Dry the River are an English alternative-rock band, formed in the Stratford district of East London five years ago, in 2009. They played their first headline show at the Luminaire in Kilburn, London, in April 2010. Since this time, the band have toured extensively in the United Kingdom, as well as worldwide, including Europe and
Dry the River are an English alternative-rock band, formed in the Stratford district of East London five years ago, in 2009.
They played their first headline show at the Luminaire in Kilburn, London, in April 2010. Since this time, the band have toured extensively in the United Kingdom, as well as worldwide, including Europe and North America. After two extended plays and significant early radio support from BBC Introducing, the band signed to Transgressive Records in 2010. They released their debut single, “No Rest”, in March 2011. The band’s subsequent run of UK festivals in 2011 included the Glastonbury Festival, The Great Escape Festival, and also at INmusic festival in Zagreb in 2012.
Dry the River released their second album, Alarms in the Heart, through Transgressive Records on Monday August 25th 2014. Produced by Charlie Hugall (Florence and The Machine, Ed Sheeran), Paul Savage (Mogwai, Franz Ferdinand) and Peter Miles (We Are The Ocean, Futures, The King Blues) and with arrangements and strings from Valgeir Sigurðsson (Sigur Rós, Björk), the resulting 10-track album is bold, expansive, confident and cohesive – an undeniable step up in both diversity and volume from their critically acclaimed debut, Shallow Bed (March 2012).
The album also features the guest vocal of The Delgados’ Emma Pollock on Roman Candle.
Dry the River are Peter Liddle (vocal/guitar), Matt Taylor (guitar), Scott Miller (bass) in Jon Warren (drums).
www.drytheriver.net
www.transgressiverecords.com
Organization: Kino Šiška & Kataman.
