If Phoenix and The Cure had a child and the godfather would be Foals than that child would be The Espionne. Combine indie pop, new wave and a little bit of math rock and you get their sound. This Swiss act made our radar after listening to their track Hello Dreams. The band is currently performing shows supporting their debut album In Colour.
theespionne@gmail.com
And now comes Humble Braggers, and electro-pop band from Buffalo, NY who will surely find a place in the indie community. The first single “How It Starts” was written and recorded in a bedroom studio over the brutal winter of 2015 and is a peek into the pop hits of a cabin-fevered 80’s-minded Buffalonian. Front man Tom Burtless has a penchant for penning clever, keyboard-driven anthems that have just as much in common with Passion Pit as they do with Tears for Fears. The band’s forthcoming EP ‘Disposable Friends’ is out June 16th via Admirable Traits Records.
admirabletraits@gmail.com
Kings favorite, Marigold, a Swedish indie pop band has released a remix for the track allt kommer bli bra. The remix is made by the Swedish duo Cape Lion who we also featured and is now signed with Sony Music, and will be available on May 29th on Spotify, iTunes, Deezer and others. They also released a video for the remix that is spacey trippy ride back in time. They have performed several festivals including SXSW, The Oatly Break-Fest in London, the Peace & Love festival in Sweden, and have several big shows lined up this summer. The band is influenced by bands such as Supertramp and the more contemporary MGMT all the way to ABBA and Fleetwood Mac. The band built a buzz off their first single allt kommer bli bra.
contact@marigold.nu
UK folk-pop band Flight Brigade have almost completed their debut album, co-produced by Gavin Monaghan (The Editors, Kings of Leon, Robert Plant) and mixed by Donald Clark (The Knife, Noah & The Whale, Muse) at Artillery Studios. The album is due for release in early Autumn. Flight Brigade have released the official music video for their upcoming single ‘Housefire’ which is set in the Welsh mountains and follows the story of a girl fleeing the haunting influence of her past. They have been confirmed for Bestival and Glastonbury Festival. Housefire has a haunting atmospheric vibe with a singable anthem.
clare@ccmusicpromotion.com, info@flightbrigade.com
Kings favorite The Eiffels released a new track ‘City All Night‘ an ode to young love in the big city. The previous track I’m Ready landed at #12 in the FMQB Singles Chart and the EP debuted in the CMJ Top 200 last week. They were voted L.A.’s Band of the Month by The Deli Magazine and San Diego’s alternative rock station, 91X, spotlighted two of their upcoming singles, “I Did It Now,” and “More.” The Eiffels worked with producer Ethan Kaufmann (Wild Party) and Will Brierre (The Killers, Neon Trees, Walk The Moon, Imagine Dragons) on their self-titled debut. The band is currently touring in the West & Southwest.
Karla@TheMusebox.net