Feather Trade continue their current burst of creativity with a new single, released on April 28th – “Big Nobody” takes up the narrative of the previous two singles, championing the underdog while railing at the commercialisation and selling-out of art. A video, directed by Pete Tomkies, will accompany the song , and a series of promotional live dates to take in Whitby, Sheffield, York and Leeds in late April/early May. Feather Trade cross boundaries with an integrity and raw, passionate honesty that’s all but vanished across the musical landscape. Their mini-anthems are rallying calls to the disenfranchised, the politically and sexually marginalized, to anyone watching in dismay as the commodification of society, and art in particular, gathers pace. There is a timelessness to their sound – the wide-eyed social commentary of early U2, the white-noise fury of Nirvana, the shimmering dark beauty of The Chameleons, and the angular, art-punk view of the world captured by Pixies. Yet they are a now band. Firmly rooted in today’s struggles, writing deeply personal elegies that will resonate with those navigating their way through our current confusions and challenges. Their sound is totally immersive, their message totally for you.
Following a successful UK tour in 2019, supporting Spear of Destiny, the band – Manchester based, but via Athens, Georgia – embarked on their first full UK tour, and announced their first tour album The Sound Of Broken Worlds. After this, as the world came to a standstill, activity continued – travel restrictions forced an innovative, cross continental concert, where the band members played live with projections of one another in multiple countries. This concert can be seen in the recent DVD release Live and Transatlantic or as an original live-stream concert.
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Having already supported bands such as The Soft Moon, Deerhoof, Daniel Johnston, Florence and the Machine, and The Maccabees, Feather Trade also found themselves, during 2021, in demand for the legendary Leeds Futurama Festival, playing alongside bands such as The Blinders and Peter Hook and The Light. 2022 concluded with a successful tour of UK venues, delighting fans, and gaining a notable new following wherever they played.
So what’s next? Feather Trade are recording their debut album with US producer Matt Yelton (Pixies, Frank Black and the Catholics), and have released a series of singles, starting in October 2022. “Dead Boy” was the first of these releases and also their first official Spotify single. It received much airplay, and positive reviews both in the UK and across Europe praising the sharp, focussed melody and heart-melting anger and honesty. “Just Like Film” followed in March 2023 to a similar positive reception, and April sees “Big Nobody” complete the trilogy.
Feather Trade have toured the UK in support of these singles, playing a series of dates late April/early May, as well as festival appearances in the summer.
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