Soft Launch share new single ‘Milkshakes’
(Listen HERE)
SOLD OUT headline tour kicks off next week which includes a headline show
at The Academy 2
on Tuesday 1st October
(Photo credit: Laura Marina Jennings)
“They seize the stage and twist every notion of what a band can be in 2024…Your new favourite boyband has arrived” – Dork
“Bursting onto the indie scene with a slick, charismatic energy, the Irish quintet are landing themselves on the ones-to-watch list.” – Clash
“Boasting their carefully crafted indie rock sound alongside hints of modern psychedelia” – DIY
“They are undoubtedly one of the most exciting new guitar bands in the UK.” – Wonderland
After a triumphant summer of shows and international festivals, which included Rock City, Rock en Seine, All Points East, Reeperbahn and Reading & Leeds, Soft Launch – the idiosyncratic Anglo-Irish Art Pop quintet – are back with a banger to eke out the final remnants of sun – or as they put it “the song of the summer that we’ve decided to release in September” with a tongue firmly placed in their collective cheeks.
‘Milkshakes’ is a piece of retro-futuristic funk as mixed by Spike Stent. Swathed in an expertly executed warm, hazy analogue production, it’s a song for the had-enough crew. The fed up and emotionally drained who want to stand up in protest to the barrage of external noise and just, well, drink milkshakes.
Having cut their teeth on the live stage at multiple shows since their debut single ‘Cartwheels’ landed in spring this year, Soft Launch are fast becoming a must see band across the country. It’s fortuitous then, that their debut headline tour starts next week in Josh’s hometown Dublin on October 1st. A sure to be “I was there” moment – the sold out gig at the Academy 2 will be one to remember. The tour then heads to Glasgow before snaking down through the cities of Newcastle, Sheffield, Birmingham all the way south to Brighton on the 9th. Another quick jaunt back up to Nottingham, Liverpool and Bristol before finishing up at The Garage, London on October 15th.
Soft Launch are disrupting the traditional boyband tag and have already made significant waves across three single releases this year, ‘Cartwheels’, ‘Piano Hands’ and ‘In My Bed’ (live at Oslo) – all of which offer up fresh insight into their individualistic musical style. They all write, produce, and deftly interchange instruments on record and at their wildly energetic live gigs. Lead vocals come in various waves from Josh McClorey, Henry Pearce, Conor Price & Ben Quinn, with Limmer steadying The Beach Boys-esque ship. What’s most impressive is the total trust they have in each other as songwriters. There’s a single body around which these five boys pump their creative blood. Each of them an organ, each of them playing a vital role. There is no self-sacrifice and no self-aggrandising- it’s one gorgeous egoless ecosystem.
‘Room for 5?’ October Tour:
1/10 Academy 2 – Dublin
2/10 The Garage – Glasgow
4/10 Cluny 2 – Newcastle
7/10 Sidney & Matilda – Sheffield
8/10 Sunflower lounge – Birmingham
9/10 CHALK – Brighton
11/10 Rough Trade – Nottingham
13/10 Kazimier Stockroom – Liverpool
14/10 Rough Trade – Bristol
15/10 The Garage – London
