Welsh four-piece DREAM STATE have today revealed their brand new video for current single ‘Twenty Letters’, the final up front track to be released before their debut album ‘Primrose Path’ is out (October 18th on UNFD). Watch ‘Twenty Letters’.
From singer CJ Gilpin – “We loved planning the video for Twenty Letters, the idea was to conjure up an ethereal experience and display the emotion of it visually. We took some inspiration from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the idea of other entities enticing and manipulating the way we feel, which can sometimes feel like the thoughts in your head are being pulled in various directions.”
“I took this concept and applied my own vision, having shadow selves represented by the dark angels who hold hope and light. The lights they hold represent the stream of positive thought that is always present and can be passed on, we all have something to offer. I face my shadow self towards the end and find healing in finding myself, I am able to take this out into the world and face bigger monsters and give light to the ones who have created bigger monsters of themselves.”
The single (out now) was last given its world exclusive first play with Annie Mac on Radio 1 and followed up as the Jack Saunders Midnight Drop. Listen back to the shows – Annie / Jack
Singer CJ Gilpin was recently filmed and interviewed for a short BBC Newsbeat short about her life before and after the band. The film was debuted on the BBC News site this Tuesday and has since been aired on BBC Radio 1, BBC Two and BBC News, watch – HERE
DREAM STATE will also be appearing at a few record shops throughout the debt albums release week, for signings and live in-store performances. Check out all dates/shops/info below:
19th October @ London / Kingston – Banquet (noon)
21st October @ Leeds – Jumbo / Key Club (sign 5.30 / performance 6.30pm)
22nd October @ Nottingham – Rough Trade (7.30pm performance, sign after)
23rd October @ Bristol – Rough Trade (7.30pm performance, sign after)
Debut album ‘Primrose Path’ was recorded at Silk Mill Studios in Stoke-On-Trent by Dan Weller (Enter Shikari) and will be released through UNFD (Frank Iero, Stray From The Path, Northlane) on October 18th.
The debut album’ is the follow up to the bands debut ‘Recovery’ EP (20 million streams and counting) back in 2018, the same year the band received the Kerrang! Magazine ‘Best British Newcomer’ award. They also won the Best British Newcomer at this years Heavy Music Awards, voted for by fans as well as over 600 industry insiders.
Live wise, the band head out on a UK headline tour in October and November with support from support from Normandie. They will also be touring Europe supporting Being As An Ocean through Nov10 – Dec1.
October 2019
27th – Glasgow – Cat house
28th – Manchester – Club Academy
29th – Birmingham – Asylum
30th – Bournemouth – Old Fire Station
November 2019
1st – Swansea – Sin City
2nd – London – ULU
Tickets on sale now, buy them – HERE
A bit about DREAM STATE – The band won the 2018 Kerrang Award for Best British Breakthrough Artist (previous winners include Royal Blood & Neck Deep). The bands debut ‘Recovery’ EP (released in 2018) has over 20 million streams, with singles ‘New Waves’ and ‘In This Hell’ getting over 30 BBC Radio 1 plays each (with the latter debuting on Radio 1 Annie Mac). The bands first single taken from ‘Primrose Path’ released earlier this year, ‘Hand In Hand’, was an exclusive premiere with the Radio 1 Rock Show, saw the band record a Jack Saunders live Maida Vale session and live interview, AND get over 30 plays across Radio 1 shows. Last single ‘Primrose’ did one better and was both a Radio 1 Jack Saunders Midnight Drop, but also a Tune Of The Week in early August.
The band played Download Festival in summer 2018, Unify Gathering 2019 in Australia and supported The Amity Affliction across UK and Europe in autumn 2018, following other tours with Neck Deep (Europe), As it Is (UK) and Babymetal (Europe). Their UK headline tour earlier this year consisted of over 25 dates (including a sold out Underworld in London). This year, they have already played at Reading and Leeds, Burn It Down, Slam Dunk, Groezrock, Teddy Rocks, Handmade, Castlfest and 2000trees Festival.