Heaven

We say

Appropriately for a band that's just signed a major label deal, there's a pleasing momentum about Amber Run, the new name for Nottingham Uni five-piece Amber, whose self-released debut Noah we featured here in July. That track garnered online love from Best Fit to Clash, while radio support included a Next Hype and an Xfm Evenings addition, culminating in a BBC Introducing spot on the Radio 1 playlist. New single Heaven has a little more bite and beef to it, but let's not fool ourselves that this is Anarchy In The UK. We'll defer here to Backseat Mafia's unimprovable description of Heaven as 'songwriting that values swoop and swoon above crunch and clatter'; being five Buckinghamshire boys making well-crafted, accessible songs devoid of cynicism or sneer, Amber Run most likely aren't the band to incite riots or revolution any time soon, but that never did Kodaline, Bastille or even Coldplay any harm in terms of sales. Green light means go for Amber Run.

London gigs: Gold Dust, November 20 / Sebright Arms, November 27 (sold out)

Contact

Label: Anna Derbyshire, RCA Victor, +44 (0)20 7361 8000
National Radio: Neil Hughes / James Bass, Sony Music, +(0)20 7361 8000
Regional Radio: Lynn Swindlehurst, Sony Music / Lee Morrison, Escalate Promo
TV: Annette Millar / Nicki Ross, Sony Music, +44 (0)20 7361 8000
Online: Cath Hurley, Charm Factory
Press: Frazer Lawton, Murray Chalmers
Regional Press: Carl Delahunty, Big Mouth 
Live: Jake Leighton–Pope / Rebecca Nichol, CAA
Management: Jonathan Morley, Northern Lights Management