TM Blog. Ticketmaster Artist Services are currently working with management Autonomy Music to help the band drive music sales on the back of their live business – lots more news to come before the end of the year!
Skinny Living
Skinny Living are a brand new band signed to RCA (Sony) and managed by Atlas Artists (headed up by Duncan Ellis). Armed with a clutch of uplifting and emotive numbers, such as current single Why, the guys played a series of exceptional showcases to UK media and fans at The Edition Hotel last Wednesday evening. TicketWeb and Artist Services have already partnered with the group to ensure that their forthcoming tour got the promotion it deserved, with further marketing still to run.
Check out TicketWeb’s Introducing piece and the video for Why (below) to see why these chaps could be filling arenas in the near future!
Orbital
Last week Orbital’s management team contacted Ticketmaster Artist Services to play us the brand new single from seminal techno duo Orbital. The track Copenhagen had already been teasing fans thanks to its popular inclusion in their recent DJ sets. Last Friday afternoon the track finally saw a studio version go live – available to download direct from the artist’s website and premiered on BBC 6Music. Ticketmaster lent support with a coordinated post on the TM Blog at the same time as the band’s official announcement and first radio play.
SuperGlu
Long-time friends of TicketWeb and previous Live Nation Source headliners, SuperGlu have released their brand new single Welcome Home on Communion Music (who’ve released music from likes of Ben Howard, Michael Kiwanuka, Nick Mulvey, Willy Mason, Matthew and the Atlas, Bad Suns, Gotye, Daughter, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Half Moon Run, Deap Vally, Bear’s Den and Tennis in the past). Gigslutz made it one of their Tracks of the Week: “Drifting somewhere between punk and Britpop – barrels of fun but with a snarling attitude – Welcome Home embodies why SuperGlu are so easy to fall in love with. Between yells of ‘I can’t get over this feeling it’s so good,’ shimmering harmonies and hooks that make you want to get up and dance, Welcome Home sees bubbly positivity made super. f*cking. cool.”
The band play Good Karma Club at the Islington on 27 July and tour the UK in September. It’s only a matter of time before SuperGlu become the national treasures they deserve to be. Listen to Welcome Home here. Get tour tickets here.
George Ezra
2017 has seen the return of one of the UK’s biggest success stories in recent years – George Ezra is the singer and songwriter who came to prominence thanks to hits Budapest and Blame It On Me and his multi platinum-selling debut Wanted on Voyage. His team recently worked with Artist Services to deliver his Top Secret Tour of the UK at the start of this year and his new single Don’t Matter Now came out earlier this summer. It’s a summery slice of melodic fun, layered with punchy brass and a shout-along chorus. Give it a listen now.
Haim
Speaking of comebacks, Haim have made a welcome return to the airwaves. The three sisters are back with a new album Something to Tell You out now on Polydor. Lead single Want You Back and Little of Your Love are stand-out songs, boasting the luscious harmonies and AOR sensibilities that endeared Haim to us all in the first place. Ladies it’s good to have you back.
Big Thief
This glorious sunshine isn’t going to last forever, so you might had well get Shark Smile by Big Thief ready now for your autumn soundtrack. It’s a perfect entry point for this incredible band, currently supporting Conor Oberst on his tour and already making a dent on the Big Champagne North America charts. Big Thief are signed to Saddle Creek (the ultimate emo label according to one Tom Stafford at TicketWeb) and look set to win the hearts of thoughtful-types the world over.
Steps
Didn’t you hear? ’90s superstars Steps were in the Ticketmaster building last month, teaching eager Ticketmaster staff the choreography to their massive disco flavoured anthem Scared of the Dark. Yeh, it’s got a big slice of Toni Braxton’s Unbreak My Heart in it, but that’s what makes it so good.
There’s a video imminent, keep your eyes peeled. But in meantime here’s Lee Latchford-Evans, Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Ian “H” Watkins doing it properly.
Fake Laugh
Fake Laugh are a Brighton four-piece who made a big impression on The Great Escape in 2016 and at this year’s Alternative Escape. Latest single Short of Breath has been a live favourite for a while and it’s great to hear it on record in all its glory. Listen here.
Confidence Man
Two words dominated our conversation at this year’s The Great Escape Festival in Brighton: CONFIDENCE MAN. A hyperactive, tongue-in-cheek sexy show that pushes all the right buttons. Dayglo? Check! Cycling lycra? You bet! Electronica guaranteed to get feet stomping and arms waving? Say no more!
In case you don’t know what we mean, get stuck into Boyfriend (Repeat), turn it up and join the party already.
Joy Room
Joy Room are a four-piece rock band from London. They met at school and bonded over a mutual love for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Last Waltz. Artist Services caught the guys opening Good Karma Club at the Islington N1 recently and the boys didn’t disappoint. Represented by Primary Talent, Joy Room are on tour in the UK throughout September. Check out What’s Your Number to get a delicious slice of their refreshing fuzzy funk vibe.
Jessie Ware
Artist Services are delighted to see and hear Jessie Ware back with a series of live shows and a slinky new single. Midnight dropped on Friday 28 July and shows Jessie to be a world-class diva, thanks to a song that’s undeniably hers while channelling soul queens Whitney Houston and even Mariah Carey – in a good way, we promise!
Check it on Spotify now here.
Earlier in the week Jessie and her team partnered with TicketWeb and Artist Services to sell-out a presale on a group of intimate shows at Islington Assembly Hall, taking place in September.
Ryan Hamilton & the Traitors
Ryan Hamilton is a Texan singer and songwriter now resident in London. His band Ryan Hamilton & the Traitors evoke the likes of Fountains of Wayne and even early Weezer, all packaged up with some cool alt-country sounds. The guys are performing a headline show at the Borderline, London on Friday 25 August to kick off the bank holiday weekend, tickets available now at TicketWeb.
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