The track is featured on last year’s self-released second album ‘Simplicity’.

The trio will also be playing the following shows.

NOVEMBER
17 READING Sub89*
18 SOUTHAMPTON Engine Rooms*
19 EXETER Phoenix*
21 CARDIFF The Globe*
22 BRISTOL The Fleece*
23 NORWICH Waterfront*
24 LIVERPOOL Magnet^
26 NEWCASTLE Riverside^
27 EDINBURGH The Caves^
29 YORK The Crescent^
30 SHEFFIELD Plug^
DECEMBER
01 BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute^

* w/ Nelson Can + Trash
^ w/ Marsicans + Social Contract

photo: Morgan Tedd

The song is featured on their new record ‘EP3’, which was released last week via Alcopop! Records.

The band have also added some UK headline shows this November. They will follow their dates with JAWS and Trash. All details are listed below.

NOVEMBER
17 READING Sub89*
18 SOUTHAMPTON Engine Rooms*
19 EXETER Phoenix*
21 CARDIFF The Globe*
22 BRISTOL The Fleece*
23 NORWICH Waterfront*
25 MIDDLESBROUGH Sumday All-dayer, Westgarth SC
26 MANCHESTER The Peer Hat
27 LEEDS Headrow House
DECEMBER
01 BRIGHTON The Green Door Store

* w/ JAWS + Trash

Nelson Can and Trash will support them from the 17th to the 23rd November, whilst Marsicans and Social Contract will join them from the 24th November to the 1st December.

Last year the Birmingham indie rockers self-released their second album ‘Simplicity’.

Danish trio Nelson Can will be releasing their upcoming new EP, ‘EP3, on the 29th September via Alcopop! Records, whilst Chesterfield indie pop act Trash released their self-titled EP last month on Clue Records.

As for Leeds’ Marsicans they released their latest single ‘Too Good’ via LAB Records in July, whilst London band Social Contract released their sophomore single ‘Six Pips’ earlier this year.

NOVEMBER
17 READING Sub89*
18 SOUTHAMPTON Engine Rooms*
19 EXETER Phoenix*
21 CARDIFF The Globe*
22 BRISTOL The Fleece*
23 NORWICH Waterfront*
24 LIVERPOOL Magnet^
26 NEWCASTLE Riverside^
27 EDINBURGH The Caves^
29 YORK The Crescent^
30 SHEFFIELD Plug^
DECEMBER
01 BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute^

* w/ Nelson Can + Trash
^ w/ Marsicans + Social Contract

Before that the band will also be playing a number of UK festivals in the preceding months. They released their second album, ‘Simplicity’, last year.

JULY
21 STEVENTON Truck Festival
28 PIKEHALL Y-Not Festival
SEPTEMBER
16 DIGBETH Beyond the Tracks Festival
OCTOBER
07 MANCHESTER Neighbourhood Festival
NOVEMBER
17 READING Sub89
18 SOUTHAMPTON Engine Rooms
19 EXETER Phoenix
21 CARDIFF The Globe
22 BRISTOL The Fleece
23 NORWICH Waterfront
24 LIVERPOOL Magnet
26 NEWCASTLE Riverside
27 EDINBURGH The Caves
29 YORK The Crescent
30 SHEFFIELD Plug
DECEMBER
01 BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute

The single follows their 2016 sophomore album ‘Simplicity’.

The Birmingham indie trio will also be playing the following UK shows.

APRIL
25 MANCHESTER Club Academy*
26 LONDON Scala*
27 OXFORD The Bullingdon*
28 NEWCASTLE Hit the North Festival
29 LEEDS Live at Leeds
30 LEICESTER Handmade Festival
JULY
21 OXFORDSHIRE Truck Festival
28 DERBYSHIRE Y Not Festival

* w/ Kagoule

photo: Morgan Tedd

The band self-released their second album, ‘Simplicity’, last year.

