INTERVIEW: ARCANE ROOTSHaving finally released début album ‘Blood And Chemistry,’ we met up with vocalist/guitarist Andrew Groves to discuss the new album, being compared to Biffy Clyro and more.
INTERVIEW: NATIVESCurrently on tour with The Summer Set and a new EP set to be released soon, we caught
up with New Forest's Natives to talk about the new EP and album, the UK rock scene, the transition from being Not Advised to becoming Natives and much more.
FIVES: THE BEST WONDER YEARS SONGSThis week Lansdale, Pennsylvania’s The Wonder Years released their fourth album - ‘The Greatest Generation,’ a record that sees the pop punk quintet reach their creative peak in a number of ways. With a wealth of material in their discography, Already Heard's Sean Reid and Tom Knott took on the tricky task of picking out the five best songs from The Wonder Years. Find out what we picked and let us know if you agree or disagree?
INTERVIEW: MALLORY KNOXFollowing the release of their superb 'Signals' album, Mallory Knox have certainly become ones to watch in recent months. We caught up with the band to discuss joining Search & Destroy Records, how vital the festival season and touring are, what it feels like to be a part
of the expanding British rock scene and much more.
ALREADY HEARD RECOMMENDS: OVER THE OCEANOver The Ocean have crafted a compelling, brooding record with their latest effort ‘Be Given To The Soil.’ With intense specific precision and delicate accuracy that echoes the likes of Explosions In The Sky and Sigur Ros. Jesse Hill from the band to discusses how the
album came together, the importance of precision, being compared to post-rock pioneers and more.
VERSUS: BRING ME THE HORIZON - 'THERE IS A HELL...' VS 'SEMPITERNAL'After a top ten UK album and an outstanding UK tour with festival dates on both sides of the Atlantic to follow, Bring Me The Horizon are having a fantastic 2013 and are now featured in the latest edition of "Versus." It's ‘There is a Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen It. There is a Heaven, Let’s Keep it a Secret’ vs the bands latest release, 'Sempiternal.'
ALREADY HEARD TRACK GUIDE: ALEXANDER - SAY HELLOWe catch up with Newcastle Indie Rock quartet Alexander to find out more about their debut album 'Say Hello' for a “Already Heard Track Guide” feature.
Nai Harvest, Hindsights, Shortcuts, The Winter Passing & More Announced for Summerslam 2
Leeds-based independent UK hardcore/pop-punk/emo festival Summerslam 2 has announced its initial line-up.
The one-day festival takes place at Wharf Chambers in Leeds on 31st August with the line-up including bands such as Nai Harvest, Hindsights, Shortcuts,
Tickets are £6 (or £8 on the door) and can be purchased here.
The line-up so far:
Rumour Mill
Heavy Hands
Nai Harvest
Dead Weight
Hindsights
Driveway/The Winter Passing (combined set)
Concave
Shortcuts
All For Amends
Panda Watch
Further information can be found on the Facebook event page.
The poster for Summerslam 2 can be viewed by clicking read more.
Album Review: The Winter Passing - Scrapbook
Given that the current wintry weather seems unrelenting, it’s a relief to hear that, at least in this band’s case, The Winter (is) Passing. This young Irish quintet should be familiar to long-standing readers of Already Heard, having had their recent UK tour alongside Forrest bearing the name of the site. The band play a blend of emo, punk and indie rock which should be familiar to fans of the likes of Tiger’s Jaw, Balance and Composure and Johnny Foreigner, whilst also adding their own twist to the facets those bands bring to the table.
Already Heard Session: The Winter Passing - Daisy
This week Irish indie punk’s The Winter Passing release their new EP, ‘Scrapbook.’
Back in January on their UK tour alongside Forrest, Rob and Kate Flynn from the band met up with the Already Heard team to perform ‘Daisy’ a previously unreleased song exclusively for us.
‘Scrapbook’ EP by The Winter Passing is available now through Struggletown Records, View From The Attic Records and Something New Records.
The Winter Passing links: Facebook|Twitter|Tumblr
Already Heard Track Guide: The Winter Passing - Scrapbook EP
On 8th March, Irish indie punk band The Winter Passing release their debut EP, ‘Scrapbook,’ a collection of honest, sincere songs that compliments the bands sound which has been compared to Tigers Jaw, Jimmy Eat World and Balance and Composure.
Vocalist and guitarist Rob Flynn recently took some time out to give us an exclusive track-by-track guide to ‘Scrapbook.’
If your band would like to set up a ‘Track Guide’ feature for Already Heard, email Sean Reid.
1990:
‘1990’ is a song about coming of age and growing up I guess. It’s directed towards my parents. They always wanted what was best for me growing up and were always there for me but I can’t help feeling that the choices I’ve made in life aren’t the ones they wanted me to make so its pretty much me saying sorry for choosing a different path in life. “Leave a key out and don’t wait up for me, I’ll be home in the morning” pretty much means, don’t worry, I’ll be fine in life and we (me and my sister) will all be ok. I just need time to figure this shit out on my own!
Crooks:
When I was 19 I went to live in America for a couple of months, not that long but it was the longest I’ve ever been out of Ireland. ‘Crooks’ is a song about the first two days when I returned home and how everything about the town I grew up in got to me and got me down. Same faces walking the streets, same building looking exactly the same and the same personal issues I had before I left. I had those lyrics wrote for over a year and as soon as we started The Winter Passing, it was the first song we wrote. The song still means a lot to me, which is cool because I usually get tired of songs pretty fast.
The Winter Passing Stream ‘Scrapbook’ EP; Launch 7” Pre-Order Packages
The new EP from Irish indie punk band The Winter Passing, ‘Scrapbook’ is now streaming in full and can be heard by clicking read more.
