About The Zangwills
Bio:
After meeting at 6th form college in 2017, The Zangwills released their debut single, New Heights in December that year. They have released music steadily since, including 2 EP’s It’s Really Up to You and In Amongst the Glitter.
With a reputation for strong live performances and an army of followers who are prepared to travel in significant number to see them, they have played UK headline dates as far apart as Edinburgh and Portsmouth. Supports have included artists as diverse as Yungblud, The Charlatans and The Lottery Winners.
Shows frequently sell out in advance, including in the Northwest region, headlines at Manchester Club Academy and Academy 3, Telford’s Warehouse, Chester Live Rooms and nationally at The Grace (London), Sebright Arms (London), Sidney & Matilda (Sheffield) and Hyde Park Book Club (Leeds).
Festival appearances have included Dot 2 Dot, Focus Wales, Sound City and Rivfest where they were chosen to headline the Sunday, alongside The Lottery Winners on the Saturday night. They made a 60-minute, Saturday Mainstage appearance at Wychwood Festival in 2020 and became festival favourites, being invited back each year, leading to headlining the second stage in 2023.
The video for their song Judas on the Dancefloor was produced by actor and filmmaker Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) and BAFTA-Winning Director, Lowri Roberts. It went on to win the award for Best International Music Video at Focus Wales Film Festival 2022.
Several music journalists and photographers were asked to suggest whose fans they might appeal to. A consensus was reached that ‘early Arctic Monkeys’ would be a good fit. Luckily, the band do cite them amongst their influences, along with The Cure, Patti Smith, David Bowie, The Smiths and The Strokes, though the question can still create a lively debate. In an interesting connection, their single Walking on a Wire was produced by Gordon Raphael who produced The Strokes major works.
Adam Spence – Drums
Jake Vickers – Vocals, Guitar, Synth
Ed Dowling – Bass
Sam Davies – Guitar
Media Quotes
The Zangwills took the stage by storm’ Gigsandtours
‘These are dead, dead, DEAD good!’ BBC Introducing
‘You are immediately drawn in from the start of the set’ Northern Alive
‘Like nothing else out there, an immensely valuable quality when so many bands disappear into a slurry of sameness’ Getintothis
‘The Zangwills have smashed it’ Popped Music
‘A young band with a lot of talent’ The Pentatonic
‘Next up, the bloody wonderful @TheZangwillsUK’ Sound City
‘The Zangwills are showing all the early indications that bigger things await them’ Getintothis
‘Love their sound and the big, chiming guitars’ Mark Radcliffe, BBC
‘Everyone is laughing, singing, smiling, jumping, bouncing and moshing. Even at the very back it’s completely wild’ All Music Magazine
‘A refreshing set of indie tunes that stand out from the mundane jangles of landfill bollocks" Louder Than War
‘I’ve fallen head over heels in love with this band… I’m so happy to have discovered them’ Eclectic Music Lover (USA)
‘The UK does not stop producing bands that immediately make us fall in love’ Festnoise (Germany)
‘For originality, real musical craftsmanship, full on, no holds barred performance…look no further… This band truly are something else’ New Sound Generation
‘Elton John has built a reputation on this kind of track. Harry Styles landed a bloomin’ Mercury nomination for this kind of track. The Zangwills warrant similar attention’ Louder Than War (single review, Backpatters & Shooters)
‘Their live performance? Well that should be bottled; It’s the tincture of happiness, dissolve some Zangwills into your life for instant uplift. Thank you to Jake, Sam, Ed, Adam
and Jess for making lifelong gig memories tonight’ All Music Magazine (UK/Europe)
