Dinosaur Pile-up / Turbowolf / Rase
‘Our money’s on Dinosaur Pile-up delivering one of the best British rock debuts in recent years.’ NME
‘Proof that indie bands don’t have to choose between noodling or landfill. As exciting as you could wish for.’ The Guardian
‘The perfect soundtrack to a monster collision.’ Kerrang
‘Dinosaur Pile-up are here to show us the error of our ways. Thank them.’ The Fly
‘Growing Pains’, the debut album from Leeds trio Dinosaur Pile-up, will be released via Friends Vs Records this September.
Led by the single Birds And Planes, released on digital download and limited-edition 7” vinyl, available just prior to the album on July 26, Growing Pains is the sound of a one of the UKs most exciting bands hitting their stride. It comes, following a handful of introductory independent releases over the past year and a bit, after which the band’s frontman and creative force Matt Bigland entered Bridlington’s Lodge Studios with producer James Kenosha to record the debut, taking place over January and February this year. The result is a storming rock powerhouse of big pop songs driven by the kind of wall shaking undercurrent only a three piece can muster.
Bigland says of the album: “I know it sounds bent but I liked the idea of people to be able to sing along to the songs, even if they were singing about being hated or upset. I wanted to make a record that kicks people in the face whilst getting stuck in their head.”
Their career to date was led by the January 2009 debut 7″ single My Rock N Roll, followed by a second single Traynor, and last year’s summer release, modestly titled The Most Powerful EP In The Universe – which spawned songs such as Summer Hit Single, Beach Bug and Cat Attack.
Their live plot to date has seen them tour with a rich cast of bands including a UK/European jaunt with the Pixies in December, and a French tour with Violens for the coveted Les Inrocks tour last Spring. On the festival circuit the band has shared stages with Crooked Vultures on the Radio One tent at last year’s Reading and Leeds festivals, and they headline NME’s Halloween spectacular at Koko last October. Elsewhere they have performed alongside Future Of The Left, Pulled Apart By Horses and The Automatic, and last summer stormed the festival circuit performing at Bestival, Oxegen, T In The Park, and aforementioned Reading and Leeds festivals.
They will return to the live stage this September with a headline run ahead of the album’s release.
‘Growing Pains’ will be available digitally and on CD / Vinyl.
Equal measures high energy speed-rock and computerized disco-hell fury, Turbowolf form the most exciting and electrifying music your senses are likely to taste. Formed under the red light of a Bristol swingers club, the wolves have been smashing together their varied influences, everything from Japanese synth-pop to black metal, to create a sound that burns into the stratosphere on wings made of future noise. Turbowolf have established a reputation for behemoth godzilla-size guitar riffs, pounding double-kick rage, evil buzz keys, dancefloor-heavy bass and blood spitting vocals, to create the most explosive, high energy live shows, keeping those kids angry.
Indie Rock quartet “Rase” formed in late 2004 and comprises of Dan Greenaway (Vocals / Guitar), Jay Goodison (Vocals / Guitar), Giles Smith (Bass) and Matt Yates (Drums).
Post recording their first album in 2005, Rase dipped in and out of genres changed the line up and produced a number of demos. By 2008 the band had re-invented itself and released a self titled EP as a taste of their new sound. The next step was to find a top class producer that would help the band reach another level and produce a recording that matched their live performances. After 6 months of persistence Rase finally tracked down acclaimed producer Gavin Monaghan (Editors, the Twang, Ocean Colour Scene, Scott Matthews) who has realised their potential and packaged up the band’s sound stating:
“Rase have a fistful of stadium-sized choruses, and it’s only a matter of time before they get to unleash them on the general public” Gavin Monaghan
The years spent gigging around the UK and ‘finding their sound’ has not been wasted. With an abundance of energy onstage and the tightness a touring band needs, Rase’s name began appearing on the Stereophonics fan forum following support gigs with Casino front man Adam Zindani (Stereophonics/Casino) stating how tight the band is with the lads also receiving the thumbs up from ‘Them Is Me’ (feat. Ex REEF singer Gary Stringer) on another recent support leg.
