Kickstarting an exciting new chapter, Newcastle duo Gallery Circus will unshackle their new EP Chi-Town Dogs tomorrow (4th August) via Killing Moon.
The record features current single The Flood, which has seen support from BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens.
Comprising of identical twin brothers Daniel & Graeme Ross, the duo boast an undeniable musical chemistry on stage. With the quirks and songwriting finesse of The Dresden Dolls, combined with the raw, bluesy power of Royal Blood, they capture the mood of this generation and augment it on stage. Over the past year the duo have quickly built up a reputation as being one of the UK’s most formidable new live bands and have supported acts such as Hanni El Khatib, King Charles, Little Comets, Kill it Kid and Arcane Roots.
Check out The Flood below!
We managed to catch up with the duo as they talk about their upcoming EP and more!
So how pumped are you for the release of Chi-Down Dogs?
Our new EP has been a long time in the making! We recorded it over last summer and it definitely represents how we’ve grown and taken shape over the past couple years of
gigging a fair bit. We still love big riffs and interesting melodies, but we’ve shed some of our bluesier skin.
The title track from the EP: Chi-Town Dogs showcases a lot of piano, something we’ve brought into the live set recently as we’re always striving to create
more sound than you think two people are capable of. We have a lot of different sides as a band, and hope this EP really shows that.
Can you tell us something about the EP no one knows?
All four tracks re-tell crazy stories we’ve experienced over the years as twins living in the states and the UK – from accidentally burning buildings down;
escaping the Chicago police department on rooftops to breaking out of a smoke filled building in Stoke.
What is your favourite song from the EP?
The title track Chi-Town Dogs is a personal favourite of ours.
We were going for a soulful, early Cold war Kids vibe and I feel like we captured a little grittiness of their first album.
So you’ve released The Flood earlier this year, are you pleased with how it’s gone so far?
Yeah it feels great to get our new music out across the interweb. Every time we release a new track we get to come up with a crazy video idea for it.
We’re particularly fond of the Floods ‘red-wedding’ massacre. Although I think our next ‘very-explicit’ video for Sugar tops it on the gore factor.
How much does it mean to you guys being picked up by the likes of BBC Radio One?
We’re very grateful for all the support they have given us over the past couple of years.
It’s a great platform that allows upcoming independent bands like ourselves to reach a wider audience.
What has been your most memorable moment as a band to date so far?
We’ve been lucky enough to play shows with some amazing bands such as Kill it Kid and King Charles.
Touring around Europe with Hanni El Khatib was awesome, we played some crazy venues in France especially.
The BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury a few years back was also very cool
If you could work with any band on a new song, who would it be and why?
We’d love to write an epic old school Brit pop track with Damon Alburn and Graham Coxon.
We are both huge Blur fans and would love to tell a true British kitchen sink drama complete with abrasive brass sections and over the top organs.
What do you get up to in your spare time while not in the band writing music?
We’re both pretty big computer nerds and love building projects using the latest web technologies. If you ever caught Graeme or I backstage at a show you would
probably find one of us furiously coding away on a laptop. It’s how we pump ourselves up before show time (and pay the bills) ha.
Is there plans for a full length album sometime in the future?
Most definitely, an album is next on the cards. Watch this space!