Fossil Collective: British Music Abroad
For:
SXSW 2013
Event date:
12 - 17 March 2013
Event venue:
various, Austin, Texas, USA
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The first thing you realise when listening to Fossil Collective is that this is a band that do things differently. Beautiful melodic music, with rich glorious harmonies and meticulous attention to detail, it is as much an aural statement as it is a pleasure to listen to. Layer upon layer of harmony mixed with delicate uplifting sounds may well remind you of other artists, be it Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel or Midlake but this music is no mere imitation.
On 11th June 2012 Fossil Collectives Debut EP ‘Let It Go’ was released. Lead track was ‘Single of the Week’ on iTunes USA, opening the doors to a lot of new fans. It received plays and support from Mark Riley, Radcliffe and Maconie, Chris Hawkins and Steve Lamacq at 6 Music. It also won the 6 music rebel playlist. Radio 2 support came from Bob Harris, Mark Radcliffe and an extremely supportive Dermot O’Leary who invited them in for a chat and to perform on his Saturday Radio2 show. ‘Let it Go’ also made the XFM playlist, the Q playlist & the NME ‘A’ list.
The future is shaping up nicely for Fossil Collective. After a winter spent locked away recording their debut album, the band will come out of hibernation in March 2013 with their first gig across the pond, playing the 35 Denton Festival in Texas, The Savannah Stopover and SXSW.
SXSW is a great opportunity for the band to showcase their music at an international level as well as develop further existing relationships in the music industry as well as forge new ones, both in the US and beyond.