Continuing to explore more of that warm and effervescent indie-rock aesthetic they have become synonymous with since they first emerged, Thunder Above You looks to become one of their most alluring and heartfelt offerings to date. Previewed by its boldly sophisticated indie-rock infused first single ‘My Whispers Are Wildfire’, their narrative-driven ideals combine with sprawling compositions throughout this new collection, making for a wonderfully warm and inviting listen.

Speaking about the new record, they said, “‘My Whispers are Wildfire’ is written from the perspective of an avaricious lover, in a haze of derealisation. It’s a response to the modern cacophony of fake news, click bait and the circus confusion of social media and material gain.

“We felt we were living in the shadow of the American Dream, traveling 46 states, hotel to motel, meeting a wild array of characters; from boat captains, marines to gamblers. We’ve found ourselves sharing coffee with prom queens living on the fringes, divorcees in San Francisco cellar bars and sharing stories about dead Kings with bartenders. This has all been duetted by the anxiety inducing craze of TikTok and targeted ads.

“I wanted to capture moments of these conversations, slam the flirtatious absurdity of the way we live into a musical cocktail somewhere between Ry Cooder and The Kills. It was all recorded live, on the second take, in a studio we built in a day in a mansion house in the English Countryside with Ethan Johns on drums and Nick Pini on Bass.”

Thunder Above You:

1. My Whispers Are Wildfire
2. Into Your River
3. American Cars
4. Doing It For Badness
5. Lost On Your Time
6. To Your Love
7. My Wild Flying Dove
8. Feel The World Turning
9. Landslide
10. Thunder Above You
11. Hold You Like Fading Light

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Marking their first piece of new material since their newest studio album, ‘When Eden Was My Girl’ finds the blues-rock pair in confident form throughout. With the added addition of Marcus King’s distinctive influence driving the track forward, their latest endeavour sees them continue their vibrant ascent with style and aplomb.

Adding about their new offering, they said, “Written in a haze as we finished Click Click Domino, we wanted this song to be a simple, raw, deep groove. Cut live to our 1970s drum machines we had our friends Ethan Johns, Marcus King and Nick Pini overdub their parts after.

“We wanted two lead protagonists, two voices male and female and for that to be echoed in my and Marcus’s lead guitar lines. Lyrically I was imagining Nick Cave writing his own, darker version of ‘I Can’t Quit You Babe’ by Otis Rush…with Jack White and JJ Cale chipping in a few words and licks here and there.

“Me and Marcus stood side by side in the basement of our Nashville home with two 5w Fender Champ amplifiers. We took two passes, what you hear from the duelling lead guitars is completely improvised on the spot. It’s always a huge honour and pleasure to make music with Marcus.”

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