On February 28, BMG release The Undertones West Bank Songs 1978-1983 – A Best Of, featuring 30 tracks from their original recording period, 1978-1983.

Available as a double LP with 2x140g coloured vinyl discs with gatefold sleeve, the release features 7 top 40 hits (including 4 top 20s): ‘Teenage Kicks’, ‘My Perfect Cousin’, ‘Here Comes the Summer’, ‘Jimmy Jimmy’, ‘You've Got My Number (Why Don’t You Use It!)’, ‘Wednesday Week’, ‘It’s Going to Happen!’ plus the Kevin Shields 2016 remix of ‘Get Over You’. Mastered from HD master sources under the supervision of Undertones guitarist Damian O’Neill, the tracks are taken from the band’s 4 critically acclaimed original studio LP’s; ‘The Undertones’ (1979), ‘Hypnotised’ (1980), ‘Positive Touch’ (1981) and ‘The Sin of Pride’ (1983).

With LP artwork inspired the Rolling Stones’ Aftermath – an important influence on the band, West Bank Songs also features a 12-page booklet, including rare and previously unseen photos, with new notes written by Undertones bassist Michael Bradley. The gatefold sleeve includes excerpts from the Faber & Faber book Fried & Justified: Hits, Myths, Break-Ups and Breakdowns in the Record Business 1978-98 by Mick Houghton.

Tracklist:

SIDE 1

1. You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use t!)

2. Male Model

3. Hypnotised

4. Billy's Third

5. The Way Girls Talk

6. True Confessions

7. Wednesday Week

8. (She's A) Runaround

9. There Goes Norman

SIDE 2

1. Teenage Kicks

2. Tearproof

3. Jump Boys

4. The Love Parade

5. Soul Seven

6. Girls Don't Like It

SIDE 3

1. Jimmy Jimmy

2. When Saturday Comes

3. Julie Ocean

4. My Perfect Cousin

5. Family Entertainment

6. Beautiful Friend

7. I Know A Girl

SIDE 4

1. Get Over You’ (Kevin Shields Remix 2016)

2. Girls That Don't Talk

3. Forever Paradise

4. Here Comes The Summer

5. It's Going To Happen

6. Bittersweet

7. You're Welcome

8. Listening In

Sun Silva have released their brand new single ‘Ride’. The new song comes ahead of their largest headline show yet at London’s Colours Tonight.

‘Ride’ is a high-octane cut from the London indie collective. The song’s kaleidoscopic psychedelic flourishes are paired with propulsive riffs in the explosive chorus, which results in a sound playing like a combination of Foals, Temples and Tame Impala.

Regarding the new single frontman Oscar Gormley says, “‘Ride’ is probably our most energetic and riff driven song to date. We’d been writing a lot of mid-tempo dance music and started to really miss this kind of incessant heavier side to our sound. Lyrically the song is about feeling totally out of control. It’s about that space after a period of mental instability where you don’t know where your mind is going to take you next."

Having only emerged in the tail end of last year, Sun Silva have been quick to make a name for themselves as one of the most exciting new bands. ‘Ride’ is the latest in a string of singles including ‘Just The Romantic’, ‘Sun Skin Air’ and ‘Blue Light’, which have seen them achieve huge critical acclaim and millions of streams on Spotify, while also carving out an impressive mark on the live scene.

They have sold out shows across London and also played in support of the likes of Jungle, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and Kawala. The play their largest headline show yet, at Colours, rounds up a defining year for the band as they gear up for more exciting announcements in 2020.