Bio-The Heights

The Heights
The Heights, c’est la voix profonde de Owain Ginsberg (voix, guitares),
l’étonnant doigté de Pearse Macintyre (guitare) et le rythme irrépressible de
Chris Carr (guitare basse) et de Geraint Owen (batterie). Il en résulte un
rock mordant aux accents pop qui rappelle Led Zeppelin ou The Strokes.
Leurs chansons, qui allient des guitares solides et accrocheuses, des chœurs
planants et des rythmes enlevants, s’incrustent si bien dans votre tête que
vous ne pouvez plus vous en passer.
Trois des quatre musiciens sont originaires de North Wales en Angleterre,
excepté Pearse, qui vient de North London. Suite à leur première rencontre,
ils décident de louer une maison et de transformer le salon en studio de
répétion. Après un an de fête et de spectacles intimes, ils sont expulsés. The
Height habite maintenant où ils peuvent lorsqu’ils ne sont pas en tournée à
travers le monde, causant sur leur passage plus de vagues et de ravages que
jamais.
Au cours de la dernière année, le groupe s’est notamment illustré aux EtatsUnis où ils ont participé au South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival au Texas et
au Music Marathon and Film festival (CMJ) à New York, ainsi qu’au Japon, où
leurs concerts ont connu un vif succès. The Heights achève en ce moment
une importante tournée à travers l’Angleterre, où l’engouement qu’ils
suscitent les a d’ailleurs amené sur la première page du populaire magazine
The Fly.
“Ear-wreckingly loud guitars, star-humping melodies and vocals that sound
like dinosaurs rutting…Its blatantly obvious that the world is a better place
by their very existence. God bless The Heights” - James Jam, NME
'Thrilling, visceral Rock and Roll' – ARTROCKER
‘…A big fucking first punching some sense into a brain cluttered with
pretenders and poseurs!' - THE FLY
‘An adolescent Tom Waits fronting The Strokes after an evening duetting
with Lemmy’ -ROCKSOUND
The Heights
Debut Album ‘Toys and Kings’ OUT NOW!
The Heights come to Canada to play Osheaga and Vfest!!
Among the NME’s ‘Best New Bands’ at Glastonbury this
year!!!
Co-stars of this June’s The Fly magazine cover THE HEIGHTS released their debut album
‘Toys and Kings’ on June 18th (Best Before), 12 tracks “Cut from the same blue-collar
cloth as The Replacements, Husker Du or even Led Zeppelin at their most headstrong”
(NME) including singles ‘Long Way Home’, ‘Jamaica Beer Eyes’ and ‘For Real’.
The band have just finished a brilliant Glastonbury Festival spot (John Peel Stage) and
a brief headline tour of the UK with several other festival appearances:
16/06
17/06
24/06
29/06
01/07
02/07
03/07
04/07
05/07
06/07
07/07
09/07
10/07
14/07
21/07
22/07
07/09
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02 Wireless Festival Leeds – with Kaiser Chiefs, Editors, The Cribs
02 Wireless Festival London – with Kaiser Chiefs, Editors, The Cribs
Glastonbury Festival, John Peel Stage
TJ’s Newport
Workhouse Festival- headline
Swansea Monkey Cafe
Cardiff Buffalo Bar
Brighton Engine Room
London Mother Bar, 333 Old Street
Leicester Sumo Bar
Abergavenny Neville Hall
Hull The Lamp
Nottingham Social
Swansea Fflam Festival- headline
Wakestock Festival
Lovebox Weekender Festival – Victoria Park
Festival 24
“Ear-wreckingly loud guitars, star-humping melodies and vocals that sound like
dinosaurs rutting…Its blatantly obvious that the world is a better place by their very
existence. God bless The Heights” - James Jam, NME
'Thrilling, visceral Rock and Roll' – ARTROCKER
‘…A big fucking fist punching some sense into a brain cluttered with pretenders and
poseurs!' - THE FLY
‘An adolescent Tom Waits fronting The Strokes after an evening duetting with Lemmy’ ROCKSOUND
The debut album ‘Toys and Kings’ contains 12 hard hitting tracks and 3 videos for the
singles ‘Long Way Home’, ‘Jamaica Beer Eyes’ and ‘For Real’. The track listing is as
follows:
1.Night Relay 2.Jamaica Beer Eyes 3.Low Drama 4.Bad News 5.Help Is On It’s Way
6.Fearless In London 7.Sweet Isabelle 8.Kettle Song 9.For Real 10.Raps and Notes
11.Brakelights 12.Morning Rush
THE HEIGHTS feature the deep growl of Owain Ginsberg (vocals, guitar), the astonishing
playing of Pearse Macintyre (lead guitar), and the irrepressable rhythm section of
Chris Carr (bass) and Geraint Owen (drums). They hail from Llanberis, North Wales,
except Pearse, who is from North London. The moment they met, they all decided to rent
a house together, turning the living room into a rehearsal room. A year’s worth of
parties and in-house gigs later, they were evicted. The band now stays where they can when they’re not touring, causing more of the havoc and arrests that seem to follow
them. Whilst on a recent US tour their good time music rocked SXSW and CMJ where they
became friends with The Zutons and The Kooks and landed in Spin and CMJ magazines!
THE HEIGHTS’ debut single led the band to early critical acclaim and spots on MTV Gonzo
(followed by the Gonzo tour), NME Chart Show, Brand Spanking New, KerrangTV, E4's
Freshly Squeezed, & The Amp. The band has since released single ‘Jamaica Beer Eyes’ and
the ‘Bad News’ EP. In support of these releases the band have done several headline
tours and supported the likes of Editors, The Kooks, The Zutons, The Crimea,
Stellastarr*, The Morning After Girls, The Charlatans and The Cribs.
www.myspace.com/theheightsuk
For info contact: Anthony Shaw-
www.bestbeforerecords.com
[email protected]
+44(0)20 7691 4555