View the premiere of ‘Settled’ with CLASH HERE
Hear/Share ‘Settled’ HERE
Promos of Prawn available HERE
On November 25, NJ indie rock outfit Prawn will digitally release a new EP titled ‘Settled’, featuring two b-sides from their ‘Kingfisher’ recording session. Additionally, the EP will be available on vinyl, as a limited edition 7″ for Record Store Day on Black Friday, 27th November 2014.
The two tracks (“Settled” and “”Built For”) were originally slated to appear on the ‘Kingfisher’ LP, so Topshelf Records will also digitally release a deluxe version of the LP on 25th November 2014, which includes both songs in the original sequence that the band intended.
Today the band’s first single from the new 7″ ‘Settled’ was premiered with the UK site CLASH, who say, “‘Settled’ is an oddly beautiful piece of work – rhythmically complex yet melodically simple, Prawn continue to bewilder, perplex and entertain.”. ‘Emo Revival’ is a term that is thrown around a lot at the moment, for a lot of bands that all sound very similar, which is partly due to the small pool of influences that they can draw from. Prawn excel at producing songs that are extremely recognisable, but more importantly they still exhibit masses of originality.
Guitarist/vocalist Tony Clark explains, “Last year we set out to write a full length record, which eventually became Kingfisher. We wrote and recorded a total of 12 songs, of which only 10 made the final cut. We had to cut two songs and shuffle the order to make it onto a 12″ vinyl. The two songs we left off our personally some of our favorites and we thought they deserved a proper release. The good folks at Topshelf agreed and hence the Settled 7”.
Last seen on the road as part of the first ever Topshelf Records Tour, with label mates A Great Big Pile of Leaves, Diamond Youth and Field Mouse, Prawn is now on tour in the UK Gnarwolves.
Previous praise for Prawn:
“I still wish all albums sounded like this…” – Big Cheese (9/10)
“Yep, it’s awesome” – Rock Sound (8/10)
“The production is superb, the content is crisp, and the record is focused in a way that feels as sharp as a switchblade.” – Property Of Zack
“so much more than ‘just another emo album’” – Punktastic
“This thing just rips” – Absolute Punk
EU/UK Tour Dates:
10th November 2014 – TESSENDERLO, BELGIUM – Tessloo
11th November 2014 – UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS – ACU
12th November 2014 – EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – Dynamo
14th November 2014 – GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – Fangelset
15th November 2014 – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – Underwerket
16th November 2014 – HANNOVER, GERMANY – Béi Chéz Heinz
18th November 2014 – HAMBURG, GERMANY – Hafenklang
19th November 2014 – BERLIN, GERMANY – Cassiopeia
20th November 2014 – DESSAU, GERMANY – Beat Club
21st November 2014 – PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – Klub 007
22nd November 2014 – STEYR, AUSTRIA – Roeda
24th November 2014 – BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – DURER KURT
25th November 2014 – VIENNA, AUSTRIA – DAS BACH
26th November 2014 – LUZERN, SWITZERLAND – Treibhaus
27th November 2014 – STUTTGART, GERMANY – Juha West
28th November 2014 – PARIS, FRANCE – Gibus Café
30th November 2014 – CARDIFF, UK – Clwb Ifor Bach
1st December 2014 – EXETER, UK – Cavern
2nd December 2014 – BRISTOL, UK – Fleece
3rd December 2014 – BIRMINGHAM, UK – Talk
4th December 2014 – KINGSTON, UK – College
5th December 2014 – LONDON, UK – Underworld*
6th December 2014 – MILTON KEYNES, UK – Crauford Arms*
7th December 2014 – NOTTINGHAM, UK – Nottingham Rescue Rooms*
8th December 2014 – GLASGOW, UK – Audio*
9th December 2014 – LEEDS, UK – Brudenell Social Club*
10th December 2014 – MANCHESTER, UK – Soundcontrol*
11th December 2014 – NORWICH, UK – Epic Studios*
12th December 2014 – BRIGHTON, UK – The Haunt*
*Public Domain only playing UK Dates (5th – 12th)
