Four lads from Handsworth, High Hazels are inherently Northern.
Growing up together, the Sheffield based outfit have allowed their identity, their down to Earth worldview to fuel their music.
Joining the Steel City's musical lineage, the band have an explicitly intoxicating take on indie songcraft. There's a sense of the doleful, of rain-fuelled, kitchen sink melancholy here, but then there's also a sweeping glamour.
Drummer Anthony Barlow explains: "I’ve always felt like we’ve had something to offer, and I really believe that after years of learning our craft, we’ve made an album we’ve always been capable of."
Due for release on October 27th, debut album 'High Hazels' was produced by Matt Peel. Ten nuggets of rough hewn wisdom, the down to Earth nature of the musicians themselves is met by music which contains a lavish yet dry romanticism.
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