Communion are very pleased to announce that Catfish and The Bottlemen will be playing a headline London show at Camden’s Barfly on 3rd June.

Catfish and The Bottlemen play loud, explosive, sexy rock and roll songs – full of guitars and energy. The 4 piece from Llandudno, who met at school,have honed their amazing live show over the last 18 months, which sees vocalist and guitarist Van McCann climbing the walls and playing as though his life depends on it, whilst Billy Bibby (lead guitar), Benji Blakeway (bass) and Bob Hall (drums) keep up the action their end with powerful, thrilling tunes. With a brand new single, tour and appearances at The Great Escape, Dot to Dot and Tramlines Festival the summer is looking decidedly busy for these four young men.

The band signed to Communion Records this spring, and release their debut single on 17th June. ‘Homesick’ starts off gently before bursting into a full-on rock/pop classic with thrashing guitars – infectious and exciting and all under three minutes. Working with producer and Communion co-founder Ian Grimble (Manic Street Preachers / Daughter / British Sea Power / Red Hot Chili Peppers) at the legendary Rockfield Studios in Wales, ‘Homesick’ is the band’s first offering from what was a hugely productive session. The track has already been played by Steve Lamacq on 6 Music (who also tipped them in the Independent on Sunday) and Zane Lowe on Radio 1, who made them his ‘Next Hype’.

2013 looks set to be the year they make their mark with a headline tour, festival dates and another single on its way this autumn.

Tickets for their headline London show at Camden’s Barfly are on-sale now.

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Nick Mulvey is pleased to announce details of his debut EP and June/July London residency.

Fever To The Form will be released on 17th June through Communion/Fiction Records. The four tracks were recorded in London, and include production from Dan Carey (Bat For Lashes, Lianne La Havas) and Charlie Andrew (Alt-J).

Mulvey will play three London headline shows, the Fever To The Form: London Residency around the release of the EP. He plays 17th June at The Slaughtered Lamb, 24th June at Sebright Arms, and 2nd July at The Social.

All three shows, in conjunction with Communion, will go on sale through HERE  and www.musicglue.com/nickmulvey on Monday 29th April 9am.

Communion are very pleased to announce that Matt Corby will be touring across the UK throughout June, as well as playing a headline London show at KOKO on 19th June.

Message from Matt below:
‘I am very happy to announce that the band and I will be returning to the UK in June to play some more shows. Tickets go on sale next Tuesday (30 April) at 9am BST. Looking forward to coming back and performing some songs, old and new, for you again. See you soon. Matty ‘

Full Tour Dates

13th June, The Kazimier, Liverpool
14th June, The Globe, Cardiff
15th June, The Haunt, Brighton
17th June, The Leadmill, Sheffield
18th June, The Fleece, Bristol
19th June, KOKO, London
20th June, The Arts Centre, Norwich
22nd June, The Cluny, Newcastle

Tickets go on-sale  Tuesday 30th April at 9am BST and are available HERE

Thursday, 25th April 2013 at Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow

Chasing Owls
Making music that is best described as indie folk. Their live performance sees the intimacy and sensitivity of their recorded material meeting with the exciting live energy and enthusiasm that together serves to create a strong live act. The four-piece met in mid-2010 and since then have had a very busy number of months with highlights including playing the NME’s Weekender Festival and opening for Athlete at Durham’s Fonteyn Ballroom to name but two. Another culmination of the band’s hard work is the creation of their first record, their EP ‘We Began’.
chasingowls.com

Pronto Mama
Pronto Mama are a six-piece progressive indie pop band from Glasgow comprising of Marc Rooney, Michael Griffin, Martin Johnston, Ciaran McEneny, Alex Sharples & Craig McMahon. They draw influence from a plethora of acts including Talking Heads, The Beatles, Frank Zappa and Nirvana. This eclectic mix makes for a sound that transcends boundaries that any audience can relate to.
prontomamamusic.bandcamp.com

