Amber Run are five young chaps, originally from Buckinghamshire. The oldest members of the band are just twenty years old and they formed towards the end of 2012. The first thing they put online was a cover of Imogen Heap’s Hide and Seek, which gave their burgeoning fan-base a glimpse of what to expect, with their four-part harmonies and expansive sound.
The five-piece demonstrate their taste for space and melody. They manage to strike a balance between stadium-sized rock and the intimacy and sentiment of folk music.
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When a band’s fourth and fifth ever gigs are playing at Reading And Leeds Festival, something special is going on. That much is obvious within moments of hearing Amber Run, who wowed the startled crowds at the festival, where they were on at the same time as Deftones and Bastille.
There’s a communal spirit to the band’s music, evident in future festival anthems like new single Heaven and the shivering Spark. That sense of community is evident in Amber Run’s five members too, which has gathered since they formed in Nottingham last December.
Sat in a local café, the band enthuse about Nottingham’s scene – Jake Bugg and London Grammar have broken through, while they praise rising local talent Saint Raymond and Indiana, along with other favourite acts they’ve played with such as Rhodes and As Elephants Are. It feeds into their philosophy that music should be shared by as many people as possible. “It’s good to have a community,” says guitarist Will Jones. Singer Joe Keogh adds: “If you can bring music you love to a different audience, then why not try to help? There’s so much shit thrown at bands, the last thing you should do is throw more.”
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SUNDAY 01 NOVEMBER
THEKLA BRISTOL The Grove, Bristol BS1 4RB Doors 7:30pm Ages 14+
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