The Nightjars Debut Mini Album 'Towards Light'
out now on Reveal Records
CD / 12" LP / DD
Click to view on CD or 12" vinyl at Amazon - deluxe 12" vinyl includes signed art print!
Tracklisting:
A1 You Set Me Reeling
A2 Set Them Up
A3 Stay Focused
A4 Second Guess
B5 No Kicks
B6 MDMA
B7 Bass Drum
Cat No's: Reveal 25, Reveal25LP, Reveal25DD
Formats: CD Digi Pack, Deluxe Vinyl LP
with signed art print, Digital Download
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The Nightjars performing 'MDMA' & 'You Set Me Reeling' for Channel M
Track 2: You Set Me Reeling
Press for 'Towards Light'Lianne Steinberg, Big Issue - 4/5
"Don't misunderstand The Nightjars.....this band are in fact brainy kids with big record collections who can take the best from what they hear and weave their spiky influences though satisfyingly knotty pop songs.....whip-smart tracks such as 'You Set Me Reeling' and 'MDMA' are evidence that they're an audible cut above."
NME - 7/10
"This electrifying debut, seemingly out of nowhere, is a living, breathing reminder of what alternative guitar music can and should be"
CD Times - 9/10
"An assured, pigeonhole-denying guitar-pop debut. Produced with clarity and skill by veteran sonic wizard Kramer, 'Towards Light' is the sound of yet another potentially great Northern band finding their feet and stepping out into what could well be a glorious dawn. Very good indeed."
Tim Peacock, Whisperin' and Hollerin' - 8/10
The Nightjars Biog
Invited to be the band for an improv concert collaboration with musical hero Damo Suzuki (of kraut rock legends CAN), the band have not looked back since.
It all started when 8 year old next-door neighbours Ollie (Bass + Vocals) and Phil (Guitar) met. A few years later they began playing guitar together after school. A love of Nirvana, then Oasis, made the idea of being in a band a reality. Friends’ mixtapes, Mark and Lard, Steve Lamacq, John Peel, taping off the radio, buying 7†singles. Music soon became an obsession.
The Nightjars foundations were built on a love of albums by The Velvet Underground, Mogwai, Super Furry Animals, Spiritualized, Sonic Youth and Stereolab - Inspired to form a band, gig in Manchester. Soon Dan (Guitar) was recruited and then Seamus (Drums), recently sacked from his previous band for hitting the drums too hard. Perfect for The Nightjars.
Polytechnic produced their first demo which got them some local gigs, a track on a High Voltage compilation and a strong local fanbase - . Hotly tipped by the Manchester press, The Nightjars will soon be bringing their distinctive sound to the rest of the UK with the release of their debut album.
‘Towards Light’ was made at Bryn Derwen Studios in North Wales. Recorded and mixed in under a week with Kramer (producer for Low and Galaxie 500) at the controls.
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