Creeper
Black Rain
Creeper release new single 'Black Rain' from the forthcoming album 'Eternity, In Your Arms'.
“British rock’s hottest property.” – Kerrang!
“The start of something very special indeed.” – Metal Hammer
“[Creeper have] not just the potential to be the British band of their generation, but a bona fide global success.” – Rock Sound
“Britain’s answer to My Chemical Romance have reached tipping point.” – Sunday Times Culture
“They’re creeping towards a stellar 2017.” – The Evening Standard
“They can remind the seasoned music fan of what it’s like to be a teen again.” – Metro
Named as one of the hottest tips for 2017 in Music Week’s poll-of-polls, Southampton’s theatrical punk sextet CREEPER are standing on the cusp of a massive breakthrough. Having earned three major awards last year – Best British Newcomer at the Kerrang! Awards, Best New Band at the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards and Best British Newcomer in Rock Sound readers’ poll – the band have released their new single ‘Black Rain’ which is the opening track to their debut album ‘ETERNITY, IN YOUR ARMS’ which follows on March 24th.
Watch the video for 'Black Rain' here:
Also included in this package are previous singles 'Hiding With Boys' and 'Suzanne'.
‘Black Rain’ encapsulates all of the key traits that make this team of outsiders an inspiration for a growing congregation of fans: there’s a breakneck burst of punk, moments of high drama, the black-hearted romance of the lyrics, a huge sing-a-long chorus carried by Will Gould’s impassioned vocals, and the contrasting tones of keyboardist / second vocalist Hannah Greenwood.
“Black Rain is the third single from the album Eternity In Your Arms and one of our favourites. A progression again from the singles released so far, this song shows the full range of the band on this album. It marks the first time Hannah has sung a part alone on a Creeper track and also serves as the introduction to the record itself.” says Gould.
The video for ‘Black Rain’ extends the mysterious narrative that was established in the band’s previous video for ‘Hiding With Boys’. Set just two days later on Christmas Day, private investigator James Scythe is continuing his explorations on the south coast to debunk the legend of ‘The Stranger’ and the ‘Callous Heart Gang’ – yet he still can’t escape his own demons.
‘ETERNITY, IN YOUR ARMS’ is an album that sees the band wrestling with existential crises, personal failures and emotional desolation via the kaleidoscope of a richly drawn narrative tapestry. Ostensibly a punk band, CREEPER’s sonic palette draws on everything from Alkaline Trio and Jawbreaker to Meat Loaf, David Bowie and Queen, while the band’s precisely honed aesthetic echoes everything from the surreal flair of David Lynch to the sci-fi shock of The X-Files, the gut-twisting horror of The Exorcist, and the camp Technicolor of Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet.
That musical versatility was recently demonstrated when Gould and Greenwood played a special piano session for Radio 1 which featured a stripped-back version of album track ‘Misery’ and their take on The 1975’s ‘A Change of Heart’. CREEPER are completed by guitarists Ian Miles and Oliver Burdett, bassist Sean Scott and drummer Dan Bratton.
Currently on a North American tour as guests to Waterparks and Too Close To Touch, CREEPER will head out on their biggest UK and European headline tour the day after the album is released. In addition, the band have just been confirmed for their biggest festival show to date when they hit Download’s main stage on June 10th.
March
25th – Manchester, Academy 2
26th – Glasgow, The Garage
27th – Newcastle, University
28th – Leeds, Stylus
30th – London, Electric Ballroom (SOLD-OUT)
31st – Southampton, The 1865 (SOLD-OUT)
April
1st – Birmingham, Institute 2 (SOLD-OUT)
2nd – Cardiff, Tramshed
4th – Germany, Hamburg, Hafenklang
5th – Denmark, Copenhagen, Lille VEGA
6th – Norway, Oslo, Krøsset
7th – Sweden, Stockholm, Klubben
9th – Germany, Cologne, MTC
10th – Germany, Munich, Strom
11th – Austria, Vienna, Arena
12th – Germany, Berlin, Cassiopeia
14th – France, Paris, Backstage By The Mill
15th – Netherlands, Amsterdam, Melkweg Oude Zaal
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