Southern are brother & sister Thom Southern and Lucy Southern, hailing from Belfast,they release their new single ‘Where the Wild Are’ on Monday 21stMay.
Recorded at Liverpool’s infamous Parr Street Studios over three days in February, ‘Wherethe Wild Are’, is the culmination of tours and stints playing in bars and cafes in their native Belfast, to The Bluebird Café in Nashville, Chez Justine in Parisand demoing material at Berkley Street Studios, Santa Monica, LA.
Honing theircraft from years spent writing, recording and engineering their own material inboth their bedroom back in Belfast and on the road.
Having supported bands as diverse as Peter Doherty, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart,Francois & the Atlas Mountain and Willy Mason, Southern sold out the 900capacity Mandela Hall for their 2010 EP launch.
Now returning with a freshbatch of recordings Southern will be touring extensively throughout the summerof 2012 and releasing further material.
‘Where TheWild Are’ has already received airplay at Q Radio, Amazing Radio and selectedBBC Introducing shows nationwide.
Southernwill play an intimate single launch show for the single release at TheSlaughtered Lamb, London, Monday May 21st.
Live:
Monday 21stMay - The Slaughtered Lamb, London (single launch)
Saturday 2ndJune - The Spice of Life, London
Wednesday 6thJune - The Strongroom, London
Thursday 21stJune - The Old Queens Head, London