mxdwn.co.uk » concrete over water https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Sat, 02 May 2026 19:40:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Jockstrap Tease Imminent London Show https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/jockstrap-tease-imminent-london-show/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/jockstrap-tease-imminent-london-show/#comments Tue, 03 May 2022 17:15:58 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=55416 After the release of their last few singles – ‘Concrete Over Water’ and ‘50/50’ – the Jockstrap have chosen to set out on 2 (?) UK tours this year. The band are currently floating around the festival circuit with a handful of standalone shows thrown into the mix. The surprising thing… no London date until October. When this was first announced I was little surprised, but in the end accepted that it may actually be quite in character to avoid the capital during a UK tour. But alas, I was wrong. The band have however continued their confusing philosophy by only announcing the show 2 days in advance. And when I say they announced it… that’s all they’ve done. The show is in London, this Thursday (May 5th). More details TBA soon apparently.

Ever since their joining back in 2019, Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye – otherwise known as one of the most underrated and creative bands of the post-brexit-new-wave era Jockstrap – have continually pushed the boundaries of what it means to be in a band in today’s day and age. The amalgamation of Ellery’s classical training in vocals and violin, and Skye’s immensely idiosyncratic production style has allowed for some unique, and quite challenging electro-pop out today. While the 2-piece setup is nothing new, until now it seemed impossible to be in one without seeming like you’re just copying The White Stripes and just doing it worse (I’m looking at you Royal Blood). But Skye’s production and performance style almost seems more reminiscent of a band like The xx, that lends itself perfectly to the incredibly technical and clearly well-rehearsed style of Ellery. You can hear the musicianship particularly well in their most recent single. See the video for ‘Concrete Over Water’ below.

Tickets to the tour have already gone on sale, but there may be available tickets here. As for the London show though, watch this space and we’ll see. In keeping with their theme, the band also stated in a press release that a full-length LP may be due sooner rather than later. But obviously, nothing has been confirmed as of yet.

The tour really ensures that Ellery is going to have a busy year, Black Country, New Road have also set themselves up for a massive EU/UK tour, the group’s first since the departure of lead vocalist Isaac Woods back in February. Set to begin in May, they had this to say, “We’re looking forward to sharing what we’ve been working on with you. The six of us will be performing a set of brand new music. We will not be performing any music from ‘For the first time’ or ‘Ants From Up There’.”

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/jockstrap-tease-imminent-london-show/feed/ 0 Jockstrap Release “Concrete Over Water” Ahead Of UK Tour Announcement https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/jockstrap-release-concrete-over-water-ahead-of-uk-tour-announcement/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/jockstrap-release-concrete-over-water-ahead-of-uk-tour-announcement/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:32:32 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=54821 Few have had  an impact on the post-Brexit new wave (if that’s what you want to call it) in the same way that Georgia Ellery and Taylor Skye have. As well as Ellery’s involvement in Black Country, New Road (arguably the best UK band making music today, for those who are unaware) her influence spreads even further through her partnership with Skye, in Jockstrap. Taking the existential crisis that is the UK today to a new place that seems to be a coherent amalgamation of baroque-pop and some 90’s IDM really scratches a very particular itch that basically no one else can. After the immediate cult success of their first EP, Love Is The Key To The City, and a solid list of recent singles, the pair have finally given us another taste with “Concrete Over Water”, a very on brand sonic ramble that takes you absolutely nowhere you thought you wanted, but still very much lands. You can watch the directed by the band alongside Eddie Whelan, below.

Alongside the single announcement, which also comes with rumblings of an upcoming Jockstrap debut LP according to a press release, the band have also laid out plans to embark on an extensive UK tour. Beginning at Edinburgh’s Mash House this September, the tour will see the band take on 10 dates spread over the UK, before concluding at Cardiff’s Clwb Ifor Bach in October. Fan Pre-sale begins tomorrow (Wednesday April 13th) at 10am, with general sale then going ahead  the following morning (Thursday April 14th) again at 10am. You can find full ticket information here.


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The tour really ensures that Ellery is going to have a busy year, Black Country, New Road have also set themselves up for a massive EU/UK tour, the group’s first since the departure of lead vocalist Isaac Woods back in February. Set to begin in May, they had this to say, “We’re looking forward to sharing what we’ve been working on with you.
The six of us will be performing a set of brand new music. We will not be performing any music from ‘For the first time’ or ‘Ants From Up There’.” Considering the standard of music that the group have already put out, the next month could be a long wait for fans that just want to know how exactly things are going to work now, watch this space.

Jockstrap’s UK tour:

29/9/22 – Mash House – Edinburgh
30/9 – Stereo – Glasgow
1/10 – White Hotel – Manchester
3/10 – Belgrave Music Hall – Leeds
4/10 – Hare & Hounds – Birmingham
5/10 – The Fleece – Bristol
7/10 – Norwich Arts Centre – Norwich
8/10 – Patterns – Brighton
10/10 – Village Underground – London
11/10 – Clwb Ifor Bach – Cardiff

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