Sun Spot Sign To Venn Records + Announce New EP 'Working Memory' Released 12th May 2023
“Angular lo-fi and vast, ambient textures married to melancholic pop hooks and shimmering guitars” - post-punk.com
“Despite being labelled as minimalist, sun spot have created an emotive and immersive experience” - Circuit Sweet
“Sparse yet richly textured layers of lo-fi electronica and rippling rhythms” - Bristol in Stereo
Sun Spot Sign To Venn Records
Bristol Genre-Fluid-Pop Newcomers Announce New EP
Working Memory Released 12th May 2023
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Stream Lead Single ‘Keepsake’ Released 5th April
Watch the video - https://youtu.be/6dyR9XRp1Xw
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UK Live Dates + Dot To Dot Festival Appearance
Bristol genre-fluid-pop quartet Sun Spot are delighted to announce they have signed to Gallows’ label Venn Records (Witch Fever, Bob Vylan, High Vis) and will release their new EP, Working Memory, on 12th May 2023.
Lead single ‘Keepsake’ will be released on 5th April 2023 with an official video by Harry Steel (Haunted Mattress), and the band will be playing several live dates over the coming months, including an appearance at Dot To Dot Festival in Bristol (see below for listings).
Commenting on the latest track and their approach to the new material, vocalist/bassist Will Palmer says: “I wrote the lyrics for ‘Keepsake’ after a particularly brutal panic attack last year. I thought I was dying. The complete loss of control felt like falling out of bounds in an old PS1 game and it was a genuinely surreal and existential moment for me.”
“I wanted to write something reflecting that, which could also act as a tool for surviving the next one. I feel like the structure of the song mirrors that experience in that it jumps between moments of serenity and absolute chaos, which is kind of how it felt riding out waves of sheer terror while trying to stay calm.
“The new EP feels like a big step up for us in terms of production—George (guitar, keys & production) recorded and mixed everything in our flat and Jake Packer (Heriot) covered mastering duties. They did an incredible job at capturing something authentic to where we’re at now both as people and a band and I couldn’t be more proud of it.”
Sun Spot’s industrial tinted alt-pop lurks between pulses of twisted electronica and jagged 90’s indie, drawing melancholy 2000’s dance, raucous post-punk and ethereal hyper pop into the mix to form an emotive and immersive sound.
After years of playing in Brighton and Southampton DIY bands before finding themselves as members of Bristol’s thriving indie scene, Sun Spot released their debut EP Clipping in September 2021 on Rose Coloured Records. Showcasing their love of experimental pop with an offering saturated with bombastic, sampled drums, waves of ambient synths and interjections of corrupted, effects-laden melody, the record established the band’s penchant for vast, synth-heavy soundscapes rich with haunting melody.
Having supported the likes of JAWS, The Xcerts and Black Marble and performed at festivals around the country, Sun Spot returned to Bristol to commence writing a follow-up. Helmed by producer and guitarist George Turner with vocalist and bassist Will Palmer, these sessions were spent with a particular focus on collaboration and further experimentation in mind.
Now operating as a four piece—with live members Kris Bressington and Scott ‘Scoops’ Alexander-Bowen permanent additions to the line-up—Sun Spot re-emerge with the announcement that they are working with Venn Records to present their latest foray into warped, genre fluid pop; their forthcoming new EP Working Memory.
On the upcoming EP, Sun Spot demonstrate a refined understanding of their distorted pop sensibilities, exploring warbled acoustic guitars, booming low synths and frantic bursts of harsh post-punk chaos in homage to an array of influences spanning the likes of Pinback, Squid, The Postal Service, Garden of Mary and Interpol.
Live Dates:
09.03.23 - Thekla, Bristol (w/ Fuzzy Sun)
17.03.23 - Moth Club, London (w/ Private Agenda)
19.05.23 - Le Pub, Newport (w/ Nature TV)
27.05.23 - Dot to Dot Festival, Bristol
