King Budgie EP

King Budgie is about the serenity, majesty, and chaos of nature.  It takes the perspective of a budgerigar who thinks he’s an eagle.

10” Vinyl and Digital 4-track EP

King Budgie is a standout moment of the recent album and an emerging fan favourite at live shows.

Its earworm synth motif is instantly addictive, like a ‘70s sci-fi theme reimagined for the modern age, while its sweet vocal harmonies and insistent hook recall their success during the Britpop years.

Lyrically it’s intriguing, too: an avian perspective which feels surreal at first, but that ultimately captures the feeling of pure human optimism.

The EP’s new songs all show that the band were in the midst of a burst of inspiration as they wrote the current album. Love Song For A Dutch Prostitute sources a delicate beauty in imagining the most fleeting of connections during a work conference to Amsterdam; I Know That It’s Alright builds from glitch-pop psychedelia into a distorted shoegaze finale; and Wanna Do instantly hits hard with a grungey attack and power-pop dynamics.

French album release and autumn touring

In Spite of Everything receives its full release in France on October 16th, with a headline tour following soon after. The band return to the UK in November, culminating with the Shiiine On Weekender and a London show at Oslo. Tickets are available HERE. All November headline shows feature support from The Samurai Seven.

OCTOBER
23rd - Southend, Chinnery’s
24th - Liège, Reflektor
26th – Nantes, Le Ferrailleur
27th - Paris, Trabendo
28th - Clermont Ferrand, La Coopérative de Mai
29th - Bordeaux, Deus
30th - Rennes, MeM
31st - La Roche-sur-Yon, Quai M

NOVEMBER
6th - Manchester, Night & Day
7th - Leeds, Brundell Social Club
8th - Glasgow, Stereo
13th - Lewes, Con Club
14th - Minehead, Shiiine On Weekender
15th - London, Oslo