Plested started including the track in his set lists during his most recent tour runs, including supporting Nina Nesbitt in the States, which culminated in a sold-out headline performance at The Lexington in London.
BBC Radio 6 DJ Stuart Maconie comes to The Epstein Theatre on Saturday 18 May with Jarrow: Road to the Deep South.
Based in Los Angeles, the quintet progressed their blissful sound over the course of three full-length albums, Gorilla Manor [2009], Hummingbird [2013], and Sunlit Youth [2016].
“Her pure voice and witty words soar above it all with an underlying message of hopefulness that we could all do with now” – Sunday Times
‘Today’s stand up comedy fan kids are lucky to have her. She makes the world a less scary place’ – Evening Standard
‘If you can measure the success of a children’s show by its ability to light up the faces of rain-drenched toddlers, this show has no room for improvement’ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
Charlie has received rave reviews for his shows, particularly at the prestigious Liverpool Summer Pops festival where the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra accompanied him and his band before a sell-out crowd of over 4,000, also his headline slot at Birmingham’s sold-out charity night at the Symphony Hall.
He’s an effortless songwriter with a keen ear for melody, a knack for distilling complicated ideas into tight, precise lyrical spaces, and a relentless perfectionist who prizes technical excellence as a producer and mixer.
“My readers and listeners are really nice people, nerdy, neurotic people just like me so I think that is what I’m looking forward to the most when I come back to the UK.”
Kelsey Lu’s highly anticipated debut album, Blood, is out on Columbia Records