Rising indie rockers Florentenes have released their new EP, Breaking News, featuring latest single, 'A Step In The Right Direction'.
The six-track release includes the latest single and previously released singles, ‘Undiscovered Colours’, ‘Madeline’, ‘Think Twice’ and ‘The News’, along with brand new release and the record’s closing track, ‘Can I Look Up To You?’.
Marking a defining moment for the Bolton four piece, the Breaking News EP is the third instalment in a trilogy of EPs from a band who have built their reputation through relentless touring across the UK which has earned them a growing loyal fanbase that proves they can’t be ignored. Recorded with legendary producer Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers, Jamie Webster, The Who), Breaking News is another step forward for a band still barely a year out of school and already helping to define a new era of northern guitar music.
Listen to ‘A Step In The Right Direction’ on EFL Matchday.
With youth on their side and sharply written songs that could soundtrack a generation, the Bolton-based four-piece match the eloquent urgency of early Arctic Monkeys with the guitar rush of The Strokes and the classic rock power of The Who. They have the songs, the attitude, and that indefinable extra that has seen them pack out venues and forge a tight bond with an ever-growing audience.
Forged in the North and steeped in its storytelling tradition, Florentenes are a band who are part of a new wave of creativity rising from the grassroots. Fronted by songwriter William Train Smith, alongside Luke Holding (guitar), Harry Stubbs (bass) and Liam Fiddy (drums), the band’s chemistry is unmistakable, and their songs have earned them high profile airplay and on air praise from Radio X’s John Kennedy & BBC 6 Music’s Chris Hawkins.
With momentum building at pace, Florentenes head into a summer of festivals and live shows, including a full support run with rising Liverpool band Kairos, and a standout slot at Mad Cool Festival in Spain, as they take their explosive live energy to bigger stages and wider audiences. Rooted firmly in the North’s rich tradition of storytelling and live music culture, Florentenes have quickly built a reputation at the forefront of a new wave of modern indie rock bands known for their razor-sharp songwriting, fully live, tight musicianship and performances that connect instinctively with real audiences.