In addition the band have launched three different 7” pre-order packages through View From The Attic Records, Struggletown Records and Something New Records.
View From The Attic:
- ‘Scrapbook’ 7”
- Polaroid of the band, numbered /25
- The scrapbook itself - illustrations / handwritten lyrics / other musings from the band
- A 7 x 7 hand pulled and numbered screen print from artist John Pearson (johnjpearson.co.uk)
- Sticker
- Whole package will be wrapped classically in brown paper and tied with string, with an old postal tag.
Struggletown Records:
- ‘Scrapbook’ Risograph printed artwork 7”
- The Winter Passing Doctor t-shirt
Something New Records:
- ‘Scrapbook’ 7”
- The Winter Passing Doctor t-shirt
The Winter Passing Join Fist In The Air Records
The Winter Passing have signed to Fist In The Air Records in the UK and will be releasing their début album later this year.
The bands forthcoming EP, ‘Scrapbook’, is set to be released on March 8th through Struggletown Records, View From The Attic Records and Something New Records.
The Winter Passing Posts New Song (‘Nowhere Still’)
A new song from The Winter Passing has been released.
‘Nowhere Still’ appears on the ‘Unsigned|Unrest’ compilation and can be streamed by clicking read more.
However the track will not appear on the bands forthcoming EP, ‘Scrapbook’, which is set to be released on March 8th through Struggletown Records, View From The Attic Records and Something New Records.
The Winter Passing Post New Music Video (‘Gold Blend PT. 1’)
With the release of the ‘Scrapbook’ EP announced earlier this week, The Winter Passing have released their new music video for ‘Gold Blend PT. 1.’
The video can be viewed by clicking read more.
‘Scrapbook’ is released on March 8th through Struggletown Records, View From The Attic Records and Something New Records.
The Winter Passing Announce New EP (‘Scrapbook’)
‘Scrapbook,’ the new EP from Already Heard favourites The Winter Passing is set to be released on March 8th.
The EP is being co-released through Struggletown Records, View From The Attic Records and Something New Records.
1. 1990
2. Crooks
3. Feels Like Forever
4. Feels Like Yesterday
5. Gold Blend Part 1
Something For The Weekend with Nick Moreton (View From The Attic)
After a brief break over the Christmas period, “Something For The Weekend” makes it return this week and once again we have another guest writer taking over.
The guest writer for this week is Nick Moreton from UK Emo label - View From The Attic Records. Self-described as “two 90’s emo kids who just don’t know when to give up,” VFTA Records launched in March of 2012 and has become a reliable distributor for releases from Count Your Lucky Stars Records and Tiny Engines. With releases from Restorations, Snowing, Everyone Everywhere, State Lines, Dowsing and more in its back catalogue, 2013 will see the label venture into its own original releases.
For his stint as guest writer for “Something For The Weekend,” Nick has picked four bands he highly recommends and in some cases, has been lucky enough to work with.
If your label or band would like to become a guest writer for Something For The Weekend contact Sean Reid to find out more information.
I picked these bands simply because, in every single case, more people need to be aware of the great music coming from these artists. They’re also some of the nicest people I’ve met, and in many ways this is a thinly veiled attempt to butter them up so that we can work with them on the label.
There Will Be Fireworks
For Fans: Idlewild, Twilight Sad, Smashing Pumpkins.
In my opinion these guys are the best band in the UK, simple as this. I love this band more than I could possibly do justice here. Just listen.
There Will Be Fireworks on Facebook, Twitter, Bandcamp and their official website.
Tour Reminder - Already Heard Presents: Forrest and The Winter Passing UK Tour January 2013
Here’s a quick reminder to tell you the Already Heard-sponsored tour from Forrest and The Winter Passing kicks tonight in Cardiff and ends on January 7th at The Worlds End in Kings Lynn.
The tour is also associated with Guys With Beards Records, What We Should Be Doing and Something New Records.
January
2nd Undertone, Cardiff
3rd Bloc Bar, Glasgow
5th TBA, Sheffield
6th Old Blue Last, London (Free Show with Me and Goliath, Mayors of Miyazaki and Moose Blood)
7th The Worlds End, Kings Lynn
Forrest. on Facebook.
The Winter Passing on Facebook.
If you would like Already Heard to promote and sponsor your tour/show, send an e-mail to info@alreadyheard.com for more information
Already Heard Presents: Forrest and The Winter Passing UK Tour January 2013
We’re proud to announce we will be supporting the January 2013 UK and Ireland tour from Forrest and The Winter Passing.
The tour is also associated with Guys With Beards Records, What We Should Be Doing and Something New Records.
January
2nd Undertone, Cardiff
3rd Bloc Bar, Glasgow
5th TBA, Sheffield
6th Old Blue Last, London (Free Show with Me and Goliath, Mayors of Miyazaki and Moose Blood)
7th The Worlds End, Kings Lynn
Forrest. on Facebook.
The Winter Passing on Facebook.
If you would like Already Heard to promote and sponsor your tour/show, send an e-mail to info@alreadyheard.com for more information.
Free The Winter Passing Split EP Download
The Winter Passing are offering the two songs from their recent split EP with Forrest for free.
‘Seaweed’ and ‘Gold Blend Pt. 2’ can be downloaded from Bandcamp and streamed by clicking read more.
In addition our recent acoustic session with The Winter Passing can be viewed here.
The Winter Passing Join View From The Attic Records
The Winter Passing have joined View From The Attic Records and will release an EP entitled ‘Scrapbook’ later this year, along with a split EP.
The band will also be releasing a new music video soon.
Forrest. Posts UK Tour Video featuring The Winter Passing
Forrest. have posted a tour video from their recent run of UK and Ireland shows with The Winter Passing.
Click read more to view the video.
