Towers: New Zealand band releases indie-pop EP

Towers: New Zealand band releases internationally produced indie-pop EP ‘Brontide’

After a year in the making Towers are set to release their debut EP Brontide. Described as a nostalgic dreamland, Brontide explores a visceral narrative of loss, touching on wasted youth and fear of a life lived unfulfilled. The groups first professional effort was recorded and produced in Australia’s Gold Coast at Loose Stones Studio – a modest outfit bearing hefty credentials, with artists such as Matt Corby, Broods, Dead Letter Circus, Guards of May and Jarryd James having graced its halls.

Internationally credited producer and studio head, Matt Bartlem, mixed the record. His credits include working with leading artists such as Angus & Julia Stone, Jarryd James, Dead Letter Circus, The Getaway Plan, Matt Corby and more. Matt and his studio are gaining a reputation as one of the best Pop/Rock producers in Australia.

The EP was mastered at Sterling Sound in New York by renowned mastering engineer Greg Calbi who has worked with the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Tame Impala, Band of Horses, Bon Iver, The National and many more.

The EP’s soundscape is a bringing together of the 5 piece’s acoustic dog-days and their developing preoccupation with synthesized and electronic elements. Cinematic percussion alongside the relentless drive of acoustic guitars give Brontide movement and life allowing dual female and male vocals to take centre stage.

Brontide means 'the distant rumbling of thunder'. The name came about soon after the group finished work on what is now the opening track on the EP 'Supernova'. The track had a darkness and maturity to it that was new to their sound and felt ‘like a coming storm’ – and so Brontide was born.

Towers will take the stage for the first time in 6 months at Wellington institution Bodega on August 6 to launch Brontide in style with support from UK based Kiwi songstress Clara van Wel.

Brontide is available for a limited-time as a free download from Towers Bandcamp. Tickets for the EP release are available from Under the Radar.

About Towers

Formed in 2013, Towers are an award-winning indie pop band from Wellington, New Zealand. The five-piece, made up of Sam Cotton, Jesse Finn, Steffan Paton, Connor Scott and Kenyon Shankie, describe their signature sound as blending elements of folk and synth & electro pop with a focus on their dual vocals, soaring cinematic percussion and rich harmony.

The group have performed on prime-time comedy show ‘7 Days’, won national awards for songwriting and vocal prowess and featured in a 12-part live video series for Stuff.

They are returning to Loose Stones Studio in Australia’s Gold Coast in October of 2016 to record their second EP after enjoying themselves so much the first time around.

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