New single and video from Swansea Sound
SWANSEA SOUND share new single and video
KEEP YOUR HEAD ON from forthcoming album
Skep Wax Records
Release date: 20 June 2023
Available on digital and very limited lathe-cut 7”single
The first single taken from the forthcoming LP ‘Twentieth Century’, Keep Your Head On is a duet between Hue (The Pooh Sticks) and Amelia (Talulah Gosh/Heavenly), with a seriously rousing, singalong chorus.
Set in a humble Adult Education class, it’s an anthem for everyone who fears for the Twenty-First Century – a song for anyone who’s struggling to keep their head above the rising tide of digital disinformation and political deceit.
It’s positive and it’s upbeat, despite the odds. It might remind you a bit of Britpop hit Common People – although, in Keep Your Head On, the woman has a voice, and she’s more interested in education than getting off with her optimistic male counterpart.
Keep Your Head On will be released on all digital platforms and as a very limited lathe-cut 7” single. Only three copies of the physical single will be made available. The first will be offered as a raffle prize at Swansea Sound’s gig at The Lexington on 30 June. The second will be given at random to a customer who pre-orders the album on Bandcamp. The last copy will be given away at the Twentieth Century album launch gig at Rough Trade East on 9th September.
The new album ‘Twentieth Century’ will be released on 8th September (Vinyl LP, CD, Digital). It features twelve glorious bursts of indiepop agitprop!
Swansea Sound’s debut album Live At The Rum Puncheon was released in 2021. The album was neither live nor recorded at The Rum Puncheon which closed down in the 1980s, but it received substantial acclaim, with Louder Than War declaring it “An essential broadcast from the forefront of the indiepop resistance.” Previous Swansea Sound singles have included Corporate Indie Band, I Sold My Soul on eBay, Rock n Roll Void and Indies Of The World. A copy of ‘eBay’ sold for £400 on eBay, while Indies of The World hit the UK vinyl Top 10.
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Swansea Sound will play a number of live dates in the Autumn.
30th June Lexington, London (with Special Friend and Panic Pocket).
1st July Pop At The Lock all-dayer, Northwich. (Sold out)
9th September Album Launch, Rough Trade East, London.
14th September The Talleyrand, Manchester.
15th September Moon Club, Cardiff.
16th September Tangled Parrot, Carmarthen.
17th September Rough Trade, Bristol.
29th September The Piper, St Leonards.
30th September Paris Popfest.
13th October Wharf Chambers, Leeds.
14th October Cumberland Arms, Newcastle-On-Tyne.
27th October Brighton, venue TBC.
28th October The Water Rats, London.
