Blaenavon have been knocking round the new music circuit for quite a while now. The three piece – vocalist Ben Gregory, bassist Fran Wright and drummer Harris McMillan – have come a long way over the last few months, though.
Now signed to Transgressive and fresh from the studio with Jim Abbiss – who has worked with Peace and Bombay Bicycle Club, among others – they’re finally set up for the big leagues. More confident sounding than ever, it’s about time too, with Beats 1’s new music tsar Zane Lowe recently declaring them the most exciting thing since sliced indie.
The proof is in the pudding, though, and new single ‘I Will Be The World’ is an especially lovely jam rolly polly with distinctly unlumpy custard. And if the music isn’t enough, the just released video also features a 10/10 dog. Instant acclaim achieved.
Check it out ‘below’.
Blaenavon are about to head out on tour. The band will play Live at Leeds festival this weekend, and Brighton’s The Great Escape next month, before a reasonably lengthy jaunt followed by a trip on the festival circuit.
You can catch them at:
April
30 Leeds, Live at Leeds Festival
May
19 Brighton, The Great Escape Festival
22 Southampton, Joiners
23 Oxford, Bullingdon Arms
25 Bath, Moles
26 London, Dingwalls
27 Manchester, Dot to Dot Festival
28 Bristol, Dot to Dot Festival
29 Nottingham, Dot to Dot Festival
30 Glasgow, King Tut’s
31 Newcastle, Think Tank
June
2 Leicester, The Cookie
3 Birmingham, Sunflower Lounge
19 Leicester, 110 Above Festival
July
2 Winchester, Blissfields Festival
15 Southwold, Latitude Festival
August
5-7 Forgotten Fields Festival
26-28 Reading & Leeds Festival