Photo credit: Liam Maxwell
IST IST
RELEASE NEW ALBUM
‘LIGHT A BIGGER FIRE’
OUT 20TH SEPTEMBER
PRODUCED BY JOE CROSS (COURTEENERS, HURTS)
IST IST release eagerly anticipated fourth album ‘Light A Bigger Fire’ – the follow up to UK Top 50 record ‘Protagonists’ – on Friday 20th September.
With previous championing from BBC Radio 1, 6Music, Radio X, KINK FM, The Times and their strongest body of work to date in their pocket, IST IST have forged a formidable reputation from Page 1 of 3 uncompromisingly intense live shows, a fierce Mancunian DIY work ethic and an ever-growing back catalogue of successful studio and live releases, all self-released through their own Kind Violence Records imprint.
The production skills of Joe Cross were enlisted for this record, whose impressive CV features the likes of Courteeners, Hurts, Louis Tomlinson and the Slow Readers Club.
“Right now this is the best version of us.” singer Adam Houghton confidently declares. “We’ve always been proud of every album we’ve released but sometimes you come away and wonder whether you’ve left anything in the studio and whether you could have dragged something extra out of some of the songs. Not with this one.”
“The album title isn’t cryptic in the slightest. Everything we’re doing and have been doing for a while now is going up a level. Live shows have always been our calling card but this record puts our studio output on a par with them.”
The autumn tour in support of the ‘Light A Bigger Fire’ includes statement shows at New Century in Manchester and the iconic Paradiso Grote Zaal in Amsterdam. The band also venture into new territory, playing for the first time in Switzerland, Austria, Czechia, Hungary and Poland.
Live dates earlier this year in March and April saw the band play to over 8,000 people in nine countries with their reach spreading beyond the shores of the UK selling out prestigious venues in the Netherlands and Germany, bucking the trend of UK acts struggling in Europe post-Brexit.
TOUR DATES
Wed 02/10/2024 – Hebden Bridge,Trades Club
Thu 03/10/2024 – Leeds,Brudenell
Fri 04/10/2024 – Glasgow,Slay
Sat 05/10/2024 – Newcastle,Think Tank
Wed 09/10/2024 – Wolverhampton,Newhampton Arts Centre
Thu 10/10/2024 – Bristol,Exchange
Fri 11/10/2024 – Brighton,Komedia
Sat 12/10/2024 – Sheffield,Yellow Arch
Wed 16/10/2024 – Cambridge,Mash
Thu 17/10/2024 – Nottingham,Rescue Rooms
Fri 18/10/2024 – London,Oslo
Sat 19/10/2024 – Manchester,New Century
Mon 04/11/2024 – Groningen,De Ooosterpoort
Tue 05/11/2024 – Cologne,Luxor
Wed 06/11/2024 – Frankfurt,Zoom Club
Thu 07/11/2024 – Munich,Live/Evil
Sun 10/11/2024 – Zurich,Exil
Mon 11/11/2024 – Vienna,Chelsea
Wed 13/11/2024 – Prague,Klub Varsava
Thu 14/11/2024 – Budapest,Durer Kert
Fri 15/11/2024 – Warsaw,Hybrydy
Sat 16/11/2024 – Bielefeld,Movie
Mon 18/11/2024 – Amsterdam,Paradiso
Tue 19/11/2024 – Antwerp,Kavka Zappa
Wed 20/11/2024 – Paris,Le Mazette
Tue 26/11/2024 – Hamburg,Kent Club
Wed 27/11/2024 – Copenhagen,Rust
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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
