Hooton Tennis Club

 

Hooton Tennis Club are an indie rock quartet from Liverpool consisting of vocalist/guitarist Ryan Murphy, guitarist/vocalist James Madden, bassist Callum McFadden, and drummer Harry Chalmers. Their warm and tuneful yet relaxed sound recalls ’90s American slacker indie as much as it does Brit-pop, bringing to mind Dinosaur Jr. and Pavement as well as Supergrass and Teenage Fanclub. Their songs are generally midtempo and fuzzy, but have a strong melodic sense that prevents them from sounding tossed-off. The group signed to Heavenly in 2014 after being brought to the label’s attention by Carl Hunter of the Farm. HTC’s debut single, “Jasper,” co-produced by Bill… Ryder-Jones of the Coral, was released as a limited 7″ record in February of 2015. Two months later, the group’s cover of Neil Young’s “Barstool Blues” was released on a split 7″ with the Wytches on Record Store Day. Another 7″ single, “Kathleen Sat on the Arm of Her Favourite Chair,” appeared in June, and the band’s debut full-length, Highest Point in Cliff Town, arrived in August.

MONDAY 07 NOVEMBER

THEKLA BRISTOL
The Grove, Bristol BS1 4RB
Doors 7:30pm
Ages 14+

Advance tickets available from:
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