Everything Changes

No fanfare or overblown hype, just a simple statement: the album is released today.
You can get the digital version everywhere you would expect to find it and the physical version at https://thespeedofsound.bandcamp.com/album/everything-changes and at gigs.
No separate label, no corporate control, just real music made by real people.
Radio play has been racking up with multiple plays in Berlin, California, Florida, Gothenburg, Liverpool, Manchester, Salford, Seattle, Stockport, Stoke-on-Trent and more to come
Support the independents and buy some real music.

Following the epic 26th November gig, on Friday 2nd December we played a loud and immensely enjoyable birthday party supported by Kill Pretty and Elevator Lady, we're back live with Kill Pretty again on 10th in Warrington, then on 18th at the Thirsty Scholar with support from Weimar and 22nd we're in Blackburn seeing in the New Solar Year.

Set list from 2nd December:
I'm Real
Sit By The River
Maid Of The Grey
Day In Day Out
The Moment Is Now
Seen It All Before
Girl On The Roof
I Can't Say
Only Everything
Love
Shut All The Clubs

and... we're RockAtNight.com's Band of the Month with an interview feature to go with it

Launching

'Everything Changes' is here, the first of the album launch gigs was on Saturday at The Klondyke Club

With a mammoth high energy hour and a half twenty two sing set, including all the ten tracks on the vinyl LP together for the first time:
set list:
Checkpoint Charlie
Keep It Quiet
Uhrwerk
See You Everywhere That I Go
I'm Real
Love
I Don't Want Your Attentions
Charlotte
Checkered Land
Nothing But A Heartache
Shut All The Clubs
I Can't Say

Only Everything
Little Miss Restless
The Moment Is Now
Girl On The Roof
Seen It All Before
Karin B
Always Seems To Fall
Venus
There's No One There

Thanks to everyone that helped make this such a bloody ace evening and for buying our stuff too.

independent music for independent minds

The Moment Is Now

The video for The Moment Is Now, track one side two on the Everything Changes LP:

It was massive fun to film and so it should be for a song about astrophysics and lust.

The album is released on Dec 6th and preorder copies will go in the post to arrive early.
https://thespeedofsound.bandcamp.com/album/everything-changes

Back in real time

Album release finalisation and preparation has eaten a lot of time lately, but we're through to the other side now and back in real time. There is a video shoot to look forward to next weekend and the photographs from last week's shoot will be done soon, the last two pieces in the puzzle for the release. Physical production is almost done, the CD's  and the vinyl are being pressed this week and the inner LP sleeves are being printed.
Here's one picture from the early morning shoot with Paul Husband http://www.paulhusbandphotography.com

The gig with The EPI was massive fun as was the WSO gig at The Station in Ashton, we were very happy to assist again but it is simply disgusting that Britain in the 21st century has food banks, having said that, supporting them with ALL of the money raised going directly to that cause rather than being syphoned off into corporate mechanisms does make a real difference to lives. It saddens me that it needs to be done but we are happy to help.

Set List 01 Oct WSO The Station:
Checkpoint Charlie
Love
I Can't Say
I'm Real
Nothing But A Heartache
Seen It All Before
Keep It Quiet
Uhrwerk
Karin B
Always Seems To Fall
Shut All The Clubs
I Don't Want Your Attentions
There's No One There

Set List 24 Sep The Klondyke Club:
Seen It All Before
Keep It Quiet
Sit By The River
Nothing But A Heartache
Only Everything
Brand New Cadillac
Girl On The Roof
Brass In Pocket
Love
Shut All The Clubs
Karin B
Crash
Always Seems To Fall
I Don't Want Your Attentions
There's No One There

Power Popsicle Brain Freeze compilation

We're delighted to be included in the Power Pop and More compilation Power Popsicle Brain Freeze which is by the way Extremely Good... anyone that grumbles about 'the state of music today' should listen and it will not take long to realise the real grumble is with 'the state of the major labels today' and 'the media' which has no interest in 'interesting music' so simply ignores it, go on climb in and give it a listen
https://futuremanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/power-popsicle-brain-freeze

Little Miss Restless video

There's a live video from the Elizabeth Gaskell's House gig, eventually... there was a lot of work in making it watchable but all worth the effort.

It's all eyes on album release now and the artwork is almost finished for the inner and outer sleeves, the vinyl is at the pressing plant.
Its a huge project so there haven't been any post updates here for a couple of months,independence is great but there are times when it would be nice to have 60 hours a day to egt stuff done in. That isnt going to happen so it sometimes just take a while. The set list from the Luddstock gig was:
Girl On The Roof
Checkered Land
Brand New Cadillac
Karin B
Sit By The River
I Don't Want You Attentions
There's No One There
And a really nice little festival it was too, a great way to spend a July day and evening. We're back again next year.

live at the Klondyke

The Speed Of Sound played two sets at the Klondyke club last night, opening for the first half hour and closing the night with another hour (and a bit) including six songs we've never done live before. In between there were sets from Troy Fridge, Nina Gerstenberger and President Ray-Gun. Big thanks to the Klondyke and we'll be back.
soundcheck photos:

setlist 1 

Checkered Land
Maid Of The Grey
Keep It Quiet
Walk On By
Little Miss Restless
I Can't Say
Karin B
Always Seems To Fall
setlist 2
Overlooked
No Kicks
Only Everything
Girl On The Roof
The Last Time
I'm Real
Love
Nothing But A Heartache
Seen it All Before
Day In Day Out
Shut All The Clubs
Brand New Cadillac
The Moment Is Now
I Don't Want Your Attention
Sit By The River
There's No One There