The Leeds Gig Guide

Band Biography for wild palms:

Wild Palms are:

Darrell Hawkins (guitar)
Lou Hill (vocals & other stuff)
Gareth Jones (bass)
James Parish (drums)

from Southgate/Chatham, UK.

In existence little over a year, the London quartet's striking debut single 'Over Time', and a run of dates with Good Shoes at the end of last year served notice that Wild Palms are serious contenders with a brace of diverse influences that include - but not limited to - Can, Beefheart, Sonic Youth, TV on the Radio, Billy Childish and Liquid Liquid, Neu!, New Order & Talking Heads.

Says singer Lou Hill of the new partnership, "We just feel very happy with our situation and glad that we are signing with a label like One Little Indian whose stance on the music business seems to be completely in-line with our philosophy. The most attractive aspect of One Little Indian is that they allow us complete creative control, something that if we were not given I think it would be completely detrimental to us as people and as a band. One Little Indian were very enthusiastic from the very start and I hope we can repay that interest. We have the security of 3 albums and are being given the time and space to evolve and develop, which we are looking forward to eagerly. Here's to a very fruitful relationship."

The band have been in the studio with Gareth Jones (Grizzly Bear, Clinic, Interpol, Wire, Depeche Mode) working on fresh material for a album release at the end of this Year - expect to hear new single 'Deep Dive' in August. As one might expect from a bunch of forward thinkers like Wild Palms, things are moving on quickly. Speaking to NME at the start of this month, singer Hill signalled, "The stuff we are writing now is a complete departure from anything scratchy or angular - it's warm and it's expansive."

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