Credit – Joe Gonzalez
London band Palace today release a brand new single “How Far We’ve Come”, their second track to be drawn from an upcoming EP due this summer – further details to follow. The melancholic, soaring single is richly layered with vocal harmonies, slide guitar, and rasping, deep woodwind.
LISTEN TO “HOW FAR WE’VE COME” HERE
“‘How Far We’ve Come’ is about an anxious and fearful glance into the future at what’s to come, with a sense of anger at the chaos we’ve created.” explains frontman Leo Wyndham; “It’s about the helplessness and hopelessness we can all feel sometimes knowing that time is ticking.”
The new single follows “All We’ve Ever Wanted”, their first new music since their acclaimed 2022 album ‘Shoals’, and arrives ahead of the band’s biggest North American tour to date – tickets are on sale now. The landmark dates continue the band’s explosive growth in the US and Canada, and follow a debut Australian tour in December 2022 and a huge spring ‘22 UK tour that included their biggest show to date at O2 Academy Brixton.
2022’s ‘Shoals’ is a profound and pensive album, boldly exploring some of life’s greatest questions over its 12 mesmerising tracks. The album deftly explores the interplay of three central existential dilemmas against a broader backdrop of wonder at the vastness and power of the ocean, concluding its arc with the stunning opus ‘Where Sky Becomes Sea’. Through diving into themes of the subconscious, dreams and existentialism, ‘Shoals’ is broadly a record about living with and processing fear.
Leo Wyndham, Matt Hodges and Rupert Turner released their acclaimed debut EP ‘Lost In The Night’ in 2014, followed by the ‘Chase The Light’ EP the following year, their debut album ‘So Long Forever’ in 2016 and sophomore album ‘Life After’ in 2019.
LISTEN TO “HOW FAR WE’VE COME” HERE
USA TOUR 2023
Tues May 30, Dallas, TX – South Side Music Hall
Weds May 31, Austin, TX – Emo’s
Fri June 2, Orlando, FL – The Beachum
Sat June 3, Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
Sun June 4, Charlotte,NC – Underground
Tues June 6, Washington DC – 9:30 Club
Fri June 9, Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
Sat June 10, Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Sun, June 11, Boston, MA – Royale
Tues June 13, Montreal, QC – Corona
Weds June 14, Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
Fri June 16, Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Sat June 17, Detroit, MI – St Andrews Hall
Sun June 18, Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Tues June 20, Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Weds June 21, Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell @ Complex
Fri June 23, Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern
Sat June 24, San Francisco, CA – Fox Theatre
AUSTRALIA 2023
Fri July 21, Splendour in the Grass, North Bryon Parklands, Australia
Critical praise for ‘Shoals’
“If Shoals is anything to go by, Palace will be filling stadiums before too long” – The Line Of Best Fit 8/10
MOJO ****
“‘Shoals’ manages to offer consolation and tranquillity from beginning to end.” – Dork Magazine ****
“a more pure and intense sound” – DIY Magazine 3.5*
“equal parts moving as it is captivating” – Gigwise 7/10
“Not many bands do better emotionally literate, melancholic indie at the moment” – The Observer
“A band of emotional extremes and that is what for me makes them so exciting” – Jack Saunders, BBC Radio 1
“Expansive and emotive” – Stereogum
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