{"id":34097,"date":"2020-04-26T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34097"},"modified":"2020-04-18T11:28:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T15:28:37","slug":"alfie-templeman-shares-new-single-happiness-in-liquid-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34097","title":{"rendered":"Alfie Templeman shares new single \u2018Happiness In Liquid Form\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>17 year old rising star\u00a0Alfie Templeman\u00a0has shared his vibrant new single\u00a0<em>Happiness In Liquid Form<\/em>\u00a0via Chess Club Records. The track was co-written with\u00a0Justin Young of The Vaccines. <br><br>Describing the inspiration behind the new single, Templeman said:\u00a0<em>\u201c&#8221;Happiness\u2026&#8221;\u00a0is the most colourful sugary disco-pop song I\u2019ve put out so far. It came about so easily one day in the studio with Justin from the Vaccines and his right hand man Will and by the end of the day we knew we had something special on our hands. It&#8217;s a tough time for everyone right now so hope this brings a little happiness into people&#8217;s lives!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the lyric video for <em>Happiness In Liquid Form<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7h4_cD6A5Bs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Templeman\u2019s trio of EP\u2019s &#8211; 2018\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Like An Animal,\u2019 and 2019\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Sunday Morning Cereal\u2019\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018Don\u2019t Go Wasting Time\u2019\u00a0&#8211; introduced the world to a prodigiously talented young musician, songwriter, producer and performer. The Bedfordshire-born teen has enjoyed a meteoric rise and cemented his place as one of U.K. indie\u2019s brightest lights with support from BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6, Beats 1 etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Templeman has come a long way since the release of his debut track\u00a0<em>Like An Anima<\/em><strong>l<\/strong>. He was handpicked by\u00a0Apple\u00a0from a global shortlist of rising artists to front their\u00a0<strong>#<\/strong>shotoniphone\u00a0campaign last year &#8211; the music video has now amassed\u00a0 2.5 million views &#8211; and was chosen by YouTube Music to be a worldwide\u00a0\u201cFoundry Artist\u201d\u00a0in 2020, following in the footsteps of artists such as Dua Lipa and Rosalia, featuring on 90 foot billboards in\u00a0Times Square\u00a0in New York and Central Los Angeles. In February this year, Templeman was\u00a0H&amp;M Artist of the Month\u00a0in the UK, with accompanying store visuals and playlist support.<br><br>Alfie Templeman made his headline bow in January this year at Colours Hoxton, selling-out the venue weeks in advance and performing to an adoring, rowdy young audience. Templeman also toured the U.K. with\u00a0Sports Team\u00a0on their sold-out run of shows in November and December 2019, with\u00a0Gus Dapperton\u00a0early in 2019 as well as with\u00a0Inhaler\u00a0and\u00a0Nilufer<strong> <\/strong>Yanya.<br><br>Templeman, who began playing drums at just seven years-old and taught himself guitar, bass and production aged 13, has drawn praise from tastemakers, not only at radio: BBC Radio 1 (multiple Tunes of the Week, BBC Introducing Track of the Week, Indie House Party co-host, Maida Vale session), BBC 6 Music (airplay from Steve Lamacq, Shaun Keaveny, Chris Hawkins, and a live session during Independent Venue Week), Radio X (2020 Great X-Pectations), Beats 1 etc. At the national press level Alfie is earning himself a place in annual ones to watch polls everywhere from NME to British Vogue,\u00a0 including The Sunday Times and The Observer.<br><br>With his GCSEs now over and high school already a distant memory, Templeman can focus fully on touring his raucous live show and honing his craft as a stellar young songwriting talent and cementing his reputation as a genuinely thrilling emerging artist and a true one to watch.\u00a0<em>Happiness In Liquid Form<\/em> is the next chapter in the story of an artist who is truly only just getting started.<br><br>For more information on Alfie Templeman, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/goldatl.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1629568b93b4cdd8b1bce89f0&amp;id=8aa4f768b7&amp;e=964e5dc542\">alfietempleman.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>17 year old rising star\u00a0Alfie Templeman\u00a0has shared his vibrant new single\u00a0Happiness In Liquid Form\u00a0via Chess Club Records. 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