Jim Lockey & The Solemm Sun ‘Death’ ‘Death’ – released on 9th April 2012 through Xtra Mile Recordings – is a passionate, poetic and engaging album making them one of the most exciting new bands in British music. Produced by Peter Miles (King Blues, Crazy Arm, Futures) ‘Death’ encapsulates the band’s vast sound as the young quartet draw from a plethora of influences including alt.country folk and hardcore punk. Showcasing their incredible storytelling talent ‘Death’ takes listeners on a journey with soaring tracks such as ‘Everything And The Heart’ and ‘New Natives’ sitting elegantly with more stark songs like ‘Our Fathers’ which bring Jim’s incredible voice and lyrics to the fore. Glorious album opener, ‘England’s Dead’ – with its spiralling song structure – will follow the album and be released as a single on 2nd May 2012. In two short years these anarcho-anglo rockers have incessantly toured the country, including as main support on Frank Turner’s February 2011 UK Tour plus shows alongside the likes of Mumford & Sons, Dry the River, Johnny Flynn, Alessi’s Ark and Pete Doherty. In the 2011 they also performed at numerous festivals such as the Big Chill, Beautiful Days, Wychwood and Y-Not, including a packed performance as headliners on the second stage at 2000trees. Having played an incredible solo set at SXSW, the band will be back in force at the Xtra Mile label night ‘T’was The Night Before Wembley’ on 12th April along with Crazy Arm, Dave Hause, Ben Marwood and some very special guests. Full headline tour this May: Thur 3rd The Soundhouse, Leicester Fri 4th 1 in 12, Bradford Sat 5th Royal Park Cellars, Leeds Sun 6th Stereo, York Tue 8th 93ft East, London Wed 9th Louisiana, Bristol Thur 10th The Venue, Derby Fri 11th Brighton, Volts (Great Escape) Sat 12th Guildhall, Gloucester Thur 17th The Garratt, Manchester Fri 18th The Flapper, Birmingham Fri 25th Wilmington Arms, London Sat 26th Whelan's, Dublin Sun 27th Kelly’s, Galway PRESS "Never has music been so relevant" - BBC Introducing “...one of, if not the best, singer-songwriters I've met... they're gonna smash it in 2012." - Frank Turner "Lockey& Co... definitely ones to watch" - The Fly "Jim Lockey& the Solemn Sun could be the British Bright Eyes" is this music?
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