After the cult success of their previous EP ‘Your Medal’s In The Post’, Getdown Services have wasted no time in riding the wave and announcing a batch of new releases in the form a six track record, ‘Primordial Slot Machine’.

‘PRIMORDIAL SLOT MACHINE’ FULL TRACKLIST:

1. PROVIDE ME YOUR NAME
2. CHRYSALIS
3. JAMES BAY’S HAT
4. EAT QUICHE, SLEEP, REPEAT
5. GOD BLESS
6. DRIFTING AWAY

The first single off the EP came in the form of ‘Eat Quiche, Sleep, Repeat’, a mellow number, but still tinged with that funky playfulness that has quickly become a motif that appears throughout the band’s brief discography, and ‘Chrysalis’ also carries the same infectious energy along with it.

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In other news, Getdown Services have just finished a run of festivals this week including: Wide Awake, Bearded Theory and Live At Leeds, alongside performances their Spring 2025 UK tour. The band have also announced a huge tour across the UK, Europe and the US later in the year, as well as slots at End Of The Road, Victorious and Glastonbury Festival this summer. 2025 looks to be a very busy year for the Minehead natives… Getdown Services have been lucky enough to play shows all over the world already, and, speaking on podcast ‘101 Part Time Jobs’, they attribute that to having a small crew, which makes the logistics of travelling around the world a lot more cost-effective. On the podcast, Ben and Josh also reminisced over times they spent working together in an ice cream parlour, a touching sentiment ahead of the band’s upcoming world tour.  

 

 

 

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The EP is to be released on the 6th of June on indie label, Breakfast Records. A double vinyl pressing, paired with ‘Your Medal’s In The Post’, is also available for pre-order now.

In this project we see Gallagher going back to his past. He touches base with the life he had, back in the day when he was broke, a daydreamer and wondering what life could be like. It is a way of going back to the beginning for him. The songs that have been already released from the album are “Pretty Boy”, “Easy Now”, “Dead To The World” and, now, we are presented with “Council Skies”. Which is believed to be the last release before the final drop.

We can confirm it is an album close to his heart and has transmitted a different level to his sound. The rockstar himself admits that “Dead To The World” is the best song he has ever written.

Throughout the album expect to hear the likes of collaborators such as Paul “Strangeboy” Lacey, who’ve worked together for a long time running during their musical careers. The Smith’s co-songwriter, Johnny Marr, makes an appearance in three tracks including the already released “Pretty Boy”.  And last but not least ,The Cure frontman Robert Smith has also input towards remixes on a couple of the songs as well as live recordings.

Noel Gallagher explains “It’s going back to the beginning. Daydreaming, looking up at the sky and wondering about what life could be … that’s as true to me now as it was in the early ‘90s. When I was growing up in poverty and unemployment, music took me out of that” on the making of Council Skies.

The name claimed itself when he was sat at his coffee table and saw a book by Pete McKee titled that same way; Council Skies. He rather liked the ring of it and thought it fit only too well into the significance of his album. It is said that the musician got in contact with McKee to request permission for using the same title on his release. A success, clearly.

The album release will be followed up by an arena UK tour. Starting on the 21st of July in Buckinghamshire he will make his way around the country until finishing in Liverpool on the 21st December.

Tickets are available here.

UK Tour dates:

21/07/23 – Pennfest – Buckinghamshire
23/07 – Wollaton Park – Nottingham
28/07 – Crystal Palace Bowl – London
30/07 – Brighton Beach – Brighton
05/08 – Audley End – Essex
19/08 – Caldicot Castle – Monmouthshire
20/08 – Hardwick Festival – Sedgefield
24/08 – Vivary Park – Taunton
26/08 – Wythenshawe Park – Manchester
27/08 – Royal Hospital – Dublin
30/08 – Bonus Arena – Hull
01/09 – Don Valley Bowl – Sheffield
14/12 – OVO Arena Wembley – London
15/12 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham
17/12 – International Arena – Cardiff
18/12 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
20/12 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
21/12 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool