Hold Your Horse Is - You Show Up Digital Single Released 12th July

Last time I reviewed this lot, I was impressed by their "double b-side" EP. Listening to their digital single ‘You Show Up’, which is out FREE tomorrow (12th July), I’m even more so.

Coming in at 3 minutes 48 seconds, the single is a tad longer than I’d normally listen to without getting bored as of late. Short attention span created by the internet possibly. Miraculously though, there’s enough going on to render this track the perfect length in this situation.

There’s a maturity and sophistication in both the recording and the arrangement that instantly gives you the impression that these guys know what they’re doing. With huge, confident riffs akin to that of the fabled Rival Schools, and a surefire powerful rythm, the song drags you along in a whistlestop way that makes you feel like you’re part of a story. This trio seem to have all the melodic hooks and gusto of those in the alternative-mainstream, without falling into the same old traps that render the latter predictable and boring. It’s an impressive combination.

Their mammoth September UK tour takes them to 28 dates in 32 days.

Seriously? 

If the guys survive this, they should be well on their way to being firmly rooted as one of the most interesting live bands around.

Before that though, there are some July dates to contend with..

UK September Tour:

1st Sep - MANCHESTER retro bar
2nd Sep - CREWE cross keys
3rd Sep - BIRMINGHAM flapper
4th Sep - NOTTINGHAM chameleon
5th Sep - DERBY vines bar
7th Sep - LONDON old blue last
8th Sep - YORK stereo
9th Sep - BARROW-IN-FURNESS canteen
10th Sep - EDINBURGH henry’s cellar bar
11th Sep - GLASGOW 13th note
12th Sep - ABERDEEN cellar 35
13th Sep - LEEDS royal park cellars
15th Sep - LEICESTER firebug
16th Sep - IPSWICH the swan
17th Sep - NORWICH marquee
18th Sep - PORTSMOUTH southsea fest
19th Sep - SOUTHAMPTON hamptons
21st Sep - CARDIFF buffalo bar
22nd Sep - NEWPORT meze lounge
23rd Sep - BRISTOL mothers ruin
24th Sep - PLYMOUTH skiving scholar
25th Sep - BARNSTAPLE riverfront
26th Sep - GLOUCESTER underground festival
28th Sep - KINGSTON fighting cocks
29th Sep - BRIGHTON pav tav
30th Sep - OXFORD the cellar
1st Oct - CANTERBURY caseys
2nd Oct - ALDERSHOT west end centre

Check out their site at www.hyhi.co.uk tomorrow (or maybe even tonight..) for the free download, along with the accompanying video. It’s well worth it.