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PRAISE FOR TEMPLES"Ominous but catchy psychedelic rock" -The Times"The Kettering indie four-piece’s fifth album will arrive on Friday June 26 on V2 Records, launched by the psychedelic electronica rush of ‘Jet Stream Heart’ – a sign of the band’s feet being firmly planted on the dancefloor for their escapist new record."-NME"The incoming LP is the Kettering band’s first in three years, and it finds Temples trying to channel “melancholic euphoria”. Remaining tethered to their psych roots, the four-piece also absorb the world-building electronics of Massive Attack and Underworld." -CLASH" Whereas 2014’s debut Sun Structures reveled in vintage psych-pop pastels, the band’s latest single “Jet Stream Heart” sounds far more contemporary in its pulsating neons and pounding electronic beat as James Bagshaw’s familiar vocals waft through the mix." -FLOOD" joy in a soulless world"-Vanyaland" And if ‘Jet Stream Heart’ is anything to go by, then ‘BLISS’ as a whole promises to be just as bold, merging Temples’ psych-rock roots with the “melancholic euphoria” of early ’00s dance greats like Faithless, Underworld, and Massive Attack." -DIY"The record ventures into electronic territory while staying true to the band’s core DNA, pairing euphoric and melancholic late-’90s dance melodies with psych-tinged riffs and looping textures." -JamBase"Re-shaping their perception, Kettering 4-piece Temples today serve up their brand new single ‘Vendetta’, taken from their forthcoming new studio album BLISS - out June 26th on V2 Records - and one that flies in new electronic directions, while staying true to their core DNA, making it their most adventurous and liberated record to date."-FrontView Magazine |
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Today British indie-psych rockers and cult favorites Temples release their highly anticipated new LP, BLISS, with focus track, "Glimmer," via V2 Records. Expanding into new electronic territory while retaining the band's signature sound, BLISS stands as Temples' most adventurous and liberated record to date.
Following singles “Jet Stream Heart,” “Vendetta,” and "Blue Flame," the group’s latest material has drawn comparisons to ’90s electronic pioneers Underworld and Massive Attack, signaling a darker, more expansive sonic direction. Uncut described the album as featuring “some of the Kettering band's most compelling and energetic music since their mid-2010s chart peak.” The album marks an exciting new chapter following 2023’s Exotico, and sees the band - James Bagshaw (vocals/guitar), Thomas Walmsley (bass), Adam Smith (keys/guitar) & Rens Ottink (drums) - reimagine their psych-rock roots through the prism of late ’90s and early 2000s dance music, drawing on the euphoric melancholy of the Ibiza scene and European electronica while staying true to the band’s core DNA. Influenced by the emotional pull of artists like Faithless, Underworld, Massive Attack and Portishead, BLISS taps into what Temples describe as “melancholic euphoria” - simple structures giving rise to complex feeling.
While Exotico saw Temples collaborate with guest producer Sean Ono Lennon, BLISS was produced entirely by the band. Embracing a more instinctive and hands-on approach, the group worked together in the same room, leaning into improvisation and experimentation. Using samplers not to reshape other artists' material but to manipulate and reconstruct their own recordings, they developed a shared sonic language that gives the album its interconnected, collage-like feel.
Across BLISS, tracks explore themes of disconnection, frustration, surrender and renewal. Tracks such as "Revelations" draw from the Gregorian chant that was commonly deployed in late ‘90s and early ‘00s European dance music with its own take, while the crunching stomp of "Megalith", confronts feelings of helplessness and stagnation. “It’s about finding your inner stillness, but then having found that stillness, maybe it’s not so pleasant,” says keyboardist & guitarist Adam Smith. “You can sometimes feel helpless and stuck when the world is moving around you, and you feel like a standing stone – like a megalith – and there’s nothing you can do about it.” For Temples, BLISS is more than just a stylistic shift - it’s a statement of intent. A record made without compromise, driven by instinct, chemistry and the joy of making music together again.
As the band put it, “it’s about permission: to let go, to move, and to become something unexpected." "Glimmer" and BLISS are out now via V2 Records. Tickets for Temples live are on sale now. |
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TEMPLES LIVE
FESTIVALS
Jul 25 - Latitude Fest - Suffolk, UK
US EAST COAST DATES
Sep 11 - Austin, TX - Levitation Festival
Sep 12 - Dallas, TX - White Oak Music Hall
Sep 15 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Sep 17 - Tuscon, AZ - La Rosa
Sep 19 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
Sep 20 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
Sep 22 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
Sep 23 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
Sep 26 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
Sep 27 - Vanvoucer, BC - The Pearl
Sep 28 - Montreal, QB - Theatre Fairmount
Nov 30 - Boston, MA - Sinclair
Dec 2 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
Dec 3 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
Dec 4 - Washington DC - Atlantis
Dec 5 - Carborro, NC - Cat's Cradle
Dec 7 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
Dec 8 - Nashville, TN - Cannery @ the Mill
Dec 9 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi-Fi
Dec 10 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
Dec 11 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
Dec 12 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
EU DATES
Oct 11 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
Oct 13 - Nancy, France - L'Autre Canal
Oct 14 - Reims, France - La Cartonnerie
Oct 15 - Lille, France - Aeronef
Oct 17 - Paris, France - Le Trianon
Oct 18 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Docks
Oct 19 - Lyon, France - Epicerie Moderne
Oct 21 - Milan, Italy - Magnolia
Oct 22 - Bologna, Italy - Locomotiv
Oct 23 - Munich, Germany - Ampere
Oct 25 - Vienna, Austria - WUK
Oct 26 - Prague, Czech Republic - Rock Cafe
Oct 27 - Warsaw, Poland - Niebo
Oct 29 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Theater
Oct 30 - Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
Nov 01 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Effenaar
Nov 03 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
Nov 04 - Nigmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje
Nov 05 - Brussels, Belgium - Museum (Botanique)
Nov 06 - Groningen, Netherlands - Vera
UK DATES
Jun 20 - London, UK - The Shacklewell Arms (Band Guest DJ Appearance)
Nov 09 - Bristol, UK - Strange Brew
Nov 11 - London, UK - Scala (TBD upon sell out of Nov 12)
Nov 12 - London, UK - Scala
Nov 13 - Manchester, UK - The White Hotel
Nov 14 - Glasgow, UK - King Tuts
TEMPLES BIO:
This British neo-psychedelic band formed in Kettering, England in 2012 and consists of singer/guitarist James Bagshaw, bassist Tom Walmsley, keyboardist/guitarist Adam Smith, and drummer Rens Ottink. Their unique sound is a blend of vintage inspired production reminiscent of 1960s psychedelia and fresh, modern groove. Celebrating 10 years since their debut album Sun Structures was released and earned a great deal of recognition, they have since become one of the most forward-thinking and endlessly inventive rock bands today. |
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