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‘LIGHT A BIGGER FIRE’ IS 25TH IN THE CHARTS
We are in the Top 40 with an album released on our own label.
Thanks to everyone who works with us and makes it possible. To everyone who bought a copy, downloaded or streamed the album, this is a success story for all of us to enjoy
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‘THE ART OF LYING’ IS 87TH IN THE CHARTS
We did it. We’ve broken into the Top 100 with an album on our own label.
Thank you so much for all the support and to anyone who bought a copy, we couldn’t have done this without you.
🖤
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We are very excited to announce that our second album ‘The Art of Lying’ will be released on 26th November and is available to pre-order now.
New music is coming soon.
Album pre-order:
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Our ‘Protagonists’ records have been pressed and fucking hell, we are in love… 😍
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‘PROTAGONISTS’ CHART PLACEMENTS
We have a record in the Top 50! We’re also in the Top 10 in the indie, vinyl and physical charts.
Thank you to our fans, wherever you are, for unconditionally believing in us and supporting us. None of this would be possible without you.
🧡
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It gives us great pleasure and pride to announce our debut album 'Architecture' will be released on 01.05.20.
Listen to opening track Wolves:
Album pre-order and tour tickets:
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We are excited to announce our third album ‘Protagonists’ will be released on 31st March 2023.
A record we are so proud of. We can’t wait for it to be part of your lives.
New single ‘Stamp You Out’ is out now.
Album pre-order:
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‘Protagonists’ is out now!
An album we poured our hearts and souls into. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed writing and recording it.
Available to stream everywhere now and purchase online:
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‘ARCHITECTURE’ IS IN THE CHARTS
Our debut album is in the top 5 in the independent, vinyl and physical album charts.
We narrowly missed out on the top 100 but this is more than we could have ever dreamt of.
Thank you so much for all your support, it means everything to us.
🖤
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We are delighted to announce our fourth album ‘Light A Bigger Fire’ will be released on 20th September. We can’t wait for you to hear it.
New single ‘The Kiss’ is out now.
Album available on limited edition vinyl, CD and cassette.
Pre-order:
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Soundcheck done and ready for tonight’s show.
Let’s fucking go Manchester. We’re gonna launch this album and tour in style.
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Huge thanks to
@Tim_Burgess
and
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
for having us tonight, it’s been a genuine honour - we hope you enjoyed the music and the tweets.
Should we do it again some time when the time comes to release our second album?
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
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I’m pleased to announce the reason why we had to cancel our Dot To Dot festival slots is that my very brave wife Rachel was giving birth to our gorgeous daughter Betty this morning at 11:13. Both Mum and baby are doing good. Adam x
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SPRING 2024 TOUR
It is with great excitement that we announce our biggest tour to date. We’re heading out round Europe and the UK for 21 shows in March and April.
We can’t wait to hit the road and bring some new songs with us.
Tickets on sale Friday at 10:00.
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The stars have aligned. A Manchester band will be announcing some album release week shows tomorrow at 5pm.
Come see. It will not be televised.
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Here we stand with a fourth album to our name. ‘Light A Bigger Fire’ is out today.
Thank you to everyone who stands alongside us and indulges in this wonderful journey with us, we couldn’t walk this path without you.
Let’s keep the fire burning.
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We’ve just sold out Rotterdam in under one minute.
What the fuck?!
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‘ARCHITECTURE’ LISTENING PARTY
Some very exciting news to get the week started.
We’re honoured to have been invited to do a
@LlSTENlNG_PARTY
with
@Tim_Burgess
.
Join us on Thursday 25th March at 20:00 when we’ll be giving you a guided tour of our debut album...
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‘LOST MY SHADOW’ - OUT NOW
Our new single ‘Lost My Shadow’ is out now and we’re so glad we can share it with you.
This is just one part of something much greater. Our year starts now - it’s time to go and light a bigger fire.