Billy Vincent
Billy Vincent are set to release their new EP, ‘Once On The Grand Union’ through Something Nothing Records on October 17th – another set of zealous tracks that showcase a seamless progression from the rousing compositions of previous EP, ‘King Island Coyote’.
Fronted by long time compatriots and best friends, Billy Barratt and David Vincent, the band have crafted a collection of songs that are as lyrically stimulating as they are musically.
facebook.com/billyvincentmusic

Quickbeam
Quickbeam are an atmospheric/cinematic band based in Glasgow, Scotland. Originally formed in 2010 by Monika Gromek and Andrew Thomson, the band has since grown in numbers to a four piece. After releasing their first single ‘Seven Hundred Birds’ to widespread critical acclaim in April 2012, the band now look forward to further collaboration with Scottish label Comets and Cartwheels on the release of their Creative Scotland funded debut album in June 2013.
facebook.com/quickbeamband

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We have a very limited amount of tickets being released for both Staves show’s taking place this week at Scala. On-sale from 12:30 HERE

Communion are thrilled to announce debut Irish tour for ‘This Is The Kit’. The dates come in celebration of their recent appearance on Ireland’s Other Voices television program, curated by Aaron Dessner of The National. Dessner is also working with the band to produce the follow-up album to Wriggle Out the Restless, recently reissued by Aaron’s label Brassland. The band will kick off the tour with a Cardiff show at The Moon Club on May 22nd before crossing over to the Emerald Isle where they will play seven dates across some of Irelands most popular venues.

“Absolutely gorgeous, like an aural bath with the warm water lapping over you” — Cerys Matthews, BBC 6music

This Is The Kit is the much beloved musical project of Kate Stables, born in England and based in Paris, though the heart of their musical community remains in Bristol, UK. Kate sings, plays guitar and banjo while a cast of carefully hand-plucked friends deliver guitar strums, hushed horns and electronic textures that sit beneath Stables’ easy, earnest lilt. Her long-time collaborator and regular live companion Jesse Vernon produced the album and contributes guitars, violin and orchestral arrangements. While on tour, This Is The Kit is a shape shifting entity ranging from a female duo with friend Rozi Plain to a psychedelia tinged five electric five-piece.

“The aim is to have fun playing with people whose work I really like,” says Kate in her simple and direct fashion. “The more you exchange and share with people the better things get and the more you learn.” This is the Kit has or will be opening for artists such as Jose Gonzales, Jeffrey Lewis, The National, Alexi Murdoch, Iron & Wine and Jolie Holland, and was recently selected by Sharon Van Etten as her “Favorite New Aritst” in an interview with Pitchfork.

Dates:

22 May Cardiff The Moon Club
23 May Wexford Sky & The Ground
24 May West Cork Debarras
25 May Cork Triskel Arts Centre
26 May Limerick Dolans
28 May Galway Roisin Dubh
29 May Dublin Whelans
31 May Belfast Auntie Annies

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Well, we find ourselves approaching another bank holiday weekend, which means we pulled out all the musical stops to bring you an incredible Sunday night of partying.

Sunday, 5th May 2013 at Notting Hill Arts Club, London

Tali Trow
Arising from the primordial ooze of the isle of wight, Tali Trow always wanted to be an accountant. Unfortunately he was forced to enter the thrill filled world of folk and roll. He now resides in the bright lights of South London playing bluegrass and various psychedelic musings with other like-minded wannabe accountants. After a 2 year hiatus as a solo performer, he has decided that there would be nowhere better to dust off the old and bring in the new than communion’s original club night.
myspace.com/talitrow

Christopher Paul Stelling
Having released his official debut album Songs of Praise and Scorn in February of 2012, Christopher Paul Stelling continues to tour relentlessly. Singing his songs with a pure uninhibited delivery, Stelling is becoming known for the intensity and passion put into his live performances. Owing as much to the bards and troubadours of times long since past as to his contemporaries, Stelling’s ever developing commitment to his craft is obvious. Between tours he is currently preparing his second album, False Cities for release in early 2013.
christopherpaulstelling.wordpress.com

