EPK - Call
Release date - 11 December 2020
Call is a song about missing somebody and realising how much better off you are in their company. The lyrics tell of late-night thoughts portraying almost a jealousy for the previous version of oneself who had not yet experienced these gloomy emotions.
Written way back in 2019, the band take another dive into the use of synthesisers and the layering of multiple instruments to create textures. The song was played live for the first time at their sold-out Manchester Academy gig in February 2020. Armed with the knowledge of how well received it had been, there was a plan to record it soon afterwards however, in the end, it was July before studios reopened after lockdown.
Following on from the band’s single Could I, released on 23 October which longed for the physical connection of seeing someone, ongoing Covid restrictions mean that this time around, a phone call will have to suffice and the longing switches to this revised ambition. Just hearing the missed one’s voice is better than nothing to help get through the night. Guest backing vocals by Jess Lees reflect the softer second voice the caller seeks.
Available for pre-save from 28 November 2020 https://ffm.to/k4qdmyr.opr
Release date - 11 December 2020
Produced & Engineered by Mark Winterburn
(5 Seconds of Summer, The Script, Plan B, James Arthur, Don Broco)
Mastered by Ben Booker, BB Audio
(Bob Dylan, Elton John, PJ Harvey, Scissor Sisters, 5 Seconds of Summer)
Backing Vocals: Jess Lees
Short Bio
Jake Vickers, Ed Dowling and Sam Davies met at sixth form college in Northwich, Cheshire and The Zangwills line-up was completed by drummer Adam Spence from Chester in May 2017. They released their debut single New Heights in December 2017 and have released music steadily since including 2 EP’s It’s Really Up to You and In Amongst the Glitter. Each of them bring very different influences to the band and this, along with Jake’s unique voice, is reflected in their distinctive sound which is instantly recognisable. Tricky to pin down for comparison, the band cite Arctic Monkeys, The Cure & The Strokes among their influences.
The Zangwills are:
Jake Vickers - Vocals, Guitar & Keyboards
Sam Davies - Guitar
Adam Spence - Drums
Ed Dowling - Bass
Live
The four-piece have gained a reputation for their strong live sets. Their last two Manchester dates were completely sold-out, Deaf Institute (Sept 2019) and Academy 3 (Feb 2020). They have played national headline dates as far apart as Edinburgh and Portsmouth and their supports have included artists as diverse as Yungblud for SJM and The Charlatans at their North by Northwich takeover. Festival appearances have included Dot 2 Dot, Focus Wales, Sound City and a Saturday, mainstage appearance at Wychwood Festival 2019.
Press & Media Quotes
‘The Zangwills took the stage by storm’ - Gigsandtours
‘These are dead, dead, DEAD good! Keep an eye/ear out @Huw Stephens’ - Adam Walton, BBC Introducing
‘You are immediately drawn in from the start of the set’ - Northern Alive
‘The Horrors of Sobriety can reasonably be described as a true banger’ - Halfway 2 Nowhere
'Like nothing else out there, an immensely valuable quality when so many bands disappear into a slurry of sameness’ – Getintothis
‘A band that are breaking boundaries and setting the bar so high with everything they do, it seems, everything they touch just turns to gold!’ - New Sound Generation
‘A young band with a lot of talent’ – The Pentatonic
‘The Zangwills have smashed it’ - Popped Music
‘Next up, the bloody wonderful @thezangwillsuk’ – Sound City
Love the sound and the big, chiming guitars’ – Mark Radcliffe, BBC
Recent Reviews of Could I (released October 2020)
‘An anthem dedicated to a longing for human connection “Could I” is the latest single by indie rock band The Zangwills and perhaps the most relatable single of the year thus far.’ - Second Society Report
‘Their latest single ‘Could I’ is a work of art.’ - God Bless the Bands
‘Despite the long shadow of the Arctic Monkeys, the UK does not stop producing bands that immediately make us fall in love, for example, The Zangwills.’- Festnoise (Germany)
‘One thing you can rely on the north of England for is producing brilliant new Indie bands’- GigRadar
‘Fans worldwide will have carved out national treasure status for this band. They really rock’ - Grimes Magazine (USA)
'It’s not a song that you can just sit around and listen to, you need to get on your feet and imagine you’re at one of the band's gigs…..a track, listeners will love instantly and will have stuck in their head for the rest of the day.' - That Blogger Music
‘If you listen to it loud enough, it can feel like a hug,” he said. “If you smash it on some speakers and put them on your chest, it might just feel like human contact.’
- Guardian Series
Contact: Jackie Lees jelmusic@outlook.com
Call Lyrics
Time goes slow when you have to go, I don't like to think too much
Time goes slow when you have to go, I don't like to think at all
And maybe it's the way you look, or maybe it's the way we shook
Or maybe I’m bored I dunno but I wanna see ya
Just want to hear your voice before I go to sleep
Wanna feel like I'm lying in your company
I'll call you later if it's alright, will you still be up around midnight?
I can’t hack it when we don’t speak
Minutes turn into hours and every hour’s a week
I'll call you later if it’s alright, will you still be up around midnight?
Time goes slow when you have to go, I don't like to think too much
Time goes slow when you have to go, I don't like to think at all
And maybe it's the way you look, or maybe it's the way we shook
Or maybe I’m bored I dunno but I wanna see ya
Just want to hear your voice before I go to sleep
Wanna feel like I'm lying in your company
I'll call you later if it's alright, will you still be up around midnight?
I can’t hack it when we don’t speak
Minutes turn into hours and every hour’s a week
I'll call you later if it’s alright, will you still be up around midnight?
Just want to hear your voice before I go to sleep
Wanna feel like I'm lying in your company
I'll call you later if it's alright, will you still be up around midnight?
Just want to hear your voice before I go to sleep
Wanna feel like I'm lying in your company
I'll call you later if it's alright, will you still be up around midnight?
I can’t hack it when we don’t speak
Minutes turn into hours and every hour’s a week
I’ll call you later if it’s alright, will you still be up?
And maybe it's the way you look or maybe it's the way we shook
Or maybe I’m bored I dunno but I want to see ya
Just want to hear your voice before I go to sleep
Wanna feel like I'm lying in your company
I'll call you later if it's alright, will you still be up around midnight?
I can’t hack it when we don’t speak
Minutes turn into hours and every hour’s a week
I’ll call you later if it’s alright, will you still be up around midnight?
Photo Credit: Trust A Fox Photography
Photo Credit: Trust A Fox Photography