It’s been a busy year for Southampton band Toreador, having released their debut EP ‘Hot Glue’ and completing their first UK tour. More recently, the band were set to play in the semi-finals of the Hot Vox ‘New Blood’ competition for the opportunity to play at this year’s IOW festival, having beaten over a thousand other applicants for the opportunity only to be stifled by the global lockdown affecting the industry.
‘Shiver & Shake’ is another slice of indie rock with a heavy twist perfectly showcasing the band’s soulful harmonies. The band describe their new single as being “About the concept of meeting someone who you have an instant connection with. Sometimes you meet a person and instantly click, like a sort of divine chemistry that makes everything naturally easy as if you were always meant to meet that person. Ultimately it’s the interaction between people that we are remembered for not what we have said or done, but by how we have made people feel.”
The trio met several years ago and connected over their love of garage rock, grunge and indie music. These influences that have come to shape their signature sound of thundering riffs and silky harmonies.