Futur Primitif
Daniel Lefkowitz was raised in rural Virginia at the top of the Shenandoah Valley, seventy miles west of Washington, DC. After finishing high school he went to college for a year. Dropped out. Joined the Low Anthem for a year. Dropped out. Went adventuring near and far before settling in Arkansas for a time.
Lefkowitz has been performing as the electric duo Futur Primitif and will release a full length album, Machineteeth, out on Integrity Records in April 2013. The album was recorded live with a full band made up of members of The Low Anthem in the Columbus Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island, and produced by The Low Anthem’s Ben Knox Miller.
futurprimitif.com

India Bourne
India spends most of the year on the road as part of Ben Howard’s band, but when she is not touring India writes her own songs and is building a reputation as an exciting solo artist.
Having studied cello from a young age India’s sound is a blend of her classical upbringing and more modern influences such as Thom Yorke, Joni Mitchell and Eva Cassidy. Her debut ep ‘These Days of Ours’ self-released last autumn features keys, layers of cello and vocal harmonies and percussion.
indiabourne.com

Khushi
In the beginning there was the recorder. Then there were other things, such as the susaphone and the mouth harp. London based band Khushi have been causing a stir of late with support slots for the likes of Laura Mvula
facebook.com/khushimusic

New Desert Blues
“The Southern Coast of England is perhaps the farthest place you can imagine from the American West. It’s quite astonishing, then, that Whiteley, Hampshire’s New Desert Blues channels the ethos of this culturally historic region better than most of the band’s transatlantic counterparts. Don’t mistake their sound, however, for some
fascination with saloon brawls and gun duels at sundown. New Desert Blues represents the dark, romantic side of the Wild West; the scene where your canteen is empty, the cattle are all dead, and just one bullet remains in your rusted-out revolver. Reuben Cogburn would be proud.”
By Adrian Maseda – All Things Go Music
newdesertblues.com

Amber States
Amber States play euphoric-melancholic pastoral-rock with soul and musicality. They have a vintage ensemble sound – strong vocal harmonies feature prominently over lyrical cello passages, piano and organ washes and rhythms, soaring electric guitar countermelodies – enveloping the classic core of acoustic guitar and warm, bluesy lead vocal.
If you had to pin down some influences, you could start with the folk rock of the likes of CSN, Neil Young, The Band, and current artists such as Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear and Villagers. They also can’t resist Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones and the song-writing skills of other English acts like Fairport Convention and Fleetwood Mac. Sometimes they dream about Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound. You should really go and see them live.
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Returning to The Toff In Town for the second time this month, Communion Melbourne brings you a mix of acoustic and electronic sounds to ease you out of the weekend!

Joining us on Sunday, 21st April 2013, will be Brisbane songstress Thelma Plum, future-pop duo DEJA and Sydney lad Jack Carty. Rounding out the evening is Melbourne’s own Ali Barter and Stu Larsen fresh from supporting Passenger around the country, teaming up with harmonica genius Natsuki Kurai.

Come down to the Toff this Sunday for a very special night of music!

Thelma Plum
ROSIE is the forthcoming debut EP from an 18-year-old singer-songwriter from Brisbane who has cast a spell on all in her path since her first demo, FATHER SAID, won Triple J’s Unearthed competition in July 2012.
Led off by the sunny burst of self-assertion AROUND HERE, the six songs reward months of anticipation in the musically muted, lyrically forthright style that’s made Thelma Plum such a compelling new voice.
In November, her cult went global when FATHER SAID was celebrated on the UK-based Record of the Day blogsite. In December, Shane Howard invited her to join his 30th anniversary celebration of “Solid Rock” at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre. In January, she drew her largest audience so far at the Woodford Folk Festival, and sealed months of relentless record label attention by signing to Warner Music’s Footstomp imprint.
www.facebook.com/thelmaplum

