Bleech 9:3 have shared their brooding new single ‘Figure 8’ – check it out below.
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The London-based Irish band released their self-titled five-song EP in May and now they have followed it up with this new track, released yesterday (August 19) via Polydor Records.
The song sees frontman Barry ‘Baz’ Quinlan’s moody vocals jostling for supremacy with squalling, urgent guitars and a tight, propulsive rhythm.
Describing the song’s origins, Quinlan has said: “‘Figure 8’ is the product of crying quietly so your flatmates don’t hear you.”.
The band have been playing festivals around Europe this summer and are set to open for Wunderhorse in Belfast and Cork next week, before appearances at Reading & Leeds, Electric Picnic and Iceland Airwaves.
They are also set to play a UK and Ireland headline tour later this year, including a show at London’s Electric Ballroom. See the dates below and find any remaining tickets here.
AUGUST 25 – Belfast, Custom House Square (supporting Wunderhorse) 26 – Cork, City Hall (supporting Wunderhorse) 28 – Reading, Reading Festival 29 – Leeds, Leeds Festival 29 – Sheffield, Rock N Roll Circus 30 – Stradbally, Electric Picnic.
SEPTEMBER 4 – Brighton, Brighton Psych Fest 5 – Manchester, Manchester Psych Fest 6 – Edinburgh, Edinburgh Psych Fest 11 – Paris, Supersonic 12 – Aasten, Misty Fields Festival 13 – Amsterdam, Bitterzoet 15 – Berlin, Privatclub 16-18 – Hamburg, Reeperbahn Festival 18 – Brussels, Botanique.
NOVEMBER 7 – Reykjavik, Iceland Airwaves 27 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach 28 – Southampton, The Joiners 30 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms.
DECEMBER 1 – London, Electric Ballroom3 – Bristol, Thekla 4 – Manchester, Academy 2 5 – Liverpool, Arts Club Theatre 6 – Sheffield, Foundry 8 – Newcastle, The Cluny 9 – Glasgow, The Garage 10 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club 11 – Birmingham, O2 Institute 2 15 – Belfast, Limelight 2 16 – Dublin, The Academy 17 – Cork, Cyprus Avenue.
The band were included in this year’s NME 100, where they were described as “cacophonous, angst-fuelled ragers that meld grunge’s past and present”.
Earlier this year, Lewis Capaldi also revealed that Bleech 9:3 were among the new artists being recommended between himself, Sam Fender and Fontaines D. C.’s Grian Chatten.
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