The Shimmer Band, 'What Is Mine?' Release and Festival News

THE SHIMMER BAND herald the spring with surprise, enormous brand new
single:
‘WHAT IS MINE?’
What an incredible year 2017 is turning out to be for THE SHIMMER BAND so far: sellout tours and queues around the block with
CABBAGE and THE JESUS AND MARYCHAIN and currently on a sell-out headline tour of their own they now suddenly surprise
release their new single: WHAT IS MINE?
The track, a set-opening firm live favourite, comes hot on the heels of the critically acclaimed SHOOT ME (BABY), FREEDOM
and SUNKICK singles and the BBC Introducing R1 playlisted last single, JACKNIFE AND THE DEATH CALL, and ramps up
their already enormous and uncompromising soundworld yet another gear with this David Francolini produced and Cenzo Townsend
mixed assault on the senses.
Featuring Bristol's “Double XX Orchestra", (scored by DF and Adam Coombs and recorded in Bristol Cathedral), WHAT IS MINE?
arrives as a perfect moment of sophisticated splendour, of unashamed and pure avant-pop ambition, and is without doubt THE
SHIMMER BAND’s biggest and most international sounding song to date.
Opening with a blissed out euphoric vocal chant oozing dreamily from the speakers, suddenly the rhythm section of Willz Hatcher’s
thunderous Led Zeppelin-esque drums and Tom Kuras' muscular, driving dub bass line come crashing in with a monster 'take-no-
prisoners' groove to meet with Daniel Barry’s unparalleled, lysergic, lazer-guided guitars and an off-the-scale analogue synthesiser
hook-line by Schmit that appears to channel the joyous sound of all the angels from all the ages calling in unison from the Heavens.
And as if this is not enough the band's epic and otherworldly soundscape is then all simultaneously haloed and underscored by Tom
Newman’s astonishing electrified vocal performance: all heartfelt, beautifully sung melody, gut shredding pure passion, and fearless,
visceral lyrics.
Quite simply: This is now. This is the sound of the future.
With support under their belts from the likes of BBC 6 Music, Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens, BBC Introducing, Clash, Music Week,
Gigwise, and the unparalleled new music champions This Feeling, The Shimmer Band are heading for the ionosphere this year.
A current sold out UK headline tour including the 800 capacity Bristol Bierkeller.
** THE SHIMMER BAND PLAY LONDON, CAMDEN ASSEMBLY THIS FRIDAY 28 th APRIL **
April 2017
Wed 12 th
Thu 13 th
Fri 14 th
Sat 15 th
Thu 20 th
Fri 21 st
Sat 22 nd
Fri 28 th
Sun 30 th LEEDS, Brunel Social Club SOLD OUT
GLASGOW, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut SOLD OUT
NEWCASTLE, Think Tank? Underground SOLD OUT
STOCKTON, Stockton Calling @ Stockton Ku Bar
BIRMINGHAM, O2 Institute 3 SOLD OUT
MANCHESTER, Soup Kitchen SOLD OUT
BRISTOL, Bierkeller SOLD OUT
LONDON, Camden Assembly
CANTERBURY, City Sound Project
May 2017
Sun 28 th LIVERPOOL, Liverpool Sound City
June 2017
Fri 2 nd CHELTENHAM, Wychwood Festival
July 2017
Sat 22 nd
Thu 27 th OXFORDSHIRE, Truck Festival Hill Farm
HACKTHORPE, Kendal Calling
August 2017
Sat 5 th
Sun 6 th SCUNTHROPE, Party In The Pines Festival
LIVERPOOL, Hope & Glory Festival
The Shimmer Band are: Tom Newman (singer), Willz Hatcher (drums), Tom Smith (guitar/synths), Tom Kuras (bass) and Babsy
(guitar).
WHAT IS MINE? is out now on Komplex Recordings (KMPLX006)
http://www.theshimmerband.com
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https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Lp7IFIYAce12ba85M9cFe
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