| All Ears Avow have released an impactful new track produced by the band’s own vocalist and guitarist Claire Sutton with a video also self-produced by the band. Sutton says “Bird On A Wire is a song that practically wrote itself in the space of a short afternoon. I found myself in a headspace of just feeling rather sick of what the human race – our species that’s meant to be so intelligent – was capable of. Maybe I’d gotten particularly caught up watching the news that morning. It was everything from the absolute atrocities going on across the world, the wars, mass murder, school shootings, climate change, animal cruelty, human cruelty – and how so often we just look the other way and keep going about our business as if we don’t even notice our world is on fire around us. This song doesn’t come from a place of self virtue, more of shock at the entire situation, guilt and powerlessness. I love the metaphor of a ‘bird on a wire’ to encompass what this song is about, because most of us are all so safe on our perch, but if we were to take one step in the wrong direction it could have catastrophic consequences. It means, however good we’ve got it, we should be minding our actions. We are all complicit and actions have consequences.” Swindon’s All Ears Avow self-released their ‘Feel The Push’ EP in 2022 and their self-propelled operation has seen them play live dates across the country with further shows coming up over the next few months. See below for all dates. Tickets available here. For fans of mega hooks and melody, All Ears Avow have been honing their sound and supreme songwriting skills for the best part of a decade. They’re inspired by purveyors of Big Tunes – from Paramore to Bon Jovi. Their tracks are infectious in the best possible way and the band’s live presence is electric. They aren’t afraid to explore personal topics, delving into their experiences of mental health, as well as addressing societal issues. All Ears Avow’s line-up is completed by Jake Willcock on guitar, Joe Bishop on bass and Sean Ivens on drums. They’ve supported the likes of The Xcerts, Decade, Milk Teeth, Mallory Knox and Mille Manders and The Shut Up, as well as playing their own headline shows around the country and festivals such as 2000trees. All Ears Avow tour dates: 5th May – Mayday Mayhem (The Black Prince, Northampton) 16th May – The Cobblestones, Bridgwater1 7th May – Creative Space, Basingstoke 18th May – The Bear Cave, Bournemouth 26th June – Subside, Birmingham 27th June – O’Riley’s, Hull 29th June – The Victoria, Swindon 17th August – The Lamb, Marlborough Connect with All Ears Avow:Facebook| X| Instagram| Web |
