Cheshire's Proud Proud People to Release EP

 

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Listen to Proud Proud People's How To Be Humble above.

The Sky Suspended by Proud Proud People will be available to buy on iTunes from Monday 13^th February.

The release follows a successful EP debut with 2010's How To Be Humble.

The five-track EP takes inspiration from The National, Guided By Voices, Interpol and Elbow.

Trumpet player, Michael Clay, 26, said: “Whilst we were very happy with our first EP, we didn't feel that it put across how we sound live. This EP sounds huge in places, but still captures the 'folk' stylings that we build our songs around.

“We're very eager to get it out to as many people as possible and get their feedback, and to rack up the gigs in the next few months.”

The Sandbach band played on Rob Adcock's BBC Introducing from Stoke on Friday 10^th February. Of Proud Proud People, he said: “Cheshireʼs finest indie-folk band.”

They performed live tracks 'Optimus Prime' and 'Warhorse' and recorded an acoustic cover of Drake and Rihanna's 'Take Care'.

Aaron Mobberley, well-respected talent of the Stoke folk music scene, did a surprise interview on the show before later performing at The Full Moon.

Tom Robinson, of BBC Radio 6, said: “They tell us they wanted to create something honest and lyrical...ladies and gentlemen of the jury, their case is proven...a fine collective.”

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They are assigned to Jonathan Rathbone and Jack Gardner's Manchester-based Butter Bridge Records.

The label aims to help release organic, poetic and original music from across the North of England.

Michael said: “We usually write by way of layering, perhaps starting with the guitar parts and then laying everything else on top of it a bit at a time, refining it at each stage.”

He added: “We have our album launch party on Saturday 18^th February at Kraak, in Manchester's Northern Quarter. It's part of an arts festival put on by our label and will go on from 7pm until the wee hours.”

The album was recorded, produced and mastered by Christophe Bride of Oxygene Studios in Manchester.

The band members include Cody Barton, Andy Cargill, Ben Emerton, Michael Clay, Emily Tate, Harry Uden and Joe Nelson.

The EP also features Foden's Brass Band's trombonist John Barber and guitarist Sam Jarvis of instrumental band Talons.

Check them out on Facebook, Twitter and on their official website.