Introducing... WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS
'Quiet Little Voices' - 7"/DL out May 4th March 25, 2009, 06:56 PM Views: 760
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 We Were Promised Jetpacks’ ‘Quiet Little Voices’ represents the lead-up to a debut album that is already highly touted, several months before release. The band’s youthful energy (their average age is 21) explodes thunderously as ‘Quiet Little Voices’. reaches its indescribably huge chorus. Every space is filled, the tension bristles achingly in Thompson’s vocal delivery as the rest of the band crashes around him with a perfect balance of force and harmony, but the romanticism and accessibility of a pure pop sensibility is never hidden too deep. B-side ‘Let's Call This A Map.’ is no different: an energetic, Interpol-esque introduction gives way to the kind of intertwining, effortlessly stirring chorus that has inspired such confidence in and excitement around this band.
Assembled in Edinburgh as high school friends in 2003, We Were Promised Jetpacks’ first ever gig saw them winning their school's battle of the bands competition. Proceeding shows were after-school performances around the city of Edinburgh which were well attended and fuelled the band with a hunger and ambition. The 4-piece came to FatCat’s attention when listening to some of the friends on the Frightened Rabbit Myspace page. Before even releasing a single, WWPJ have laid claim to some recent successes which suggest the heralding of a major talent bursting to emerge. A well recorded three-track demo was circulated and managed to pick up a KEXP track of the day over the pond, and plays on national stations in the UK were popping up on XFM, BBC and Q radio.
A tour through September 2008 as main support for Frightened Rabbit garnered great reviews for WWPJ. This being their first jaunt into England, healthy crowds arrived early on each evening due to the huge buzz in Scotland now filtering down south of the border. Already WWPJ have been reviewed by NME, The Fly, WIRED, Vanity Fair and Clash, have been featured as Q’s Track of the Day and played on Zane Lowe to great acclaim. A demo version of 'Quiet Little Voices' recently won Zane Lowe's 'Fresh Meat' as well.
Fresh off the heels of a successful SXSW jaunt (performing alongside Glasvegas and Primal Scream) and with an album scheduled for 15 June 2009 titled These Four Walls, the forthcoming year of releases and touring is set to be a busy one for We Were Promised Jetpacks.
"Blistering post-punk anthems of the highest pedigree: powerful and tuneful in just the right measures, with lead singer Adam Thompson's understated vocals keeping proceedings in check just as they threaten to spiral out of control. It's a definite statement of intent.” - Q Magazine (TOTD)
"Classic musicianship and songwriting." - Scotsman
"Intense." - The Fly
“Indie-pop pickery with brazen aplomb.” – The List
"An impeccable grab bag of influences and a miraculously accessible romantic sensibility." – Skinny
"Seething with a newfound intent, their crisp, flighty choruses and sure-footed narratives are bolder and more purposeful than ever before." - Drowned in Sound
"Euphoric melodies and lyrical defiance." - Clash
"Conquering heroes even though they've yet to release their debut album." - Daily Record
Dates:
26 Mar - The End, Newcastle
15 Apr - Scala, London (supporting Frightened Rabbit - SOLD OUT)
30 Apr - Hinterland Festival, Glasgow
1 May - Hinterland Festival, Glasgow
14 May - Water Margin, Brighton (FatCat Showcase - Great Escape Festival)
15 May - DrownedinSound Stage, Brighton (Great Escape Festival)
09 Jun - Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
10 Jun - Doghouse, Dundee
15 Jun - King Tuts, Glasgow
16 Jun - Night & Day, Manchester
17 Jun - Bodega, Nottingham
18 Jun - The Lexington, London
19 Jun - The Cockpit, Leeds
20 Jun - The End, Newcastle
We Were PromisedJetpacks on MySpace Music
http://www.indian.co.uk/jetpacks/quietlittlevoices.mp3
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