STICK IN THE WHEEL ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM FOLLOW THEM TRUE

SHARE LEAD SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR 'OVER AGAIN'

FOLLOW THEM TRUE RELEASED 26 JANUARY 2018

"Rich in attitude and uncompromising intent” 4/5 MOJO

“A record of real vitality, Stick In The Wheel rip apart the preconceptions surrounding folk music and retrieve the tender,

beating heart at the centre of so much traditional culture" Clash

“As authentic as it comes, at times brutally honest and grabbing” FACT

Watch the video for 'Over Again' here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzkQFb8TDLw

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East London five-piece folk band Stick In The Wheel are headed by singer Nicola Kearey, and guitarist/producer Ian Carter. Their

debut From Here(2015) was fRoots magazine 'Album of the Year' and a MOJO 'Folk Album of the Year', with four BBC Folk

Award nominations since their inception in 2013. Known for Kearey’s fierce, authentic delivery, this is culturally and politically switched on music with its roots firmly embedded in the genre's traditional, working-class heritage. The group have been widely

commended for their timely appraisal of English Folk, and their skill in telling stories through song that reconnect modern audiences to

the past - drawing unexpected parallels between then and now.

Speaking of the track Kearey said:

"Like the album that it opens, 'Over Again' is about a new start, how things come in cycles, rebirth, being stuck in a loop, how you can

become trapped, bound by your own rituals, how you need hope to break out of them, but that it has to come from within. We wrote an

early version when Rachel Thomas Davies was in the band, then she left, and we left it. Then Ian had a dream one night where he’d mixed the vocals from the 'Over Again' with one of the new backing

tracks that were kicking around for this album. It just worked."

Their second album Follow Them True is released on 26 January 2018. The songs within examine rituals and cycles, our inherent

power to change ourselves and the world around us, the past repeating itself, ghosts and death, land and place, thieves and

beggars. It continues to question the notion of what folk music is, and what it means in 2018. The new album expands the radical

sound of their debut to include electronic and found sounds, using a broader sonic palette to create a greater depth full of layers and

meaning, yet at the same time remaining totally connected with the

tradition.

Pre-order Follow Them True here.

Tour dates:

8 Feb - London @ Borderline

20 Jan - Glasgow @ Celtic Connections: Oran Mor 2 Feb - Doncaster @ Roots 

3 Feb - Kendal @ Brewery Arts Centre 9 Feb - Basingstoke @ The Forge: The Anvil 

10 Feb - Widcombe Bath @ Wharf Room 2 Mar - Edinburgh 

3 Mar - Sheffield @ Greystones 4 Mar - Liverpool @ Philharmonic Hall 

10 Mar - Bury @ The Met 11 Mar - Halifax @ Square Chapel 

29 Mar - Colchester @ Colchester Arts Centre 6 Apr - Sevenoaks @ St Ediths Hall 

7 Apr - Aldershot @ West End Centre

Tickets available at www.stickinthewheel.com

Praise for Stick In The Wheel:

“A triumph” 4/5 The Observer

"Rich in attitude and uncompromising intent” 4/5 MOJO

“A great live band” 4/5 The Guardian

“A record of real vitality, Stick In The Wheel rip apart the preconceptions surrounding folk music and retrieve the tender,

beating heart at the centre of so much traditional culture" 

Clash

“As authentic as it comes, at times brutally honest and grabbing” FACT

“A shot in the arm for contemporary folk music” The Independent

"Relevant and powerful" Uncut