Young Guns - Winter Kiss
By the time hotly-tipped, High Wycombe quintet young Guns unleash forthcoming single ‘Winter Kiss’ to the masses, it will have 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 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’ is the first new material since the EP offered up by the band, who are currently on their fourth pressing of ‘Mirrors’, having already shifted 4,000+ copies and counting since June. As front-man Gustav Wood explains;“we wanted to release the new track as a free download-only single, because we wanted to give something back to those that have given us so much, it's the least we could do after such a great year.”
“The song is a little darker than people might have expected from us, both thematically and sonically,” he continues. “We wanted to push ourselves a bit creatively and explore things like strings and piano that we hadn't yet had time to. Without giving too much away, the song deals with the idea of feeling isolated, even if you may not actually be alone.”
The track has already received great response, claiming Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record In The World' spot before Christmas, as well as the Video Of The Week accolade on Kerrang TV! as well as topping the channel's chart simultaniously.
Catch the band on tour in January and February as part of the Kerrang! Relentless Energy Drink Tour 2010, alongside All Time Low, The Blackout and My Passion.
JANUARY:
22: DUBLIN, Academy 23: DUBLIN, Academy, 25: SOUTHAMPTON, Guildhall, 26: BRISTOL, o2 Academy, 27: NORWICH, UEA, 29: CARDIFF, Great Hall, 30: BIRMINGHAM, o2 Academy, 31: LEEDS, o2 Academy
FEBRUARY:
01: GLASGOW, o2 Academy, 03: NEWCASTLE, o2 Academy, 04: MANCHESTER, Academy, 05: LONDON, Roundhouse, 06: LONDON, Roundhouse
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