On 27th September, Essex alt/rock frontrunners – ASYLUMS – return with a euphoric, world-beating pop song called ‘Instant Coffee’.
The new music arrives as the band will play a string of intimate performances in support of their upcoming album ‘Signs of Life’ (out 28th October, via Cool Thing Records), announcing appearances at independent record shops in Portsmouth, Bournemouth and Southampton.
Not since their much-loved single “Joy In A Small Wage” have Asylums articulated their melodic and melancholic dimension so well – this time adding drummer Henry Tyler’s string arrangements into the mix. On “Instant Coffee” the band entwine the fragile introspection of early Kurt Vile and Cat Power with the late 90’s song smithery of Blur and The Cardigans. The results are uplifting, soul searching and further evidence that Asylums are on top form for their forthcoming album ‘Signs of Life’, due 28th October. Pre-Order HERE
Friends of the band Andrew Delaney (Director) and JJ Eringa (Editor) collaborated with the band on the kaleidoscopic video for “Instant Coffee”.
‘Signs of Life’ was recorded at the legendary Rockfield Studios in Wales with genre-bending Manic Street Preachers producer Dave Eringa in the driving seat. As well as dialling the rock action up to 10, this record also draws from the likes of R.E.M., The Magnetic Fields and The Beatles who all arguably made some of their best work during a live hiatus.
