‘Shakey’ is Pattern Pusher’s second single, following debut ‘Lose Myself’. Pattern Pusher like to make fun music, however ‘Shakey’ was inspired by a not-so-fun night watching a terrible Bowie Tribute act (the type with a garageband backing track.) “We ditched the gig, going home humming melodies and tapping out beats on our chests. Alex found lyrical inspiration in an old London friend, who rebelled against his strict Christian upbringing to live a hedonistic life of partying.”

Pattern Pusher (Alex Johnstone - Vocalist/Keyboardist, Benjamin Conibear - Drummer, Ben Green Guitars/Synths) strive to achieve immersive music that breaks the boundaries between sight and sound. Electrifying visuals with synth melodies combined with an attention grabbing on-stage energy, no-one would guess the trio originated in little old Devon.

Early Pattern Pusher tracks were produced by the legendary John Cornfield (Muse, Oasis, Supergrass), but they have since continued to produce their unique sound independently. From playing various gigs and festivals (Bearded Theory, Beautiful Days, Wonderfields + many more) Pattern Pusher sold-out a 450 capacity gig, introducing a special guest– a giant fabricated cube with projected moving visuals that hung from the ceiling. They have since gone on to support their inspirations such as Dutch Uncles and Submotion Orchestra.

Asylums have released the video for their new song ‘Graveyard Tourism’. The track is the third single to be taken from their highly acclaimed album, Alien Human Emotions, and will be released through their own much respected indie label Cool Thing Records.  The track follows hot on the heels of previous singles ‘When We Wake Up’ and ‘Millennials’.

“The last few months have been completely manic in Asylums world, we have been in Manchester, Germany, London, and everywhere else while simultaneously running Cool Thing Records. Over Halloween we had a few spare days to meet up and make a video. We decided to get drunk, paint our faces green and our lips red and go back to our DIY roots. The experience was reminiscent of madness during our first video shoot for ‘The Death Of Television’” - Luke Branch

Receiving incredible support from media across the board from BBC6 Music to The Independent, Asylums aren’t waiting for millennial redemption to find them, they’re making their own. Straight out of Essex and running at full throttle.  The band recently took on the challenge of the “difficult” second album and used it as a jump ramp to a higher plane. They’ve always been about massive, thrashing melodic anthems but this is track is, quite simply one of the massivist.

‘Graveyard Tourism’ tackles themes of dark tourism, mental health, and a bleak analyses of a disintegrating social and political landscape. The music seeping through owes as much to the inventive slacker rock of Grandaddy, the twisted alt pop of Super Fury Animals and the lyrical prowess of Richey Edwards.

Catch their last shows of 2018 in November:

9th November 2018 – Camden Assembly (Headline show)

22nd June 2019 – Trindheim Rocks, Norway (Supporting Iggy Pop)