APRIL
25 MANCHESTER Club Academy
26 LONDON Scala
27 OXFORD The Bullingdon

As far as support acts go, Cosmo Pyke’s brand of jazzy lo fi finesse goes down surprisingly well. This is helped not only by the well mixed instrumentation through the PA but the almost improvisational tone of the 18 year old’s tunes. Think Mac Demarco but with a South London twang and this probably best describes Comso Pyke’s general aesthetic and sound going on here.  Assuming that most kids here haven’t had the chance to check his music out beforehand the crowd reception was warmingly humble. While Mr Pyke is a man of few words, he’s already raised the bar tonight past expectations of his studio material, and manages to do so almost effortlessly.

Before Jaws even come on there’s some rather bizarre push pitting going on to ‘I Wanna Be Adored’ by The Stone Roses playing over the sound system. Its a nice little reminder that the origins of indie haven’t been forgotten by younger fans of the genre, and Jaws are here to keep the flame burning.

Guitarist/lead vocalist, Connor Schofield, keeps asking the audience to sing sections he can’t pull off due to problems with his voice but for the majority of the time it never really gets in the way. ‘What We Haven’t Got Yet’ sounds so much better live when you have the entire room singing the “woah oh oh” chorus back in unison. It’s weird seeing people crowd surf and push pit to such zoned out, reverb drenched tunes but its definitely the right kind of weird.

The show is momentarily stopped as Schofield asks the crowd to calm down and step away from the barrier, which gives the band ample opportunity to play ’17’, a moody and ballzy anthem from their newest record, ‘Simplicity’.  Despite the record taking nearly a year to be released after the initial first single back in October 2015, it shows a greater sense of identity and progression that plenty of indie bands fail to do well.

Upgrading from FILDAR/Wavves vibe of playing carelessly fast paced songs, it feels like the band have finally harnessed what Jaws have wanted to do from the beginning.  The synth heavy ‘Surround You’ never fails to get kids on their mates shoulders and hype up the crowd, adding a much needed sense of euphoria amidst some of the more hazy guitar pedal driven tunes.

After a sped up version of ‘Be Slowly’ flowing into ‘Right In Front Of Me’, there’s a brief interlude preceding into an encore of ‘Doughnut’ from their 2013 EP ‘Milkshake’. They may not have played it in 2 years but when it comes to fan favourites, Jaws never fail to deliver, even if they’ve not been around for very long in the grand scheme of things.

The Birmingham indie stars aren’t without their flaws but it’s always better to have this sort of music be a little rough around the edges rather than entirely clean cut.  With any luck they’ll be moving on to bigger and better things in 2017  and this hometown show proves that Jaws are still very much alive and kicking.

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Twin Atlantic, Frightened Rabbit, British Sea Power, Pulled Apart By Horses, Honeyblood, JAWS, Muncie Girls, Tigercub, Puppy and Idles will all be heading to the Leicester-based event, which takes place on April 29th and 30th at the O2 Academy & Attenborough Arts Centre.

Tickets are on sale now, and you can find out more information over at the Handmade Festival website.

The track is the second single to be released from their forthcoming album, ‘Simplicity’, which is released on November 4th. Pre-orders are available now from JAWS official website.

JAWS will also be on tour at the end of November/beginning of December, which you can see the dates for below, along with a stream of ‘Just A Boy’.

November
23 BRISTOL Thekla
24 LONDON The Dome
25 LEEDS Headrow House
26 NEWCASTLE Think Tank
27 GLASGOW King Tut’s
29 HULL Fruit
30 MANCHESTER Sound Control

The track is the second single to be released from their forthcoming album, ‘Simplicity’, which is released on November 4th. ‘Work It Out’ is also available as a free download when you pre-order the album from JAWS official website.

JAWS will also be on tour at the end of November/beginning of December, which you can see the dates for below, along with a stream of ‘Work It Out’.

November
23 BRISTOL Thekla
24 LONDON The Dome
25 LEEDS Headrow House
26 NEWCASTLE Think Tank
27 GLASGOW King Tut’s
29 HULL Fruit
30 MANCHESTER Sound Control

December
02 BIRMINGHAN Rainbow Warehouse