Manchester based, North East natives Cutscene announce debut EP ‘A Piece Of Life’, set for release July 10th via , and shared a new single ‘Shrine (Give Me A Chance)’, out on June 3rd.

Newly signed to indie heavyweights Heist or Hit (Westside Cowboy, Her’s, ladylike), the band’s debut EP ditches the lumbering masculinity of post-punk alienation and courts the spectral stillness of a city under siege. In newest offering ‘Shrine (Give Me A Chance)’, their cracked, staccato rhythm guitar is plastered over by a topline that sounds like taking a bend at 60mph. It treats both love and homeland, Durham, as architectural traps, the song’s protagonist curdling into claustrophobia.

Marking the follow-up to EP lead single ‘Concrete Line’, with its brutalist guitars and angelic, emotive vocals of frontman Seb Mason, the rising quartet have made quite the early impression, with press plaudits arriving via NME, The Line Of Best Fit, Wonderland and Rough Trade to name a few, as well as nods of approval across the BBC 6 Music airwaves (Huw Stephens, Emily Pilbeam). With several tastemaker festival appearances lined up across the autumn following their EP’s arrival, Cutscene are primed and ready to take full advantage.

‘Shrine (Give Me A Chance)’ by Cutscene is out now via Heist or Hit on all streaming platforms.

Live Dates
13 JUN – Anarchy Brewery, Newcastle (UK)
26 SEP – Gathering Sounds, Stockton (UK)
7 OCT – Beyond The Music, Manchester (UK)
16 OCT – Finsbury Club Room, London (UK)
31 OCT – Breakthrough Fest, Futureyard, Birkenhead (UK)
5 NOV – Cultplex, Manchester (UK)

Tracklist
01 – Concrete Line
02 – Shrine (Give Me A Chance)
03 – Steep Mornings
04 – Imperium
05 – A Piece Of Life

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