Following from the success of their debut E.P. earlier this year, indie-shimmer-pop act Montauk Hotel release their new single ‘Sense of Place’. Montauk Hotel have made an impressive impact on the Dublin music scene over the past year with their ‘80s influenced glimmer of indie pop, fusing strong melodies with glistening guitars to create a sound that is their own.

The band have garnered a reputation as one of the city’s most exciting live acts, with shows including The Last Mixed Tape’s Lost Series, Bello Bar, The Sound House, Retro Revival Indie Club, The Bowery and The Harbour Bar, Vantastival and Sunflower Festival, as well as headline shows at Whelans, Sin E, The Harbour Bar and The Workman’s Club. The band were selected as RTE’s Irish Band Set to Rise for 2017.

Their debut single ‘Black Dress’ was released in late January to critical acclaim. Montauk Hotel launched their EP on March 10 with a sold-out show in Whelan’s, Dublin. Their launch gig for ‘Sense of Place’ took place in Whelan’s on August 12. Montauk Hotel are made up of Claudia Verdecchia (vocals), Shell Dooley (guitars), Aoife Hester (bass) and Karima Dillon-El Toukhy (drums).

Roam have announced their second album Great Heights & Nosedives, which will be released via Hopeless Records on  October 13. The record is the follow up to 2016’s debut Backbone and was produced by Kyle Black (State Champs, New Found Glory, Comeback Kid) in Los Angeles, California.

The first single from the record is the hook-heavy, soon-to-be-singalong-favourite ‘Playing Fiction,’ which has been revealed alongside a video that marries modern day life with some classic fairy tales. Alex Adam (Guitar / Vocals) explains the thinking behind the track - “Playing Fiction is really a song about pretending, and the realisation that things aren't always how they seem. Maybe you’re pretending you're ok, saying nothing's wrong when it actually is, or, as is the case in Playing Fiction, you’re pretending a relationship hasn't run its course when it has.

The video for the song centres around myself and Costello walking through a town with strange scenes appearing as the day progresses. It all builds towards our realisation that we're stuck in a fairytale daydream, and we end up being a part of the fantastical world. It was a lot of fun to shoot with all our friends and some cheeky special extras in various costumes. We’ll let you guess as to their identities…”

Roam’s journey since their first album’s release has seen them play shows as far flung as Japan (with The Wonder Years and With Confidence) and the USA (with As It Is this summer and as a part of Vans Warped Tour last summer). They’ve supported the likes of State Champs, Against The Current, Sum 41 and Simple Plan in the UK and Europe and have played storming sets at festivals such as Reading & Leeds, 2000 Trees and Slam Dunk.

They’ll be taking their effervescent pop punk stylings on the road in September and October as support to childhood heroes New Found Glory on a mammoth 15-date UK tour.

UK Tour dates (supporting New Found Glory):

SEPTEMBER

20 - CARDIFF Tramshed

21 - OXFORD Academy

22 - NORWICH UEA

23 - LONDON Forum

25 - PORTSMOUTH Pyramids

27 - GLASGOW ABC

28 - NEWCASTLE Academy

29 - MANCHESTER Academy

30 - BIRMINGHAM Academy

OCTOBER

02 - LEEDS Academy

03 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City

05 - BRISTOL Academy

06 - LONDON Forum

07 - LONDON Electric Ballroom

08 - LONDON Underworld