![]() ![]() Their line-up also evolved with the addition of their new drummer Fergus Segrove. Their rise continued through 2021’s self-released ‘In My Mind’ EP as well as recent singles from ‘Call Me Out’ to ‘Signals’. Inspired by the genre-defying single-mindedness of The 1975, the raucous anthems of Catfish and The Bottlemen, plus Coldplay’s anthemic power, The Native provoked interest and admiration with every release. Meanwhile, the feral live energy of their live shows started to inspire a new exhilaration and propulsion to their music too. That was the moment they decided to take the band as far as they could. They only had one rehearsal together, before they were thrust into a local 8000 capacity show supporting Bastille as part of MTV’s Ocean City Sounds. That was followed with a headline gig at Plymouth Pavilions a mere week after they had finished their A-levels. Vocalist Charlie Noordewier and guitarist Ben Andrew started the project by releasing an ethereal indie-folk EP, and soon boosted the band with the addition of Tom Booth (bass) and Harry Youngs (keys). The Native’s roots date back to secondary school in Plymouth. The Native’s far-reaching potential has been realised during recent sessions for their upcoming EP, which was produced by the legendary John Cornfield ( Oasis, Muse, The Stone Roses) and mixed by the Grammy Award-winning Adrian Bushby ( Foo Fighters, Muse, Everything Everything). This Feeling have supported us from the start so it’s great to be working together and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for 2022!” ![]() The Native commented, “We’re really excited to announce that we’ve signed with This Feeling Records for our upcoming EP. And if that wasn’t enough big news for one day, The Native are also confirmed to tour as guests to Bastille on their upcoming arena tour, which includes a 20,000 capacity London show at The O2. The partnership will commence with a new single in the near future, followed by the release of a new EP in the summer. It’s a big week for fast rising indie heroes The Native, who today announce that they’ve signed a new deal with rock ‘n’ roll tastemakers This Feeling. THE BAND’S NEW EP WILL FOLLOW THIS SUMMER "Our name change & album postponement are part of even bigger changes still happening behind the scenes – ones we can’t quite talk about yet, but are so excited to be working on," the newly named Companion writes.ALSO CONFIRMED FOR HUGE ARENA TOUR AS GUESTS TO BASTILLE In their message, they say they opted for the new band name Companion because "our biggest wish is for our music to be a gentle companion to our listeners in their time of need." We no longer felt like a western image of a sharpshooter did justice to our sound & our songs." "But as we grew older, our songs, our band, and our beliefs evolved to the point where the band we started with was unrecognizable to the band we are now. We expanded into a four-piece band, and we played all across the west with our bluegrassy-folk songs," they write on Facebook. Because Annie Oakley was a trailblazing female sharpshooter, we felt that her spirit captured the music we wanted to create & play. ![]() We were enamored with the wild west, feminism & badass female iconography. "When we picked the name “Annie Oakley,” we were just 15 years old. Coyne agonized over every detail, including signs fans would hold indicating if they were too hot or had to go to the bathroom. What he got was the idea to stage a concert where everyone stood in clear inflatable bubbles. “I’m driving in the car and I think, 'Oh yeah, that’d be fine.' So, I just do the quickest 20-second sketch,” Coyne says in the CBS interview, “and then you know, a half hour later I’m like, 'Oh, I got it. The Lips' first official public Space Bubble Concert was staged in January at The Criterion in Bricktown. To fill time during the pandemic and to promote the band’s latest album, “American Head,” the OKC-based band's frontman Wayne Coyne came up with the ambitious concept to stage a concert at a time when most events were off because of COVID-19. "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent Luke Burbank takes viewers inside the production of The Flaming Lips’ first pandemic Space Bubble Concert in Oklahoma City as part of an interview with the band to be broadcast at 8 a.m. 'CBS Sunday Morning' goes inside Flaming Lips' Space Bubble Concert ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |