Hot, Sweaty Palms in Icy Deep Dive. Single release and tour.
In a blowy, icy and shamelessly intense fashion that recalls the work of an
early Simple Minds and The Comsat Angels, the forward-backward thinking Wild
Palms, newly signed to One Little Indian (home of Twilight Sad), continue
to strike while the iron is hot, announcing the release of their 2nd single
‘Deep Dive’ on 19th April, backed with an
intriguing take on Bjork’s ‘Human Behaviour’.
The new single is the first fruit from studio sessions with Gareth Jones (Grizzly
Bear, Clinic, Interpol, Wire, Depeche Mode) with whom the band have been working
with on their debut album, slated for a September release.
Speaking to NME at the start of February, singer Lou Hill signalled the shape
of things to come, "The stuff we are writing now is a complete departure from
anything scratchy or angular - it's warm and it's expansive.” Saluting Can,
New FADs, Beefheart, ACR, Sonic Youth, TV On The Radio, Radiohead, MBV, Liquid
Liquid, New Order & Talking Heads, Wild Palms continue an ethos that runs through
from Neu! to Factory to Flowered Up, carrying with them an unhewn charm in the
form of the roughly charismatic 23 year old front man, Lou Hill.
dates:
16 Apr The Coronet, London
22 Apr Bodega, Nottingham
24 Apr The Recommender@ Jam, Brighton
01 May Camden Crawl London
02 May Camden Crawl London
15 May The Great Escape @ Hectors, Brighton
