14 May 2024

Waste Away

Hotel Mira

Light Organ Records

WE SAY

Continuing our look at artists you need to see at the Great Escape festival this week is the Canadian band Hotel Mira. Having formed after frontman and songwriter Charlie Kerr met bassist Mike Noble at a Battle of the Bands event and guitarist Clark Grieve and drummer Cole George through the Vancouver music scene, Hotel Mira produces alt-rock music that vaults between neon-trashy garage rock to festival-sized pop hooks and glam-bop balladry. With a series of albums already behind them and over 20m combined streams, including editorial playlist features on Spotify and Amazon Music, the band have released this woozy, alt-rock gem ahead of their UK dates this month. Having recently finished a 19 date Canadian tour, they played the Moth Club in London last night (13 May) and will now play three shows at the Alternative Escape this week. On Thursday they will play two shows at The Secret Comedy Club (14.00 & 20.20) for The Impressive/Planetary Showcase and then on Friday at the Grand Central (11.30) before heading back to London for a show at the Victoria Dalston on Sunday.  

CONTACTS

Label: Light Organ Records
Distributor: Amanda Powell, Light Organ Records 
Publishing: Amanda Powell, Simkin Artist Management 
Radio: Canada - Geoff Goddard, Frontside Group/US - Jerry Steller, Vitriol Radio Promotion
Press & Online: Laura Norton & Mel Brown, Impressive PR
Live: Amanda Powell, Light Organ Records/Canada - Mike Graham, Paquin Artist Agency/US - Nikki Tardiff
Management: Amanda Powell, Light Organ Records 
Photo Credit: Amanda Powell + Alison Perdue, Light Organ Records 

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