ANNOUNCE SINGLE ‘BLINDSIDE’ WILL BE RELEASED 8TH APRIL
THEIR FIRST RELEASE UNDER A NEW DEAL WITH THIS FEELING RECORDS
PRESAVE THE SINGLE HERE
‘BLINDSIDE’ IS THE FIRST SONG FROM THEIR NEW EP WHICH FOLLOWS IN THE SUMMER
CURRENTLY TOURING ARENAS AS GUESTS TO BASTILLE
The Native are currently embarking upon a major tour as guests to Bastille, which includes a huge London show at London’s O2 next week. The band have also announced that they’ve signed a new deal with rock ‘n’ roll tastemakers This Feeling, which commences with their brand new single ‘Blindside’. The track will be the first song to preview their new EP, which will follow in the summer.
The Native’s roots date back to secondary school in Plymouth. Charlie Noordewier and guitarist Ben Andrew started the project by releasing an ethereal indie-folk EP, and soon boosted the band with the addition of Tom Booth (bass) and Harry Youngs (keys). They only had one rehearsal together, before they were thrust into a local 8000 capacity show supporting Bastille as part of MTV’s Ocean City Sounds. That was followed with a headline gig at Plymouth Pavilions a mere week after they had finished their A-levels.
That was the moment they decided to take the band as far as they could. Meanwhile, the feral live energy of their live shows started to inspire a new exhilaration and propulsion to their music too. Inspired by the genre-defying single-mindedness of The 1975, the raucous anthems of Catfish and The Bottlemen, plus Coldplay’s anthemic power, The Native provoked interest and admiration with every release. Their rise continued through 2021’s self-released ‘In My Mind’ EP as well as recent singles from ‘Call Me Out’ to ‘Signals’. Their line-up also evolved with the addition of their new drummer Fergus Segrove.
The Bastille support tour is happening now – dates below;
MARCH -GUESTS TO BASTILLE
31st – Bournemouth INTL Centre
APRIL – GUESTS TO BASTILLE
1st – Hull, Bonus Arena
7th – London, The O2 Arena
8th – Manchester, AO Arena
10th / 11th – Glasgow, O2 Academy
13th – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
14th / 15th – Birmingham, O2 Academy
17th – Plymouth, Pavilions
18th – Brighton, Centre
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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 and married my childhood sweetheart and life is good.