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There are shows where you know within two songs how the whole night is going to go. Then there is Saturday 18th November 2023 where the atmosphere is on point and unrelenting from the very first note.
Thank you for making our last outing of the year completely unforgettable.
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We’re excited to announce that ‘Live From The Attic’ will be available on limited edition double vinyl, CD and DVD.
We’ve also teamed up with our friends at
@waxandbeans
for an ultra-exclusive colourway.
Release date 19th February 2021.
Pre-order now:
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Hey we’re the Mayor’s band of the month.
Thanks
@AndyBurnhamGM
.
We’re not an outwardly political band because it’s such a volatile environment in which to pass opinion but Andy is a good man, we’re Labour men and he always fights the good fight.
This means a lot... 🖤
A band who got more mentions than anyone else...
...with echoes of my lockdown favourites
@slowreadersclub
& the legendary
@joydivision
...
...whose debut album is getting rave reviews...
It’s 🥁🥁🥁
@ististmusic
Support Manchester music & download it tomorrow! 5/5
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Fucking hell. Thank you. Think that went well didn’t it?
Hope everyone enjoyed listening to the album before the album before its released tomorrow.
Should we do something similar again when everyone has their physical copies?
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YOU’RE MINE
The second track from our debut album ‘Architecture’ is out today.
We’ll be premiering the full video at 16:30...
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Feels slightly surreal to be writing this given we recorded it almost a year ago, but our third album ‘Protagonists’ is out THIS FRIDAY!
We can’t wait for you to hear this record.
Pre-order:
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It gives us immense pleasure and pride to announce our biggest headline show to date.
We play
@O2RitzManc
on Friday 31st March 2023. This is a dream come true for us.
Tickets on sale via O2 Priority at 10:00 tomorrow and general sale Monday at 10:00.
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WE’RE 38TH IN THE MIDWEEK CHARTS!
Last year we missed out on the Top 100 by 39 sales and we want to try and stay there this time. If you haven’t already, please grab a copy from our website or download from iTunes, Amazon or Bandcamp.
Your support means everything! Thank you!
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We’re announcing our first UK shows of 2024 tomorrow. Get ready.
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INTRODUCING KVR STUDIOS
Greater Manchester’s newest rehearsal and creative studios. Owned, designed and built by us.
After losing our home of five years following the closure of Brunswick Mill, we took matters into our own hands.
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TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT
We are rescheduling our tour dates for November and December 2021.
All tickets already purchased remain valid and our socially distanced show at Manchester Academy on 22nd May is expected to go ahead as planned.
Tickets available here:
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UK tour, that’s a wrap. 8 shows played to over 3,000 of you and a
#41
record.
Thanks to everyone who’s come to see us, bought a record, grabbed some merch and spread the word.
Shout out to our team and crew who make things possible. Europe, you’re up next. See you soon!
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Manchester… what to say?
That’s going to take a while to sink in and we’ll be back with something more appreciative to post, but for now it’s just thank you, thank you, thank you.
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‘LIVE FROM THE ATTIC’ IS IN THE CHARTS
What an incredible surprise. We didn’t expect this.
Thank you so much to everyone who watched the stream, bought a copy and supported us.
It means the world... 🖤
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NUMBER ONE - ‘Architecture’ is
@eventhestarsuk
top album of 2020.
They’ve been with us from literally the very start so this is a real sense of pride for us.
Read the full list here...
📸
@TrustFox
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Our debut album ‘Architecture’ was released two years ago today.
Love u, first born x
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Hello Holmfirth! Here at the Picturedrome for our second show with The Slow Readers Club.
Doors at 19:30 and we’re on stage at 20:00. See you soon!
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Happy Birthday to ‘Architecture.’
We released our debut album one year ago today. Time flies.
Hope you’re all still enjoying the record. We’re looking forward to seeing you at a show soon, it’s been a long wait...
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Texas and
@sxsw
, that’s a wrap. The most phenomenal experience capped by a packed out show last night. No-one can ever take this away from us.
