Young Kato Post 'Something Real' Video

Following their appearance on Made In Chelsea a couple of weeks back (which included a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo by Talons violin player Sam Little), Young Kato have posted the video for their new single 'Something Real'. The single will be out in June via BMG, and the band will play a massive UK tour in support of it.

Check out the video below, and view tour dates, ticket links and pre-order info on their FB page. The band play The 2 Pigs in Cheltenham for us on 15th June.

Saint Raymond In 'Not-Covering-Crowded-House-Yet-Still-A-Good-Song' Confusion

Saint Raymond (or 'Callum' to his Mum and Dad) is someone we featured a couple of weeks back in our three-way HANDMEDOWN with Kimberly Anne and Ruen Brothers. Anyway, he's a good sort, and last night he released the video for 'Fall At Your Feet'. Not be to be confused with the song of the same name by Antipodean songsmiths Crowded House.

The track is the first to be lifted from his debut EP 'Escapade', which is being released by management stable buddy Gabrielle Aplin on her Never Fade label, and with a video directed by our pal Joshua Sanger (who has directed a lot of Gabrielle's videos, so they're very much keeping it in the family).

Pre-order that bad boy here.

Go and like Saint Raymond on FB here.

HANDMEDOWN: Club Kuru

So this is rather unexpected, and rather good too.

Club Kuru is the bedroom / side project from one member of london punk band Doctrines, who release their debut album with our friends over at Alcopop! next month.

This is not punk, not by a long shot. You could draw comparisons to James Blake, and perhaps a more euphoric yet understated version of Hurts on the second track.

We'll just give you 'Loot' to start with though. Delve deeper if you wish. No news on a live show or anything yet. Check them out on FB here.

SportBeat Festival Line-Up Announced

SportBeat is a new festival we've been involved with programming this year. The event will take place over the weekend of 6th/7th July at Plock Court in Gloucester and is an interesting spin on the festival concept with live music being accompanied by a load of sports including rugby 7's, hockey, volleyball and more.

Heading up the bill are The Enemy and The Feeling, and they'll be joined by Bo Bruce, The Lightning Seeds, Mark Morriss of The Bluetones, and a ton of emerging bands like The Vamps, Young Kato, Blonde Louis, Coffee and Cakes For Funerals etc.

For ticket details and the full lineup, head to the festival site here.

NEW SHOW: YOUNG KATO

So we need to apologise again for being so slack with posts. Festival business has been nuts over the last week, so as a result, the blog has had to take a back seat. Rest assured, the end is in sight, so we should be back on track next week.

In the meantime, we're delighted to put our first independent show for a couple of years on sale. It's our good pals Young Kato. They'll be playing a hometown show in Cheltenham to round off their UK tour in June.

To summarise, Saturday 15th June, at The 2 Pigs. It's 14+, Tickets are £6 and can be bought from here.