To start, We Were Promised Jetpacks' debut full-length, the critically acclaimed 'These Four Walls', is out TODAY. Come see them this week and grab one.
Secondly, We Were Promised Jetpacks’ ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves’ marks the continuing momentum of a debut album that is already highly touted. The second single of their debut album, ‘These Four Walls’, ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves’ begins with a driving guitar line, bristling and tense. Effortlessly combining the serenity and maturity of bands such as Sigur Rós with the impact and thunderous crash of the likes of Futureheads, the band’s youthful energy (their average age is 21) is at once ambitious and bold, never over-impulsive. B-side ‘Back To The Bare Bones’ is a similar study: energetic, intertwining, and stirring.
We Were Promised Jetpacks have already been featured in NME RADAR, an Independent ‘Ones To Watch’, Q Track of the Day, Daily Star 'Profile', coverage across Scotland and have been played on Zane Lowe, Colin Murray and been playlisted on NME Radio. In addition, debut single ‘Quiet Little Voices’ was 9th on Hype Machine’s most blogged about tracks, and was the focus of new band pieces in NME, Rock Sound, Big Cheese, AU and Artrocker.
www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks
Press:
Tourdates:
15 Jun - 5PM at HMV in Glasgow (Buchanan Street w/The Twilight Sad)
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 Head of Steam, Newcastle
9 Jul - ICA, London (w/Kill it Kid and The Twilight Sad - for Independents Week)
24 July - Wickerman Festival, Dundrennan
25 July - Truck Festival
26 July - At Home By The Sea Festival, Brighton
15 Aug - Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh (acoustic for the Fringe)
Secondly, We Were Promised Jetpacks’ ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves’ marks the continuing momentum of a debut album that is already highly touted. The second single of their debut album, ‘These Four Walls’, ‘Roll Up Your Sleeves’ begins with a driving guitar line, bristling and tense. Effortlessly combining the serenity and maturity of bands such as Sigur Rós with the impact and thunderous crash of the likes of Futureheads, the band’s youthful energy (their average age is 21) is at once ambitious and bold, never over-impulsive. B-side ‘Back To The Bare Bones’ is a similar study: energetic, intertwining, and stirring.
We Were Promised Jetpacks have already been featured in NME RADAR, an Independent ‘Ones To Watch’, Q Track of the Day, Daily Star 'Profile', coverage across Scotland and have been played on Zane Lowe, Colin Murray and been playlisted on NME Radio. In addition, debut single ‘Quiet Little Voices’ was 9th on Hype Machine’s most blogged about tracks, and was the focus of new band pieces in NME, Rock Sound, Big Cheese, AU and Artrocker.
www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks
Press:
"Rousing, sinewy, post-punk romp that crashes its way towards a Wedding Present-style duelling guitars denouement" - Guardian Guide
"They’ve already perfected a sound that sits between post-punk and pop, soaring choruses saved from over-sentimentality by stark, even bleak verses." - Independent (One To Watch)
“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)
"Intense." - The Fly
"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" - Daily Record “Catchy melodies paired with super tight riffs” – Daily Star
“Epic quality that will hopefully see them through a lengthy career” – Scotsman 4/5
"Filled in with real invention" - *** UNCUT
"One to watch" - Sunday Mail
We Were Promised Jetpacks 'These Four Walls' OUT TODAY.
New Single Out 'Roll Up Your Sleeves' out June 29th and UK Tour Ongoing!
Tourdates:
15 Jun - 5PM at HMV in Glasgow (Buchanan Street w/The Twilight Sad)
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 Head of Steam, Newcastle
9 Jul - ICA, London (w/Kill it Kid and The Twilight Sad - for Independents Week)
24 July - Wickerman Festival, Dundrennan
25 July - Truck Festival
26 July - At Home By The Sea Festival, Brighton
15 Aug - Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh (acoustic for the Fringe)
