12 Nov 2013

'Til Infinity

IYES

Duly Noted Records

WE SAY

We first featured Brighton's then-unsigned IYES, comprising Josh Christopher and Melis Soyaslanova, in the Compass pages of the magazine in May, by which time the glistening boy/girl alt-pop of online demo Glow was earning them blog love, some early broadsheet press, radio spins on Xfm and Radio 1, and an invitation to play the BBC Introducing stage at The Great Escape. There's a balletic quality to the interplay of voices on debut single 'Til Infinity, another helping of lush his-and-hers synth pop in which Soyaslanova's dainty vocal is hoisted weightlessly over a sinewy chorus, all tribal drums, driving ride cymbals and staccato harmonies. Naturally the blogs have gone gaga for it, ovations from Shortlist and Hunger to Best Fit and Earmilk pushing it to no. 1 on Hype Machine's Most Blogged Artist chart. IYES were the Guardian's New Band of the Day on Friday, while radio comes from Zane Lowe (Next Hype) Phil & Alice and Ally McCrae. Catch them at Servant Jazz Quarters in Dalston on November 25.

CONTACTS

Label: Rick Moreno, Duly Noted Records
Publishing: Available
Radio: Becky Tong, Media Village
Online: Rick Moreno, Duly Noted Records
Press: Imran Malik, Duly Noted Records
US Online: Jessi Frick, Goldest Egg
Management: James Barton, The Blue Team / Paul Bonham

 

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