Hailing from the sleepy rural town of Driffield, Yorkshire, Priestgate are charismatic, angsty and euphoric in equal measure. After a stellar year of experimentation, the band have emerged in 2020 with their own brand of guitar music
Dubbed “The best new live band on the planet” by Dork magazine and Ones To Watch this year by most blogging sites, the ascendant East Yorkshire five-piece Priestgate are back with “One Shade Darker”, the highly anticipated follow-up to their enthralling debut EP “Eyes Closed For The Winter”.
Dubbed “The best new live band on the planet” by Dork, the ascendant East Yorkshire five-piece Priestgate are back with “One Shade Darker”, the highly anticipated follow-up to their enthralling debut EP “Eyes Closed For The Winter“.
Formed as a battle cry against the restlessness and mundanity of rural life, Priestgate began as a reaction to the sparse local music scene around them, which in turn has allowed them to craft and develop their own unique sound without the added pressure of conformity. Drawing comparisons to The Cure and The Maccabees, Priestgate have combined bright guitar-pop hooks with darker lyrical sensibilities, concocting their own angst-laden blend of the hypnotic and euphoric.
Featuring ‘Some Things Never Change’, named Tune Of The Week by Jack Saunders at BBC Radio 1 (“outstanding, emotive, arena ready guitar music”) and the new single ‘White Shirt’, an anthemic homage to their small hometown of Driffield.
Formed as a battle cry against the restlessness and mundanity of rural life, Priestgate began as a reaction to the sparse local music scene around them, which in turn has allowed them to craft and develop their own unique sound without the added pressure of conformity.
‘One Shade Darker’ is the sophomore EP from rising East Yorkshire-based quintet Priestgate. Following 2022 debut EP ‘Eyes Closed For The Winter’, the group further underline their credentials by providing another four tracks of gothic, romantic and melody-heavy guitar pop, Drawing comparisons to The Cure and The Maccabees, Priestgate have combined bright guitar-pop hooks with darker lyrical sensibilities, concocting their own angst-laden blend of the hypnotic and euphoric.
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