By the time hotly-tipped, High Wycombe quintet YOUNG GUNS unleashed recent single ‘Winter Kiss’ to the masses, it had been just over a year since they emerged to an unsuspecting UK rock scene. Since debuting with digital single ‘In The Night’ last January, a track that was also included on their debut EP ‘Mirrors’ at the end of the June, the band has hardly been off the road.
Having toured the UK with the likes of Lostprophets, Taking Back Sunday and Fightstar, as well as much talked about appearances at the Kerrang! Tour 2010, Download, Sonisphere and Slam Dunk festivals, their time spent on the road has set the band up as one of the most talked about unsigned UK bands of recent times. In addition, their relentless and faultless work ethic has helped the band build a solid fan-base foundation that they continue to build upon.
‘Winter Kiss’ was the first new material since the EP offered up by the band, who are currently on their fourth pressing of the ‘Mirrors’ EP, having already shifted 4,000+ copies and counting since June. The single has already been downloaded over 4,000 times as well as picking up support from Fearne Cotton, Nick Grimshaw, Zane Lowe and Daniel P Carter at Radio 1 as well as within the UK rock press. The band were also announced winners of Kerrang! and Rock Sound magazine’s ‘Best New Band’ and ‘Best British Newcomer’ readers polls categories for 2009.
Monday the 8th of February sees the band head into the studio to record their as yet untitled debut album, set for release at the end of July. Following the albums completion, the band head off to Europe with Chicago rockers Madina Lake, taking in an appearance at Groezrock Festival in the process, before returning to home shores to undertake a headline tour of their own. Dates for that tour and all ticketing information is below:
Tickets go on general sale on February 10th.
APRIL
27: COLCHESTER Arts Centre
28: MANCHESTER Roadhouse
29: GLASGOW King Tuts
30: NOTTINGHAM Rock City Basement
MAY
01: CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach (Matinee)
02: YEOVIL Orange Box
04: BRISTOL O2 Academy2
05: BIRMINGHAM The Flapper
06: LONDON Barfly
07: SWINDON Furnace
08: PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms
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