BRITISH BAND NEW HOPE CLUB RELEASE “SWIMMING WITH SHARKS” SINGLE & VIDEO
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BLAKE RICHARDSON MAKES FILM DEBUT IN MIDAS MAN THE UPCOMING BRIAN EPSTEIN BEATLES BIOPIC FEATURES RICHARDSON AS PAUL MCCARTNEY
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“One of England’s most sought-after acts” – NOTION
“Brimming with self-assurance and the confidence of musicians transitioned from teens to young men” – Official Charts
“With newfound autonomy... the group has seen a drastic evolution more closely inspired by the sounds that fuel them as creatives” – EUPHORIA
18 OCTOBER 2024 (TORONTO, ON) – British band New Hope Club release their latest single and video for "Swimming with Sharks," out now.
Written by New Hope Club with Ross Golan and Dan Henig, “Swimming with Sharks is a song that was written during a time we were all trying to navigate being single and meeting new people. It can be tough out there,” says the band. “Sometimes it can feel like there is no hope of finding somebody that you can really trust. Dating is like ‘Swimming with Sharks,’ bouncing from one relationship to the next in a wild frenzy. Dating can become a toxic cycle and that’s what we tried to capture in different themes within the song. Because the song is predominantly pop/funk, inspired by a chance encounter with Nile Rodgers, we love playing this one live. We cannot wait to showcase this new track on tour... we just hope there are no sharks in the audience.”
The video, directed by Blake Nelson, is infused with a 90’s Brit pop aesthetic showcasing the band in a raw and gritty light. After a tumultuous night in New York City with the wrong crowd, the band are visibly bruised and blood from the chaos and intensity of what happened the night before.
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New Hope Club is currently performing headline shows in the US after finishing a sold-out UK Club Tour. For all New Hope Club dates visit their website.
Remaining US tour dates:
18-Oct Los Angeles, CA Teragram Ballroom
20-Oct San Francisco, CA Café Du Nord
22-Oct San Diego, CA HOB
L to R: George Smith, Reece Bibby, Blake Richardson | Photo Credit: Cole Ferguson
ABOUT NEW HOPE CLUB
New Hope Club started 2024 with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity - recording a song for one of the biggest fights in boxing history. “Can’t Lose This Fight” was released for the “Ring of Fire” showdown between boxing’s two greatest heavyweight World Champions Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usky. The track follows a string of irresistible pop tunes the band has released over the past few years. The British band kicked off 2023 with the introspective “Don’t Go Wasting Time,” which earned a spot on BBC’s Radio 1 Future Pop and followed with the stripped-back ballad “Just Don’t Know It Yet,” and the P1Harmony collab, “Super Chic.” 2022 saw the release of the acoustic “Girl Who Does Both” and disco- tinged “Getting Better” (BBC Radio 1 Best New Pop). The summery 60s rock-inspired “Call Me A Quitter” and “Whatever” followed that summer, delivering the band’s most searing, honest lyrics about relationships to date. The band continued to showcase their sonic evolution with the invigorating guitar- pop anthem “L.U.S.H.” and rock, hype song “Walk It Out” later that year.
Their UK Top 5 charting debut album was released in2020 and has tallied over 170 million Spotify streams and almost 2 billion streams overall and features their worldwide hit “Know Me Too Well” (featuring Mexican superstar Danna Paola).
Having written and performed together since their teens, Blake, George, and Reece have been sonically inspired by great bands they grew up listening to like The Beatles, The Strokes, and Vampire Weekend. Starting from local pub gigs in Manchester and London, they have cultivated a devoted global fanbase, selling out headline shows in cities like Los Angeles, New York, London (including the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire), Seoul, and Tokyo.Their U.S. touring debut saw them supporting Sabrina Carpenter, followed by an arena tour with Argentinian superstar Tini. They have played major festivals, including the CocaCola Festival in Spain, headlined the sold-out Busan International Rock Festival, the Haus of Wonder festival in South Korea, and the Gudfest Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia. Most recently, they performed at the Lovesome Festival.
New Hope Club has collaborated with renowned producers Ross Golan and R3hab and have amassed over 3 billion global streams and over 900 million YouTube views. Their global following is particularly strong in Asia. In South Korea, their debut album has been certified 6x Platinum, and they regularly attract attention from some of the planet’s biggest K-pop stars, including V of BTS, Seventeen, and The Stray Kids.
In addition to making music, the band has made inroads in the fashion world collaborating with renowned brands, including Celine, Ralph Lauren, and UK designer Daniel Fletcher among others and has been featured in the fashion pages of GQ, V Man, FLAUNT and Wonderland. In between recording and touring, Richardson will also be making his acting debut, playing a young Sir Paul McCartney in the eagerly anticipated film Midas Man, the Brian Epstein Beatles biopic.
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