Today, May 21st, Manchester outfit Sea Fever teases more new music with De Facto, the latest single to be taken from the band’s upcoming debut album Folding Lines set for release on August 13th. Stream//Buy ‘De Facto’ here – Pre-order the album ‘Folding Lines’ here To support the release of the album the band will play two special gigs that will take place in London at Rough Trade East on August 12 and in Manchester at Night & Day Cafe on August 13. Tickets for the London show available here. Tickets for the Manchester show are available here.
The driving indie electronic track follows previous singles Folding Lines – Listen to ‘Folding Lines’ here – and ‘Crossed Wires’, released alongside its dystopian video –Watch the video here and gives another taste of the band’s upcoming debut album. It’s an hypnotic cut that effortlessly blends together sounds that helped define the electronica genre with innovative songwriting.
Talking about the self-produced song, the band says; It’s Sea Fever experimenting with song structures and sounds. We wrote the song with a thumping back beat and pulsating analog synth. The song is about not being afraid to speak up, voicing your opinion and opening this void, adds frontman Iwan Gronow.
Sea Fever is a five piece collective fronted by Iwan Gronow (Haven, Johnny Marr) on vocals and guitars, alongside singer Beth Cassidy (Section 25), the collective also features New Orders Tom Chapman and Phil Cunningham – with Tom on bass, guitars, synths and programming and Phil on guitars, while powering the bands pulsing beats is Elliot Barlow.
Sea Fever explains that their coming together as a unit felt inevitable: Wed wanted to work with each other for ages, so when we finally sat down in the studio, the band just seemed to come together naturally. It felt like we were really free to explore the kinds of music that have always inspired us, we dug right through the record crates of our minds to shape the sound of Sea Fever.
The result is a debut ten-track album that represents the sound of a band instinctively working together; effortlessly exciting and equally timeless. Including recent singles De Facto. Crossed Wires and Folding Lines, the full-length will also feature upcoming singles Under Duress and Built To Last.
Fusing intelligent electronics and clanging guitars, underpinned by soaring and hypnotic strings, the band has already picked up early support from the likes of Chris Hawkins on BBC 6 Music.
De Facto single is out now –Stream//Buy ‘De Facto’ here
Folding Lines album out on August 13th – Pre-order the album ‘Folding Lines’ here
Live Shows
12.08.21 – London Rough Trade East – Tickets for the London show available here.
13.08.21 – Manchester Night & Day Cafe – Tickets for the Manchester show are available here.
Folding Lines Album Tracklisting:
1. Crossed Wires
2. Under Duress
3. Afterthought
4. Built To Last
5. Folding Lines
6. Satellite
7. Le Coup
8. De Facto
9. The Finder
10. Programme Your Life
