THE RIALTO BURNS ANNOUNCE MINI ALBUM EP
FOR THE ASKING EP MAY 2011
After last summer’s lo-fi debut ‘Radiate,’ The Rialto Burns release the ‘For The Asking’ EP on 28 March 2011 - an energetic 10 tracker full of cavernous, dark moments, electrical soaring highs, and some dirty edges. “Love, loss, hope and salvation – we’re trailing through ‘em all,” says Adam.
Seen it, done it and still haven’t learnt a lesson is the first insight, on “seedy but reflective” opener ‘For The Asking.’ Fuelled by stuttering drums and glinting guitar flecks, ‘Learning To Fight’ eulogises on the need to face facts and move on. “It seems quite melancholic, but there’s an underlying optimism,” says Adam. Opening with a growling industrial snarl and powered by a relentless guitar riff. Next is ‘Constellations’ - the first track ever written - aptly, it’s about following your dreams, sometimes at the cost of those around you. ‘New Year’s Day’ is a cover of the U2 track which, put simply by Al, “Was too good a song to be left on the shelf,” and the EP closer ‘Radiate’ touches on sidelined friendships and the hope of reunion.
The EP also includes live versions, remixes and videos. “We wanted to offer a snapshot of all aspects of our world,” says Pottsy. “It already feels like we’ve done a lot in a short time.”
When they signed to Gung Ho! in early 2010, The Rialto Burns had only been together a year, forming after a domino effect of chance meetings which spirals from the inner city indie hangouts of Liverpool, to a bedroom in North Wales to an online band ad site.
Powered by a shared love of The Smiths, New Order and Echo & The Bunnymen, they embarked upon a never-ending circuit of live shows, notching up sell-outs in their native Liverpool, slots with Hot Club De Paris and a gig at label-mate Eddy Temple Morris’ Proud Gallery ‘Remix’ parties.
Of the upcoming first album? “It’s nearly done,” says Pottsy. “It’s gonna include 4 tracks from this EP and 7 new ones, maybe a couple more. Musically, it’s a combination of all our influences. We’re really into bands like Antlers, Boards Of Canada, LCD Soundsystem and The Walkmen, so aside from the romance and tales of interaction, expect pops, bleeps, synths, visceral guitars and body moving bass.”
EP TRACKLIST
1. For The Asking
2. Learning to Fight
3. Constellations
4. New Years Day
5. Radiate
6. Back To Life (Live)
7. Radiate (Live)
8. For The Asking (Live)
9. Learning To Fight (Welfare For The Digital Remix)
10. For The Asking (Tom Maddicott’s Freakshow Remix)
