REVEAL SEISMIC POST-ROCK SINGLE ‘TENNIS’
TAKEN FROM THE SOUTH COAST ART POP OUTFIT’S DEBUT EP ‘EPIC THE MOVIE’ – LANDING ON 10TH MARCH 2023 VIA NICE SWAN RECORDS
THE BAND ALSO FEATURE IN THIS YEAR’S NME 100 LIST
Elusive art pop, math rock four-piece cowboyy have shared their new single ‘Tennis’
Nodding towards early 00’s indie stalwarts like Bloc Party, the track also fuses together jazzy guitar lines with chorus heavy guitar chords, giving ‘Tennis’ a modern post-rock twist.
Elaborating on the track vocalist, lead guitarist, producer and songwriter Stanley Powell explains, “Going from quick spoken word/David Byrne-inspired vocals to melodic singing, I wanted to keep the arrangement of the mix and song simple with a constant pumping bass line. The lyrics are a very simple analogy to war, with the ants being people, the ball being a war and the tennis game being higher powers whose pleasure or indulgence in a game has a ripple effect to ‘smaller’ matters.”
The track is taken from the band’s debut EP ‘Epic The Movie’, due for release on 10th March 2023 via Nice Swan Records (pre-order here), which also features previous single ‘Gmaps’.
Taking a swig from the eclectic melting pot of genres that inform their idiosyncratic sound, piecing together sonic blueprints from indie and reggae as well as math rock and dance music, previous single ‘Gmaps’ was co-produced with David Evans at the Old Chapel Studios and received a slew of critical acclaim (NME, DIY, Dork, So Young Magazine, BBC Radio 1, BBC 6Music) and has seen them invited to play SXSW 2023 in Austin, Texas in March.
cowboyy are a musical collective. Formed by vocalist, lead guitarist, producer and songwriter Stanley Powell (21), he’s joined by bassist Reubin Yarnold (22), guitarist Kai Smith (19) and drummer Rhys Teal (19) to complete the South Coast quartet’s line-up.
Pulling inspiration from math rock all the way to jazz, post-punk and electronic music, with a fresh and modern outlook on writing and collaboration, cowboyy strive to create their own unique sound, refusing to be anything but themselves. The result? Something that straddles the lanes of art pop and alternative rock, with guitar lines and bold ambitions to create new sounding music at the forefront of the project.
Having only formed in January 2022, and going through some initial line-up changes, over the past few months cowboyy have been cultivating a dedicated live following, winning over, and confusing, audiences at every gig they play. This is also, in part, due to it being the only place you can hear their discography, until last autumn.
‘Epic The Movie’ Tracklist
1. ‘Gmaps’2. ‘Tennis’3. ‘Plastic’4. ‘Algorithmic’5. ‘Nothing’
Tennis’ is out now via Nice Swan Records. ‘Epic The Movie’ is released on 10th March 2023 – pre-order here.
Live Dates
17th January – The Social, London20th January – Heartbreakers, Southampton25th January – Shacklewell Arms, London30th January – The Windmill, London6th February – Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth (Supporting Pip Blom)9th February – The Social, London16th February – Supersonic, Paris11th March – Rough Trade East, London23rd March – Sixty Million Postcards, Bournemouth
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago
