{"id":24602,"date":"2024-07-23T17:58:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T17:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=24602"},"modified":"2024-07-23T17:58:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T17:58:09","slug":"the-march-violets-crocodile-promises-new-album-by-uk-post-punk-goth-legends-out-today-on-metropolis-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2024\/07\/23\/the-march-violets-crocodile-promises-new-album-by-uk-post-punk-goth-legends-out-today-on-metropolis-records\/","title":{"rendered":"THE MARCH VIOLETS : &#8216;Crocodile Promises&#8217; &#8211; new album by UK post-punk\/goth legends out today on Metropolis Records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">new album<br>out 19.07.24<br>(Metropolis Records)<br><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fingrv.es%2Fcrocodile-promises-ee2-k&amp;i=1&amp;d=DdvP4TAnQQCypaDWQJXK_g&amp;e=byfantis%40yahoo.com&amp;a=pFiEzbxFRkm-iCWfqiiemg&amp;s=1ajnAWLEFDU\">stream<\/a>&nbsp; | &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmarchvioletsband.bandcamp.com%2Falbum%2Fcrocodile-promises&amp;i=2&amp;d=DdvP4TAnQQCypaDWQJXK_g&amp;e=byfantis%40yahoo.com&amp;a=pFiEzbxFRkm-iCWfqiiemg&amp;s=RrX58P4yB5M\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cImmediately accessible and enticing, displaying a band at the very top of their game 9\/10\u201d<\/em><\/strong><br>VIVE LE ROCK<br><strong><em>\u201cThey have gleefully surfed the waves of time. Invigorating.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><br>CLASSIC ROCK<br><strong><em>\u201cShows they\u2019ve lost none of their spark\u2026.will go a long way to reaffirming their place in rock history\u201d<\/em><\/strong><br>BLITZED<br><strong><em>\u201cReborn and revamped for the modern age, plus they still write great songs\u201d<\/em><\/strong><br>LOUDER THAN WAR<br><strong><em>\u201cSounding warm and luxurious, this is an album of dark delights\u201d<\/em><\/strong><br>THE MIDLANDS ROCKS<br><strong><em>\u201cIt\u2019s incredible that a band at this stage in their career could drop a definitive album, but that\u2019s exactly what they have done\u201d<\/em><\/strong><br>AURAL AGGRAVATION<br><br>includes the single<br><em>HAMMER THE LAST NAIL<br><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fingrv.es%2Fhammer-the-last-nail-883-f&amp;i=3&amp;d=DdvP4TAnQQCypaDWQJXK_g&amp;e=byfantis%40yahoo.com&amp;a=pFiEzbxFRkm-iCWfqiiemg&amp;s=9bvW3ggDEMM\">stream<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;| &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Di2SOt9TyAtM&amp;i=4&amp;d=DdvP4TAnQQCypaDWQJXK_g&amp;e=byfantis%40yahoo.com&amp;a=pFiEzbxFRkm-iCWfqiiemg&amp;s=2qDMMgN5FMU\">video<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The March Violets- Hammer the Last Nail\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i2SOt9TyAtM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">on tour now in the UK<br>19.07.24 &nbsp;<strong>LEEDS<\/strong>&nbsp;Brudenell Social Club&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bandsintown.com%2Fe%2F1032048502%3Faffil_code%3Djs_www.marchvioletsband.com%26app_id%3Djs_www.marchvioletsband.com%26came_from%3D700%26utm_campaign%3Dmore_info_tktpp%26utm_medium%3Dweb%26utm_source%3Dwidget&amp;i=6&amp;d=DdvP4TAnQQCypaDWQJXK_g&amp;e=byfantis%40yahoo.com&amp;a=pFiEzbxFRkm-iCWfqiiemg&amp;s=u2v-SlIkrQw\">tickets<\/a><br>20.07.24 &nbsp;<strong>LONDON<\/strong>&nbsp;Garage&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bandsintown.com%2Fe%2F1031945478%3Faffil_code%3Djs_www.marchvioletsband.com%26app_id%3Djs_www.marchvioletsband.com%26came_from%3D700%26utm_campaign%3Dmore_info_tktpp%26utm_medium%3Dweb%26utm_source%3Dwidget&amp;i=7&amp;d=DdvP4TAnQQCypaDWQJXK_g&amp;e=byfantis%40yahoo.com&amp;a=pFiEzbxFRkm-iCWfqiiemg&amp;s=mrH0KGi1H0Y\">tickets<\/a><br>24.07.24 &nbsp;<strong>READING<\/strong>&nbsp;Facebar&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.uk%2Fevent%2Fthe-march-violets-the-facebar-tickets%2F13554294%3FREFERRAL_ID%3Dtmfeed%26irgwc%3D1%26utm_source%3D219208-Bandsintown%26utm_medium%3Daffiliate%26utm_campaign%3D219208%26clickId%3DVSkyhqW4mxyPUeXwKw0B10CaUkHSz-wxGQ461g0&amp;i=8&amp;d=DdvP4TAnQQCypaDWQJXK_g&amp;e=byfantis%40yahoo.com&amp;a=pFiEzbxFRkm-iCWfqiiemg&amp;s=NG6XD39phQ0\">tickets<\/a><br>26.07.24 &nbsp;<strong>BRISTOL<\/strong>&nbsp;Thekla&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bandsintown.com%2Fe%2F1032048756%3Faffil_code%3Djs_www.marchvioletsband.com%26app_id%3Djs_www.marchvioletsband.com%26came_from%3D700%26utm_campaign%3Dmore_info_tktpp%26utm_medium%3Dweb%26utm_source%3Dwidget&amp;i=9&amp;d=DdvP4TAnQQCypaDWQJXK_g&amp;e=byfantis%40yahoo.com&amp;a=pFiEzbxFRkm-iCWfqiiemg&amp;s=W4jZlve9SNA\">tickets<\/a><br>27.07.24&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>NOTTINGHAM<\/strong>&nbsp;Rescue Rooms&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bandsintown.com%2Fe%2F1032048512%3Faffil_code%3Djs_www.marchvioletsband.com%26app_id%3Djs_www.marchvioletsband.com%26came_from%3D700%26utm_campaign%3Dmore_info_tktpp%26utm_medium%3Dweb%26utm_source%3Dwidget&amp;i=10&amp;d=DdvP4TAnQQCypaDWQJXK_g&amp;e=byfantis%40yahoo.com&amp;a=pFiEzbxFRkm-iCWfqiiemg&amp;s=XuR4oSab_3w\">tickets<\/a><br>02.08.24 &nbsp;<strong>BLACKPOOL<\/strong>&nbsp;Rebellion Festival&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Frebellion.keekmerch.com%2Fe-ticket%2F180-rebellion-festival-2024-friday-ticket.html&amp;i=11&amp;d=DdvP4TAnQQCypaDWQJXK_g&amp;e=byfantis%40yahoo.com&amp;a=pFiEzbxFRkm-iCWfqiiemg&amp;s=Gix66vj8sq8\">tickets<\/a><br>03.08.24 &nbsp;<strong>GLASGOW<\/strong>&nbsp;Classic Grand&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketweb.uk%2Fevent%2Fthe-march-violets-the-classic-grand-tickets%2F13554304%3FREFERRAL_ID%3Dtmfeed%26irgwc%3D1%26utm_source%3D219208-Bandsintown%26utm_medium%3Daffiliate%26utm_campaign%3D219208%26clickId%3DVSkyhqW4mxyPUeXwKw0B10CaUkHSz-S1GQ461g0&amp;i=12&amp;d=DdvP4TAnQQCypaDWQJXK_g&amp;e=byfantis%40yahoo.com&amp;a=pFiEzbxFRkm-iCWfqiiemg&amp;s=kn_oIgdtMQ4\">tickets<\/a><br><br>First generation post-punk\/goth legends&nbsp;<strong>The March Violets<\/strong>&nbsp;have released a brand new studio album entitled \u2018Crocodile Promises\u2019 today and also begin a UK tour this evening with a show in Leeds, where they first formed in 1981.<br><br>Contact Gary Levermore at Red Sand PR for media guest list places at all shows except Blackpool.<br><br><strong>Original Post Punk drum machine band from Leeds.<br><\/strong><strong>Started at the beginning, imploded, reborn for the 21st Century.<br><\/strong><strong>Play Loud, Play Purple.<br><\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Once Upon A Time In Leeds, 1981. The March Violets strummed their first riff and scrawled their first set list. An impressive post-punk legacy ensued, including BBC sessions for John Peel and other DJs, along with huge indie chart success in the mid-\u201980s with singles such as \u2018Crow Baby\u2019, \u2018Snake Dance\u2019, \u2018Walk Into The Sun\u2019 and \u2018Deep\u2019. The band were subsequently snapped up by London Records for the 1987 release of \u2019Turn To The Sky\u2019 &#8211; which featured in the John Hughes movie Some Kind of Wonderful &#8211; before splitting up later that same year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They eventually reunited in 2010 around a nucleus that included founder members Rosie Garland (vocals) and Tom Ashton (guitar), releasing albums in 2013 and 2015 and promoting them with European and US tours.<br><br>A double album collection of the BBC sessions entitled \u2018Big Soul Kiss\u2019 was made available by Jungle Records for the 2021 edition of Record Store Day, with the same label issuing the singles compilation \u2018Play Loud Play Purple\u2019 and five-CD box set \u2018The Palace Of Infinite Darkness\u2019 shortly after. These coincided with a well received European tour that included headlining sets at Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) in Germany and Tomorrow\u2019s Ghosts Festival (Whitby Goth Weekend) in the UK.<br><br>Mat Thorpe (bass, vocals) joined band founders Rosie Garland (vocals) and Tom Ashton (guitar) as a permanent member of the group in early 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE MARCH VIOLETS<br><\/strong>Rosie Garland &#8211; vocals<br>Tom Ashton &#8211; guitar<br>Mat Thorpe &#8211; bass, vocals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marchvioletsband.com&amp;i=13&amp;d=DdvP4TAnQQCypaDWQJXK_g&amp;e=byfantis%40yahoo.com&amp;a=pFiEzbxFRkm-iCWfqiiemg&amp;s=fSn6UmHWsrE\">Official Site<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;| &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmarchvioletsband&amp;i=14&amp;d=DdvP4TAnQQCypaDWQJXK_g&amp;e=byfantis%40yahoo.com&amp;a=pFiEzbxFRkm-iCWfqiiemg&amp;s=l66kCAWnGww\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;| &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fmarchvioletsband%2F&amp;i=15&amp;d=DdvP4TAnQQCypaDWQJXK_g&amp;e=byfantis%40yahoo.com&amp;a=pFiEzbxFRkm-iCWfqiiemg&amp;s=ukF4hc49bDQ\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>new albumout 19.07.24(Metropolis Records) stream&nbsp; | &nbsp;Bandcamp \u201cImmediately accessible and enticing, displaying a band at&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2],"tags":[284,455,3919],"class_list":["post-24602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-news","category-news","tag-goth","tag-post-punk","tag-the-march-violets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24602"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24603,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24602\/revisions\/24603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}