Southern / announce details of their debut EP and unveil new track ‘Shout It’

On October 22, 2013

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Southern have announced details of their debut release, a self titled EP which will be available from 9th December 2013 through Marathon Records. Southern are Belfast-born and now Liverpool-based brother and sister band Thom and Lucy Southern. Listen to their brand new track, ‘Shout It‘, on soundcloud here.

The Southern EP brings together the young pair’s shared admiration for crunching blues riffs and distinctive elements of folk music. Harmonies and melodies play heavily over the course of the four songs, penned by Thom and Lucy.

Fronted by ‘Shout It’ (which premiered on BBC Radio 1 last night, listen again here, 30 minutes in), a song harnessed by a mesmeric, looped guitar riff, the EP smartly rings into ‘World Don’t Shine’, a track that has already travelled the blogs in demo form earlier this Summer, picking up strong support at Radio 1 too. Punchy, and full of bluesy nonchalance, it is the perfect opening statement of Southern’s intent for 2014 and beyond. Watch the band’s home produced video to ‘World Don’t Shine’ here.
Recorded in Liverpool, these four introductory tracks here hint at a number of calibre artists but showcase a band stepping quickly out of their infancy before they’re even truly begun.

Signed to intriguing new independent label Marathon Artists (Jagwar Ma/Childhood/Courtney Barnett), Southern may be making their opening bow at the very tail end of 2013, but should very quickly become a watchword for 2014.
UK live dates to be announced imminently.

Southern EP Tracklisting: Shout It / World Don’t Shine / Just Think About It / Cool Kid

Hear ‘Shout It’ via soundcloud: