Admiral Fallow

Indie folk rockers Admiral Fallow will join their fellow Scottsmen Frightened Rabbit for five dates in Australia, starting April 30th at The Hi-Fi Sydney.   The band will perform songs from their latest critically-acclaimed album Tree Bursts In Snow, as well as songs from their debut album Boots Met My Face.  Check out the band's Facebook page for more information and tickets. 

Admiral Fallow supportin Fightened Rabbit:
Tues, Apr 30    Sydney, Australia @ The Hi-Fi Sydney
Thur, May 2     Brisbane, Australia @ The Zoo
Tues, May 7     Melbourne, Australia @ Corner Hotel
Wed, May 8      Melbourne, Australia @ Corner Hotel
Thur, May 9     Sydney, Australia @ Oxford Art Factory

Louis Abbott, frontman for critically acclaimed Scottish quintet Admiral Fallow, will be in New York City for Scotland Week 2013, and he's taking the opportunity to perform an intimiate solo show of Admiral Fallow material on Monday, April 8 at Rockwood Music Hall (stage 2). Tickets and info can be found HERE.

The 2012 holiday season has officially arrived. Store shelves that recently housed Halloween candy and witch hats are suddenly stocked with tree lights, garland and red and green-colored chocolate kisses, which means it’s also time for Nettwerk Music Group’s yearly holiday offering. Isn’t This World Enough: A Nettwerk Christmas is out November 20th.

Isn’t This World Enough: A Nettwerk Christmas features previously unreleased, original Christmas songs from Great Lake Swimmers, Current Swell, Ash Koley and Liam Titcomb, as well as original holiday tracks from fun., Family of the Year, Jay Brannan, Hey Ocean! and more. Traditional holiday songs also appear on the album, like Sixpence None The Richer’s rendition of “Angels We Have Heard On High,” The Rifles brit-rock take on “Sleigh Bells” and a newly arranged version of “Silent Night” from Joshua Hyslop. The title track comes from Scottish orchestral folk/rock band Admiral Fallow.

Listen to a sampling of Isn’t This World Enough: A Nettwerk Christmas here: 

Isn’t This World Enough: A Nettwerk Christmas track listing:
*1. fun. - "Believe In Me"
*2. Family of the Year - "OMG It's Christmas"
3. Sixpence None The Richer - "Angels We Have Heard on High"
*^4. Great Lake Swimmers - "Hang A String Of Lights"
*^5. Liam Titcomb - "Generosity"
*^6. Ash Koley - "If I Had A Lighthouse"
*7. Jay Brannan - "Dear Santa"
^8. Joshua Hyslop - "Silent Night"
*9. Hey Ocean! - "Tonight It's Christmas Time"
^10. The Rifles - "Sleigh Ride"
*11. Admiral Fallow - "Isn't This World Enough"
*^12. Current Swell - "Christmas Alone"
*^13. Joshua Hyslop - "Winter's Night"
*14. Aliqua - "Christmas Angel"

* Original
^ Previously unreleased

Admiral Fallow have just released a new music video for the track "Isn't This World Enough" from their sophomore album Tree Bursts In Snow.  The video plays much like a tour diary, including footage from their travels across the UK and US over the past two of years. 

The song also acts as the title track to Nettwerk's yearly holiday album; Isn't This World Enough: A Nettwerk Christmas is out November 20th. 

Nettwerk Music Group is thrilled to announce that Scottish indie folk/rock quintet Admiral Fallow has been nominated for an award in the category of “Best 'Difficult' Second Album” in the UK’s AIM Independent Music Awards.  The nominees are chosen by various movers and shakers in the music industry (see the list here).  The awards will take place at London's The Brewery on October 29th and will be hosted by BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens and BBC 6Music’s Steve Lamacq. The evening is set to be the most important event of the year for independent music in UK!

Admiral Fallow are continuing to tour in support of their sophmore effort, Tree Bursts In Snow. The band launches the North American leg of their tour this Saturday, September 29 in Chicago, IL as part of the Celtic Connections Festival (full list of tour dates are below).

