The Nottingham band Amber Run’s music dips into elegiacal atmospheric ballads and indie-rock reminiscent of Ireland’s own Delorentos. Their biggest track so far – ‘I Found’ has the former’s epic yearning.
The band’s debut album 5AM is out today and the title track is in a similar vein to ‘I Found’. “You’ve got work in the morning, but it’s nearly 5am / is this really what you envisaged / you won’t be 21 again,” goes the song with sparse air-filled piano balladry.
Tour dates
22-Apr Brighton The Haunt
23-Apr Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach
24-Apr Liverpool O2 Academy 2
26-Apr Oxford O2 Academy 2
27-Apr York Fibbers
28-Apr Nottingham Rescue Rooms
29-Apr London Scala
30-Apr Manchester Sound Control
02-May Newcastle Think Tank
05-May Belfast Oh Yeah
06-May Dublin Academy 2
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