DEJA
DEJA are haxx and Rromarin, future-pop duo based in Melbourne, Australia. A project born over three years ago and raised in a series of home studios, DEJA is the fusion of digital and organic, a musical brainchild forged from progressive production and diverse sounds.
Over the course of 2011-12 the pair brought their music to the radio and live stage, gaining attention from audiences across the country and around the globe. Weaving their unique brand of home spun beats and synths, washed with layers of boy-girl vocals, the pair explore all realms of their sonic world. With vivid sounds ranging from lush, dark psychedelia to frenetic dance to crystalline pop, DEJA’s music sits on the fringe and takes listeners on an eclectic and ever evolving journey.
‘Still Falling’ is the band’s first release of 2013 and the next taste of what these young producers have to offer from their forthcoming EP.
www.dejatheband.com

Stu Larsen & Natsuki Kurai
Stu Larsen (AUS) first met Natsuki Kurai (JAPAN) by chance in a little venue in Tokyo two and a half years ago. This was the start of a special friendship, which has seen them play shows across Australia and Japan together.
April will see the duo meet up again for a nationwide tour to release an acoustic EP recorded with Mark Myers in Cairns, Australia.
Stu Larsen is a singer/songwriter from Bowenville, Queensland who has been travelling the world with his music for the last three years. He has spent the last two years on the road with England’s ‘Passenger’ and has just returned from his first headline tour of the UK and Europe.
Natsuki Kurai is a genius harmonica player who you have to see to believe. He lives in Yokohama and plays 25+ shows a month with a wide variety of Japanese artists.
www.facebook.com/stularsen

Jack Carty
Jack Carty failed in love, and he will tell you the truth about that, but it seems to be working for him. At just 25 years of age he has released two critically acclaimed albums and one E.P. Made “Album of the Year” lists for both 2011’s “One Thousand Origami Birds” and 2012’s “Break Your Own Heart”. Toured with the likes of Josh Pyke, Matt Corby, Katie Noonan, Husky, Ingrid Michaelson, Brett Dennen and Joshua Radin both nationally and on foreign shores, taking in festivals from Woodford, Peats Ridge, Nannup, Mullumbimby Music and Playground Weekender to Canadian Music Week along the way. And even picked up a MusicOZ award whilst having songs used in TV shows from Covert Affairs to Packed To The Rafters. A little honesty goes a long way.
www.jackcarty.com

Ali Barter
The easy way attracts a lot of people. Melbourne-based singer/songwriter Ali Barter is not one of them.
In these on demand times of overhyped pop idols and dubiously talented internet sensations, Ali possesses the natural chops to have garnered attention the old fashioned way – through unabashed raw talent, passionate determination and steadfast hard work.
Ali’s clear, ringing tone has a habit of elevating every note she sings, evoking comparisons to a long list of incomparable artists; Cline, Cat Power, Aimee Mann, Laura Marling and Feist. In 2012, Trip caught the attention of national radio station Triple J and earned Ali significant airplay, and a hometown slot in the 2013 Laneway Festival.
www.facebook.com/alibmusic

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Deap Vally have announced details of their debut album Sistrionix to be released on June 24th. You can read more about the album including a full tracklisting over at NME here.

Tickets for the duo’s headline show in London are still available HERE

Fyfe has announced details of his first ever live dates, with a headline show at London’s Sebright Arms on June 18. With his ‘Solace’ EP out this week, the 23-year-old has also been confirmed to play Bushstock Festival on June 1.

Fyfe is the immersive new solo project from 23-year-old Paul Dixon, who has amassed half a million hits (and three Top 10 songs on Hype Machine) for his acclaimed EP, ’Solace’. The supposed mystery behind Fyfe – the only information originally available was the back of his head – surprised Dixon, who wished to ease his way into new music gently. The likes of ‘Solace’ and ‘St Tropez’ have since been picked up by everyone from NME and Pitchfork to Huw Stephens, Rob Da Bank, Phil & Alice and XFM.
Fyfe will announce plans for further new music shortly.

Free Download of ‘Lies’ when you buy your ticket from Communion’s site, ticket available HERE