Thanks to everyone who made this possible. We already can’t wait to be back Stateside. 🇺🇸
📷 Fenn Zander
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We’ve hit 1 million streams on Spotify. Wow.
Thanks for all the plays - keep them coming!
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WE’RE 27TH IN THE MIDWEEK CHARTS!
This week buying vinyl, CD and cassettes contributes towards our chart push for a final placing before Friday 8th May.
Thank you so much for the support especially given how difficult this time is.
Purchase the album:
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‘PROTAGONISTS’ IS NUMBER 11 IN THE MIDWEEK CHARTS
This is not a drill. We’re right in the mix for our first Top 40 album but we need your help to stay there.
If you haven’t claimed the download which came with your order or you haven’t bought your copy yet, now is the time!
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Oh my god London! Speechless. Amazing crowd at the Roundhouse.
Thank you so much for getting down just after doors to catch our set. What a dream. Gonna let that sink in and think of something more meaningful to say tomorrow.
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Excited to announce we are joining our fellow Mancunians
@slowreadersclub
for their summer shows in Wrexham and Holmfirth. ☀️
Remaining tickets available from:
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Signing off for 2023. Whenever we post these sort of things we always say it’s been our biggest and best year, but it’s true and it has been once again.
This year we played shows in America for the first time, finally headlined a bucket list venue in The Ritz in Manchester,
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Manchester, we’re delighted to announce a special hometown show at The Yard on Saturday 18th November.
We’ll be playing all three studio albums in their entirety for the first time.
Tickets on sale Friday at 10:00.
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7 shows, 1380 people in attendance, 3839 miles travelled, 1 proud band.
Thank you to our fans, the agents booking the shows, the two Alex’s on our crew, to anyone who’s showed faith in us. Couldn’t have done with without you.
Europe, that’s a wrap. Until next time…
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We’re pleased to share with you the official video for our new single ‘You’re Mine’ taken from our debut album ‘Architecture’ - out 1st May 2020.
The full video is available now on our YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Album pre-order:
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UK TOUR! We’re excited to hit the road in October and take our fourth record ‘Light A Bigger Fire’ for a spin around some familiar and new places.
Pre-order the album by midnight on Tuesday to receive pre-sale access on Wednesday. General sale begins at 10:00 on Friday.
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YOU’RE MINE (4/4)
This track also blew up on the radio in the Netherlands. A popular station called KINK FM picked it up and loved it. We did a few phone-in interviews and it ended up being in their top 40 tracks of 2020. Bedankt! 🇱🇺
#TimsTwitterListeningParty
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Reflecting on a week where we’ve played three shows to over 5,000 people. Just a dream and the reason you pick up an instrument as a teenager.
A million thank yous to The Mission for having us on these dates and to their team and crew who are always so welcoming to us. Wayne
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Thank you Rotterdam for another amazing night in your city for the final headline show of this European Tour, you never let us down.
Last night was also our last show of this run with our friends
@octoberdrift
. Wanna say how much we love them and how fun it’s been to play these
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We’re signing off for 2021. The year has been bookended by uncertainty but everything in between has been a dream.
Thank you for all the support; for listening to our music, buying the records, coming to our gigs, spreading the word.
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We’re back!
Thank you to everyone who came and shared a special night with us at
@MancAcademy
. It felt incredible to be back on stage in front of an audience.
Better times are here and even better times are coming.
Love to you all 🖤
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Our second album ‘The Art of Lying’ is out now.
Writing and recording this album kept us sane throughout last year and we’re so happy that it’s out in the world. We hope you enjoy it.
Available on vinyl, CD and cassette:
Photo: Liam Maxwell
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We’re delighted to announce we’re heading to Europe in September.
We play four shows in the Netherlands and Germany in addition to Porto.
Tickets on sale Friday from 10:00 GMT / 11:00 CET.
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Europe, that’s a wrap.
