Temples

The English band, Temples' debut single is "Shelter Song" and it certainly falls into the classic old-fashioned psychedelia genre. It is from their debut album, Sun Structures, which was released on February 5th via Fat Possum.

The band was formed in Kettering, Northamptonshire in 2012, by singer-guitarist James Edward Bagshaw and bassist Thomas Edison Warmsley. The duo uploaded four self produced tracks to YouTube which caught the attention of Heavenly Recordings founder Jeff Barrett who agreed to release the band's debut single in the form of "Shelter Song" in November 2012. They then enlisted fellow Kettering residents drummer Sam Toms (Secret Fix and ex-Koolaid Electric Company) and keyboard player Adam Smith and started rehearsing as a band, so they could play their songs live, having never played live as a band before.

They have received considerable press attention during their short existence and have been cited by Johnny Marr and Noel Gallagher as the best new band in Britain.

Following big buzz from SXSW, Temples U.S. tour dates in April include Coachella. Their first Australian tour will kick off in Brisbane this May, before travelling down the East Coast for shows in Sydney and Melbourne. Temples will be back in the states this summer for Lollapalooza.

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