AIM (Association of Independent Music) is a trade body established in 1999 to provide a collective voice the UK’s independent music industry. Essential and vital AIM represents over 800 member companies, from the largest and most respected labels in the World, to small start-ups and individual artists releasing their own music for the first time. AIM promotes this exciting and diverse sector globally and provides a range of services to members, enabling member companies to grow, grasp new opportunities and break into new markets. The AIM board is made up of a knowledgeable group of experienced industry professionals and includes Nettwerk’s very own Charlie Larby! Read more about the Awards and AIM here : http://www.musicindie.com/awards.

“Scottish indie-rock’s new champs…Gigantic of sound and vision, grandly poetic of pronouncement, the Millennium Stadium surely beckons." -- MOJO

"Admiral Fallow approach the epic indie-pop of their second album with the cocksure bravado that comes when everyone's watching..." -- Q Magazine (4 stars)

“…indie-folk accentuated by diverse instrumentation…those musical choices are what distinguish Admiral Fallow from contemporaries." -- Paste Magazine

“Hearts might well burst under prolonged exposure to this record.” -- BBC Music

Scottish quintet Admiral Fallow have announced details regarding their first ever North American tour, which starts Saturday, September 29 in Chicago, IL and wraps on Saturday, October 20 in Chapel Hill, NC. The band will also appear at Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival, alongside artists like of Montreal, Junip and The Wombats.

The band recently unveiled a new video for “Guest Of The Government,” a track from their critically acclaimed sophomore album and Nettwerk debut Tree Bursts In Snow. The single, along with B-side and previously unreleased track “Concrete Oaths,” will be released in iTunes on September 4, 2012.

Keep reading for full list of tour dates. 

Scottish quintet Admiral Fallow kicked off their European tour last week in suport of the upcoming release of their sophomore album Tree Bursts In Snow, out May 22 (digital) and June 26 (physical).  The band will be keeping their fans in the loop from the road as they post weekly tour updates on their website. Check out the first week's entry HERE, which includes a video (above) of the band's impromptu performance of "Four Bulbs" from their debut album Boots Met My Face while traveling through the UK on the Isle of Mull for their show at An Tobar. The boats in the background are the same photographed on the front cover of Boots Met My Face.  Visit the band's website for all European tour dates: http://admiralfallow.com/live/.

The band plans to make their way over to North American for tour dates this fall. 

Scottish quintet Admiral Fallow have unveiled their first official video for “The Paper Trench” from forthcoming sophomore album Tree Bursts In Snow, available digitally on May 22 and physically on June 26. The video, which premiered yesterday on PasteMagazine.com (here: http://bit.ly/JIHT62), was directed by Greg Davenport, filmed in Glasgow and Loch Lomond, and follows the touching journey of a tree man as he uproots himself from his dingy and polluted metropolis home and makes his way through the city to a greener and more peaceful dwelling.

“The Paper Trench,” the latest single from Tree Bursts In Snow, was the “Song Of The Day” last week on entertainment news website HitFix.com, which called to the band’s full and energetic sound as a “blender of folk-influenced rock...” Read the story here: http://bit.ly/HrvaVo.

Scottish indie-folk band Admiral Fallow have released a new single called "Paper Trench" from their forthcoming sophomore album and Nettwerk debut Tree Bursts In Snow, out May 22 (digital)/June 26 (physical). The single, which made its radio broadcast debut in the UK on BBC Radio 1 (here) and premiered online in the U.S. yesterday on entertainment news website HitFix (here), is out now in iTunes (here). 

Tree Burts In Snow is now available for pre-order on iTunes and Amazon.

Listen to "Paper Trench" on SoundCloud below:

Scottish indie-folk band Admiral Fallow recently shot a video in Glasgow for their upcoming single "The Paper Trench" from their forthcoming sophomore album and Nettwerk debut Tree Bursts In Snow, out May 22nd. The BBC posted a photo gallery from the video shoot; check out the pictures here: http://bbc.in/wAluoD.