Darktown Jubilee – Stay

Impact date: 8th April 2013

Label: Parade Recordings 

If you need just one reason to listen to Stay, it’s this: Cenzo Townsend, world renowned engineer of U2, The Vaccines, Florence + The Machine, Kaiser Chiefs, Snow Patrol, The Editors and The Maccabees, was so convinced by the song’s classic songwriting, that he went out of his way to mix it – with fabulously rousing results.

Stay was then enthusiastically described by The Sun as “A sensitively-honed indie-rock anthem.”

Stay is the emotionally charged follow up to 2012’s ‘Breakdown’ and was mixed for radio by world renowned engineer Cenzo Townsend (Vaccines, Maccabees, U2, Snow Patrol, Editors et al).

Taken from the forthcoming album The World, The Flesh & The Devil (Feb 25th), ‘Stay’ is Influenced as much by Springsteen and The Doors as they are by contemporary artists like The Temper Trap and The Killers, Darktown Jubilee’s core resonates with a fundamental knack for melody, timing and simplicity.

David Boardman from the band comments:

“Stay is the most emotionally direct song on the record and has always connected with audiences so it became an obvious choice when we were considering singles. It was a dream to get Cenzo to remix it for us. He has mixed some of the greatest records of the last 10 years and I think brought out the best in the track, bringing to it an increased energy and dynamic range”.

“For the video, however, we were keen to show another, more playful, humorous side to the band whilst still remaining true to the essence of the song. The initial idea was to have the lead character enter a surreal, dreamlike scenario in which a procession of weird and wonderful characters were singing the song in karaoke style.”

“Finding the venue (a karaoke bar in Manchester’s Chinatown) was key to the look of the finished film and once Emmerdale‘s Emma Atkins agreed to play the lead role, it all began to take shape. It was a cool video to make which included nods to some favourite films and formative influences!”

LIVE DATES:
Thurs March 7th – London, Nambucca

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The Rainband – Rise Again

Impact Date: OUT NOW

Rise Again is the new single from The Rainband and is released in tribute to MotoGP legend Marco Simoncelli on 17 June with profits going to the charitable foundation named in his memory.

With a live tribute to Simoncelli already in mind for their June gig in front of 60,000 race fans at Silverstone, The Rainband were approached by the newly formed Marco Simoncelli Foundation and agreed to write a song to help raise funds to build disabled care homes across the world, a cause close to the racing hero’s heart.

The Rainband were booked to play at Silverstone after event organisers got in touch following the band’s sell out hometown show at Manchester’s HMV Ritz at the end of last year.

Martin Finnigan, lead singer of The Rainband, said
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“Being invited to open the British and Italian MotoGPs is a big honour for us. When we met Marco’s dad Paolo he talked about his vision for the Foundation. I agreed straight away to donate everything from the single to the work of the Foundation. It’s a great cause, in the name of a great man and I am proud we are involved. MotoGP champion and friend of Simoncelli, James Toseland plays keyboard on the single, another huge honour. It’s also wonderful that so many sport and music personalities have agreed to get behind the track including; Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Jensen Button, Bradley Button, Guy Garvey, Elbow, Johnny Marr, Mike Joyce, Ocean Colour Scene, James, Kaiser Chiefs, Simple Minds…”