Local Pop Punk band Riversyde have announced that they will be performing at the Riverside 2 in Newcastle on the 30th of November. This news follows on from the announcement of their debut EP ‘Open Your Mind’ which was announced last month.
The band will be performing as part of a mini-festival at the venue consisting of six other local artists, in what will be the bands biggest gig to date. Tickets will be available from the band for £7 in what will be a Saturday to remember for the South Tyneside based group as they attempt to make an impression in Newcastle.
This will top off an exciting autumn for the band, in which their debut EP ‘Open Your Mind’, will also be released. The group, who are putting finishing touches to the EP, have described it as being the soundtrack of growing up around the North East, encapsulating teenage life.
The EP, which will be released within the next month, has been described by lead singer Shaun Wright as being “all over the spectrum” of the pop-punk genre. With influences ranging from older pop-punk bands all the way to modern day acts blending the two together to create the four-track record.
Although the band will pay homage to the genre, the group are hoping to create something which is unique sounding whilst still feeling like a pop -punk group.
Ultimately they want to stay true to themselves, according to drummer Dan Thompson, whilst seeking to stamp their own sound upon the genre.
The EP was recorded around the North East from less conventional places such as singer Shaun’s dad’s tattoo shop opposite a Subway, in which the vocals were completed.
To more traditional recording studios such as the CustomSpace in South Shields, where the drums for the record were completed.
With the group investing huge amounts of time and effort into creating a record, despite the huge financial cost of creating quality music.
The South Tyneside act hope that the hard work which they have put into the EP will translate into more opportunities to play gigs, with the band wishing to move out of the pub scene and into more traditional larger venues.
Riversyde are hoping that this will attract the attention of record labels, with the recent signing of local band Groundculture, a band which the group greatly admire inspiring them to believe, as the band were recently signed to Hopeless Records who boast world famous acts as Sum 41 and Neck Deep.
Whilst not yet completed, fans can hear a snippet of what to expect on ‘Open Your Mind’ on the band’s Facebook with more exciting plans for the band including a new single being planned in the new year. That combined with more gigs, including a possible gig with fellow pop punk band, Hometruths, makes the band one to watch in the new year.
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