3,656 miles travelled and 10 shows played to over 2,600 of you. It feels like we all created history together on this tour.
Thank you for unconditionally supporting us. Without our fans, crew, team and agent we couldn’t do this.
Until the next time. 🖤
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So how do these listening parties work?
Would people be interested in some sort of full album play through the night before release on Thursday 30th April?
Not sure of the logistics of it yet but if it’s feasible it could be cool...
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Great first day at
@sxsw
and first ever American show.
Thanks to all the GMCA team for having us at the British Music Embassy yesterday and for your hospitality.
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DM us your address we’ll send you a care package.
Basically a vinyl, CD, a badge and some other shit... 🖤
@ististmusic
Not great, day 2 of self isolation following Mum's hospitalisation and subsequent positive covid test, missing my mates so much
#needahug
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We’re absolutely delighted to announce we’ve been invited to support
@embrace
in the stunning surroundings of the Alexandra Palace Theatre on Fri 6th December.
The final tickets have just been released so get them now if you want to catch us in the most incredible venue...
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Lovely to meet the legend that is Will Sergeant from
@Bunnymen
who dropped into the studio for a chat and to listen to the album recordings so far...
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After tours and shows we’ve always had a desk and bootleg live recording to hand and released as a limited CD.
In the absence of a tour this month, how interested would people be if we released a recording from our January show at Sacred Trinity Church?
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America, we’re coming for you… 🇺🇸
Delighted to announce we are heading to
@sxsw
in March 2023 with our team at
@scruffoftheneck
.
From Manchester to Austin, Texas. A dream come true.
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BBC RADIO 1! We made our Radio 1 debut this morning, with our latest single ‘Repercussions’ getting a spin.
Shout out to
@nelshylton
for playing the track on his Future Alternative show… 🔥
You can listen back here:
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We’ve got a new single coming out next Friday, so we’re just gonna leave this here...
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Exactly six years ago today we stepped on stage for our debut show after the three of us reconnected and rehearsed together for the first time in years.
We ripped through a 20 minute set at Night and Day Cafe in Manchester. The rest is history...
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'LIGHT A BIGGER FIRE ' IS NUMBER 10 IN THE MIDWEEK CHARTS
You read that right and this is really happening. We’re on the brink of clinching our first Top 40 album.
If you haven’t ordered your copy yet, now is your chance to do it. Let’s get this over the line… 🔥
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Our new single 'Nothing More Nothing Less' is out today. Please give it a warm welcome to the world.
Taken from our third album 'Protagonists' out 31st March.
Album pre-order:
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We are very excited to announce the UK dates for the ‘Protagonists’ album tour in 2023.
Looking forward to taking this record on the road and seeing you all!
Tickets on sale at 10:00 Wednesday.
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Manchester, we’re here bright and early for our show at
@MancAcademy
tonight.
Our first live outing in 15 months...
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Thank you for an amazing response to the announcement of our second album. Amazing as usual. We love you.
We’re really excited to share some new music with you next Friday.
Album pre-order and new merch:
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Spotted next to some other fuckin’ band in Manchester’s Northern Quarter…
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It gives us great pride and excitement to announce our forthcoming EP ‘Everything Is Different Now.’
Available from 25th January 2019 on 12” vinyl, CD and across all digital platforms.
PRE-ORDER NOW:
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IST IST are back once again with a sales pitch masterclass.
It's September which means our new album 'Light A Bigger Fire' is out THIS MONTH.
The wait is almost over... 🔥
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This is the full video for our new single 'The Kiss'.
A perfect document of some amazing nights spent together, it was filmed at the four Netherlands shows on our recent European Tour.
New album 'Light A Bigger Fire' is out 20th September.
Pre-order:
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This is our friend Mark. He’s a paramedic and was worried he might miss out on the ‘Night’s Arm’ limited vinyl because he was working a long shift.
No-one has worked harder than NHS staff during this pandemic they’re true heroes and to say thank you we sent him a free copy... 🌈
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