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Blending the meloncholic drone of The Twilight Sad with the visceral garage-punk of Nai Harvest or Drenge, October Drift are a band you're going to absolutely love. So why not check them out here?
The last year has seen October Drift selling out all over the UK - by which we mean they've been playing sold out shows, not committing their souls for financial gain; that's very much non-October Drift. The band's sound is rooted very heavily in authentic English culture, and so is their attitude.
Between the 90s dissonant swell of the guitarist and the sincerity of a disappointed idealist, October Drift are the genuine article. While so many UK bands are embracing the surf-punk trend, it's refreshing to hear a track like 'Robots' that's so heavily engrained with the culture it was shaped by.
The band describe 'Robots' as “about pleasure, routine, nostalgia, addiction and the bittersweet bubble these things create”, the band detail. “It’s the short attention spans and disposable way of living translating through to music that lacks identity."
The quartet have 'Robots' coming out on a special edition 7" vinyl on 13 November. Check out the pre-order link here.
Have a listen to October Drift's 'Robots' below
If you like what you hear, be sure to catch the band live this October and in November with a show supporting Gigwise favourites, Sundara Karma - dates are below.
23 October - Preston, The Ferret
29 October - Stoke, The Old Brown Jug
30 October - York, The Bunker
31 October - Scunthorpe, Café Indiependant
02 November - Bristol, Louisiana (w/ Sundara Karma)
06 November - Taunton, Zinc (sold out)
12 November - Leeds, The Packhorse
13 November - Manchester, Soup Kitchen
14 November - Sheffield, Corporation
Also, be sure to swing by October Drift's social channels and generally support this awesome unsigned band:
