Manchester based art-rock/post hardcore outfit Pleiades have shared lead single, “Amos Clift”, from their upcoming full-length, Affinity With. The album is due out September 29th, with the band heading out on tour in the UK from October 10th. Get more details below, and check out the video for “Amos Clift”.
Pre-order Affinity With here.
Talking through the concept of “Amos Clift,” vocalist Andrew Calderbank shares – ““Amos Clift” is really a track that sits at the core of the storytelling in Affinity With. The story is told from the perspective of lighthouse keeper Amos Clift, observing the Egg War of 1863 in San Francisco where food shortages caused by the population boom from California’s Gold Rush lead to an all out war between rival gangs over seabird eggs on the nearby Farallon Islands.“
Andrew continues to mention – ”Clift’s character is used as a guide to recount how desperation and hunger led to mass greed and violence, holding a magnifying glass to the inherent and destructive flaws of human nature.”
To coincide with the release of the bands debut album, Pleiades will be playing shows around the UK alongside Hidden Mothers and Dead Bird while also appearing at this years Love Day Festival in Manchester. Full details below:
September 15th – The Hive – Rotherham UK^
September 16th – Gorilla Studios – Hull UK^
September 17th – Chameleon – Nottingham (Matinée) UK^
September 23rd – Love Day Festival – Manchester UK
October 10th – New Cross Inn – London UK*
October 11th – The Hope & Ruin – Brighton UK*
October 12th – The Hare & Hounds – Birmingham UK*
October 13th – Sidney & Matilda – Sheffield UK*
October 14th – Eagle Inn – Manchester UK*
October 15th – Legends – Edinburgh UK*
^Co-headline with Hidden Mothers
*Album release tour with Dead Bird
Tickets on sale now here.
Pleiades are:
Andrew Calderbank (Vocals)
Ryan Noble (Guitarist)
Andy Packwood (Guitarist)
Josh Edmondson (Bass)
OJ Riley (Drums)
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