Avalanche Party share video for ‘Ecstasy’, taken from album ‘Der Traum Uber Alles’ out now
Fresh from releasing their new album ‘Der Traum Uber Alles’ last week, Yorkshire band Avalanche Party share the video for focus track ‘Ecstasy’ – showcasing a softer and slower paced edge to their sound. The track has seen support from Radio X and BBC Introducing.
Watch ‘Ecstasy’ here
Vocalist Jordan Bell comments, “Ecstasy was the first song I wrote using Ostrich tuning, but we had to build a guitar to be able to play it right, separate inputs for separate amps and effects between the octaves. Without that the rhythm and melody was too muddy, the new guitar made it work. The lyrical narrative wrote itself. It’s a nice story. We started playing it live when we were on tour with …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead and people loved it immediately, especially in Denmark. And Berlin. And Vienna. And Basel. Quite something. Those people really knew their ecstasies”.
New album ‘Der Traum Uber Alles’ was recorded with Dave Catching at the hallowed Rancho De La Luna studio in California’s Joshua Tree, whose previous clientele include the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age, Pj Harvey, Arctic Monkeys, Amyl & The Sniffers, Iggy Pop.
Listen to ‘Der Traum Uber Alles’ album here
So far, the band have released singles ‘Shake The Slack’, ‘John Coltrane’s Moscow Skyscraper’, ‘Nureyev Said It Best’, ‘Collateral Damage’ and ‘Serious Dance Music’, garnering support from Clash, DIY, NARC., BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music, Radio X & more.
Avalanche Party have just finished a run of UK shows as part of Independent Venue Week alongside album instores in Leeds and London. They’ll be embarking on a UK & European headline tour in March/April. Please do let me know if you’d like to come to any of the below shows as they are truly brilliant live.
Headline Tour
6 Mar – The Flying Duck, Glasgow (UK)
7 Mar – Zerox, Newcastle (UK)
8 Mar – The Hare & Hounds 2, Birmingham (UK)
9 Mar – Polar Bear Music Club, Hull (UK)
10 Mar – The Castle Hotel, Manchester (UK)
11 Mar – The Social, London (UK)
12 Mar – The Edge of The Wedge, Porstmouth (UK)
13 Mar – The Horn, St Albans (UK)
14 Mar – Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield (UK)
