The new release arrives following the, critically acclaimed, London-based duo performed at the Eurosonic Festival, in Holland, on Friday the 18th of January 2019. After the release and sudden success of their kitchen recorded and self-produced EP ‘Made In Streatham’ last year, the duo have expanded their sound and song-writing into deeper and darker places with the release of ‘Sickness’, alongside producer Michael Rendall – who has previously worked with Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Echo & The Bunnymen.

Speaking about the single, Ferris & Sylvester said: “Sickness was one of the first songs we wrote together. It came quickly and felt powerful almost instantly. It’s about human relationships – the power and the frustration – and the desire to throw it all away.

“We recorded the track on our last day in the studio with Michael and continued into the early hours; it felt important to keep it raw and let the song speak for itself. Everything you hear was tracked live and a lot of it was recorded in one take, the guitar solo and vocals for instance. It’s our proudest piece of work to date.”

‘Sickness’ follows the release of the duo’s last single ‘Burning River’, which was also recorded with Michael Rendall and clocked up well over half a million plays in its first two months on Spotify. The songs were written during the pair’s writing trips to Iceland and find the duo at their most raw and powerful to-date.

Ferris & Sylvester have received strong support from BBC Music throughout last year, with radio plays coming from 6Music and Radio 2, while they also performed a number of shows in association with BBC Introducing who have now named the band in their ‘Best Of’ lists for both 2017 & 2018.

The BBC Introducing support continues for Ferris & Sylvester in 2019, with the duo set to perform a live session at Maida Vale, which will be aired on Cerys Matthews’ Radio 2 Blues Show, on the 28th of January 2019 Jan. They will be playing their first ever US shows this year and will be joining Huw Stephen’s and Steve Lamacq, in Texas, to perform their debut on the BBC Music Showcase, at SXSW, on March 15th. During this time, the duo will also be tying a wider US tour around this date.

They’ve had amazing support from the likes of Rolling Stone Magazine, MOJO, The Guardian, The Independent, The Sun, BBC 6Music, Radio 2 and BBC Introducing support. They clock up millions of plays on Spotify and have topped the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart.

Ferris & Sylvester will be embarking on their first-ever headline tour across the UK and Ireland next month. The duo have already sold out their largest headline show, of their career so far, in London, where they will play The Lexington, on the 11th of February 2019. They’ve also sold out a number of regional dates on their nine-date run. Tickets can be purchased here.

FERRIS & SYLVESTER UK & Ireland HEADLINE TOUR DATES:

04/02/2019 – Oporto – Leeds
05/02 – Poetry Club – Glasgow
06/02 – Eagle Inn – Manchester
07/02 – Cuban Embassy – Birmingham
09/02 – Cavern – Exeter
11/02 – The Lexington – London
13/02 – The Joiners – Southampton
14/02 – Sound House – Dublin

The band will be hitting the road in Leeds, on the 4th of February 2019, and will bring their nine-date headline tour to an end in Dublin, on the 14th of February 2019. Tickets can be purchased here.

Speaking about their forthcoming tour, Ferris & Sylvester said: “It feels so surreal to be announcing our first headline tour of the UK & Ireland. We’ve done over a hundred shows this year across the UK and Europe, shared the stage with our heroes and met so many brilliant people. And now we get to do our own tour! We cannot wait for the new year, we have so much we want to share with you.”

Ferris & Sylvester have been carving a name for themselves on the UK’s live scene and have played to audiences of thousands, this year, with major shows alongside the likes of George Ezra, Jade Bird, Eric Clapton, Robert Plant and many more.

The duo have also played a number of high profile festivals this summer including BST Hyde Park, the main stage at Wilderness Festival and a sold-out show at Reeperbahn Festival, among many others. Ferris & Sylvester have now been announced for their first festival of 2019 and will play at Eurosonic in January.

Preceding the announcement of the London-based singer/song-writers first ever headline tour, the duo recently released their latest single ‘Burning River’. This represents their first new music since their well received ‘Made in Streatham EP‘, which was released earlier this year.

This is the first taste of the duo’s exciting new project, which is inspired by their recent writing trips to Iceland.  ‘Burning River’ pulls together Icelandic chants, captivating percussion, blues guitars and the pair’s unmistakable harmonies.

“For us, this is our most exciting and personal release to date. ‘Burning River’ is our ode to Iceland. We’d only known each other for a few months, and it was there that we decided to really concentrate on making music together. We drove around the whole island, camping wherever we landed. We’ve been back every summer since and it has become a very powerful, creative place for us. With the help of the incredible producer and friend, Michael Rendall, we feel this song shows our growing journey as songwriters and is a taste of things to come,” says Ferris & Sylvester.

The track has amassed more than 300,000 streams on Spotify and its release has led them to receive continued support from the likes of BBC Introducing, The Independent, The Guardian and many more.
FERRIS & SYLVESTER UK & Ireland HEADLINE TOUR DATES:

04/02/2019 – Oporto – Leeds
05/02 – Poetry Club – Glasgow
06/02 – Eagle Inn – Manchester
07/02 – Cuban Embassy – Birmingham
09/02 – Cavern – Exeter
11/02 – The Lexington – London
12/02 – The Prince Albert – Brighton
13/02 – The Joiners – Southampton
14/02 – Sound House – Dublin