7 Jun 2017
DIS choose Hey Colossus's 'Englishman' as a soundtrack for the election
It says:
Hey Colossus
'Englishman'
Soooooo I might be from the US, but I get how the UK severed itself from the EU. Our Dixie flag-flyers and MAGA cultists wish for the same “pure” (read: all white) state that your extreme nationalists want – and they’re the ones who jumped with both feet into the most backwards elections that both of our countries have ever endured in ages. But English nationalism is even further entrenched - and to a degree, even more absurd, as Hey Colossus so righteously point out: “Whoops the empire slipped between the cracks / The stuff of legend and it’s never coming back”. Those that hold onto this archaic ideal, they assert, are pathetic waifs that deserve to be crushed – and that’s exactly what “Englishman” does. Well, in a conceptual sense. But fuck me, how sweet is the sound of that squelch right now, eh?
Read the rest here: DIS
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The 405 premiere new Temple Ov BBV video
See what the say about the video/track here: The 405
What happens to memories when you die
The video was created by Rocket's very own John O'Carroll and if you witnessed the bands amazing performance at this years Roadburn Festival you may recognise some of the footage!
The album is available on vinyl & digital from Friday.
Digitally: Itunes
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5 Jun 2017
NARC previews Gnoomes show at The Cluny in Newcastle
It reads:
THE BAND RIDES BETWEEN BOLD GUITAR ROCK DYNAMICS AND SONGWRITING MORE INFLUENCED BY SYNTH-POP AND AVANT ELECTRONICA MAKES THEM A UNIQUE PROPOSITION
Local psychedelia promotion extraordinaires Wandering Oak add to their eclectic roster of shows on Tuesday 6th June, when they bring Russian stargazers Gnoomes to the Cluny 2 in Newcastle.
Having undergone significant personal and socio-cultural upheaval in the mere eighteen months between their debut album Ngan! and its new follow-up Tschak! (and yes, the exclamation marks matter), this trio manage a very special balancing act between whimsical, Deutscherock influenced melody and chaotic pedalboard soars...
See the full piece here: NARC
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Soundblab gives The Guillotine by Hey Colossus 10/10
It reads:
Heavy metal is more often than not renamed heavy psych in these modern times but whatever you would like to call the previous incarnations of Hey Colossus, they have been one of the finest of these loud, nasty, heavy bands that take three guitars and slam layer upon layer around steady crunching riffs with sometimes screaming other times just ominous vocals in more creative directions than any band I can think of.
I first heard of this band back in 2015 with Radio Static High and considered them one of those best of breed rock and roll bands along the lines of Parquet Courts and Ought that take their particular genre in the most creative routes possible…
Read full review here: Soundblab
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Joe from Hey Colossus tells TeamRock.com the 10 records that changed his life
It reads:
Hey Colossus bassist Joe Thompson dives into his record collection
"Being a vinyl buying nerd and owner of a zillion records (this is not a boast, it's more a cry for help), this was real tough. I could have picked 400 records that have influenced and inspired [me]. So, I started writing, picked the first 10 that popped into my bonce, and [fired] them off, stream of consciousness style.
As a band, we are all vinyl nerds; it's probably the main requirement for entrance. We've played gigs where we've been paid, then split the money and spent it all on the record stalls at the show. So, here's my list... [but] ask me tomorrow and it'll be totally different."
Read the full piece here: TeamRock
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Poster for Anthroprophh show in Manchester
Terminal Cheesecake / Anthroprophh / Blown Out / Cattle
8th Sept
7 PM - 11 PM
The Star and Garter
18-20 Fairfield Street, Manchester M1 2QF
Info/Tickets: TBW
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Kuro play rare London show
Kuro return for a London show over a year since their last!
They are supporting the amazing virtuoso musician Hellen Money:
Helen Money + Kuro + A-Sun Amissa
The Victoria
451 Queensbridge Road, E8 3AS London, United Kingdom
Thursday, September 21
7:30 PM
Info and Tickets: Chaos Theory
And don't forget Kuro play as a special 4-piece at Supersonic Festival in just under two weeks
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2 Jun 2017
Narc and Ringmater review Hey Colossus's new album
NARC says:
In 2015, Hey Colossus achieved the remarkable feat of releasing two absolutely essential albums inside ten months. Some feared that the departure of Jonathan Richards last year might have seen them lose a key element in their astonishing burst of creativity, but The Guillotine more than allays those fears: this album is a fucking beast.
Whilst the glorious noise rock we’ve come to expect is as face melting as ever (Tim Cedar is back at the controls), there’s also the opiated, hypnotic Calenture Boy and the disorientating boogie of Englishman, whilst Experts Toil sounds a lot like XTC covering Fugazi. There’s also a sharper edge lyrically. The Guillotine is as varied and essential as their 2015 double-whammy and that’s a wonderful thing.
Read the rest here: Narc
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Ring Master says:
As proven time and time again with UK outfit Hey Colossus, the only thing expectations can assume is that any encounter with them will be thickly compelling and singularly distinct in theirs and the surrounding musical landscape. And so it is with new album The Guillotine, a release taking the sextet’s sound to a new terrain of adventure and unpredictability whilst bewitching body and imagination like never before...
Read the rest here: Ring Master
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