After a busy and exciting 2009, releasing their debut EP and playing shows with the likes of Porcupine Tree, Explosions in the Sky and Cymbals Eat Guitars, North Atlantic Oscillation’s debut album, Grappling Hooks, is released on March 22nd on Kscope and is now available to pre-order from the Kscope store. All orders placed through the store will come with a bonus disc featuring guest re-mixes of tracks from the album. Order your copy HERE.
The band have been described as prog-pop and electro-rock, but really they just make music. The music has soaring harmonies and loud guitars and dreamy synths and heavy drums and strange effects and unexpected changes-of-mind.
NAO are the Scottish based trio of Sam Healy (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, synths, sax, percussion), Ben Martin (drums, percussion, programming) and Bill Walsh (bass, synth bass, vocals). They describe themselves as playing their instruments within a computerized wall of sound.
Grappling Hooks is a subtle yet powerful kaleidoscope of purring electronics, atmospheric layers and hook-laden melodies. Preceded by single "Drawing Maps from Memory," out on March 8th, the album proves that the praise that was heaped upon Callsigns EP was entirely justified.
The Grappling Hooks mini-site is now online which features more info on the album, audio previews, videos, downloads plus a free mp3 download of "Cell Count" taken from their EP release last year. Check it out HERE.
North Atlantic Oscillation's Grappling Hooks album trailer from Kscope on Vimeo.
"Super exciting new Rock n Roll for a new decade" - Zane Lowe, BBC Radio One
"They really are quite alarmingly good" - Drowned in Sound Single of the Week
“NAO may well be your favourite new band” - Artrocker
Playing live at the following dates:
Fri 29th January EDINBURGH, Voodoo Rooms 'Limbo'
Sat 13th February LONDON, Carnivalle ‘Smutty Pop’
Sun 21st February GLASGOW, Nice n Sleazys
Wed 3rd March LONDON, The Barfly 'The Fly Magazine Presents…'
Mon 22nd March LONDON, The Lexington 'Sonic Cathedral' Album Launch
Tue 23rd March BRISTOL, Louisiana
Wed 24th March MANCHESTER, The Ruby Lounge
Thu 25th March LEEDS, Cockpit
Fri 26th March EDINBURGH, Sneaky Pete's
Sat 27th March GLASGOW, Captains Rest
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