Sheffield’s SHEAFS have released their debut EP ‘Vox Pop’ via Blood Records. You can listen to ‘Vox Pop’ here
The band previously shared final taster Thinking Out Loud, which in an interview with Atwood Magazine, they said “The idea was to capture the array of disorganised thoughts that often fill our heads throughout the day. The contrast of associating laundry and bigger world issues was one that we found interesting”.
The band also shared the blistering single, Total Vanity, which they described as being, “predominantly about our fascination and consumption in relation to self-image, and acknowledging the strain of that.”
Produced by Dead Nature/Spring King talent Tarek Musa and Jonathan Hucks, ‘Vox Pop’ was laid down with a short turnaround at Whitewood Recording Studio, Liverpool, before the band headed down south to Essex to finish the EP off. The tracks were then finalised and mastered by the acclaimed Mike Cave (who recently mixed and mastered Lewis Capaldi’s latest chart-topping album).
Across the EP the band match lyrics confronting the frustrations of a consumerist world that profits from people’s low self-esteem and self-doubt, with the everlasting blistering energy of pounding riffs, and the fire found in the stomachs of the passionate youth up and down the country.
First single Care Less made the band favourites of BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders and saw them team up with director and videographer Sam Crowston (The Blinders/No Hot Ashes), to produce a humorous video, as-filmed at Sheffield Hallam University.
‘Vox Pop’ track list
1, Thinking Out Loud
2, World Is Falling Apart
3, Total Vanity!
4, Shopping
5, Care Less
The white limited edition signed vinyl of ‘Vox Pop’ via Blood Records has now sold-out.
The band wrapped up their headline UK tour and now they will be supporting The Slow Readers Club on five of their UK tour dates starting in Liverpool on March 27th. SHEAFS have also been added to the line-up of this year’s Tramlines Festival in August.
Live dates
Friday March 27th – Liverpool, O2 Academy*
Saturday March 28th – Birmingham, O2 Academy 2*
Saturday April 4th – Nottingham, Rock City*
Monday April 6th – Cambridge, Junction*
Tuesday April 7th – Sheffield, Foundry*
Saturday August 1st – Sheffield, Tramlines Festival
*supporting The Slow Readers Club
More about SHEAFS?
After a series of demos and raucous live shows saw the band earn a dedicated local fanbase, in 2019 SHEAFS took their sound out across the nation. The band toured the UK, won over festivals crowds at Dot2Dot, Tramlines, and won a slot at Madrid’s Mad Cool Fest after coming first in the ‘UK Talent’ section out of thousands of entries.
Their rise has been propelled by consistent support across major national radio stations including the afore mentioned BBC Radio 1, as well as at BBC 6 Music, Amazing Radio, Radio X and Virgin Radio.
Following a stint of high profile support slots with the likes of The Amazons, The Coral, and IDLES, plus their recent tour with US rockers Greta Van Fleet which saw them win over audiences all over Europe, the band will release their highly anticipated debut EP “Vox Pop” on March 6th via Blood Records.
SHEAFS are:
Lawrence Feenstra (vocals)
Chris Goodacre (guitar + backing vox)
Charles Mellor (guitar)
Callum Wright (bass + backing vox)
Charlie Eastap (drums)
