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Holy Coves Embark On Autumn National UK Tour

Oct 3, 2024 — Leave a comment

Welsh, Awen Rock band Holy Coves embark on their second UK tour this year after the success of their Spring tour earlier in the year. The Snowdonia Records Independent music pioneers head to Leeds, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and London with an end of year show in the beginning of December, in the Welsh capital, Cardiff with some of independent music’s finest bands as support.

Since the release of the award winning album ‘Druids and Bards’ the band have toured extensively over the last two years building a strong fanbase in all the major cities in England, Scotland and Wales. The band have also appeared at festivals such as Isle Of Wight Festival and Focus Wales, and have recently announced on social media they are currently working on their new record which they plan to record in January after their Autumn tour ends.

Be sure to catch them playing at the following venues before the end of the year. Follow the Link below for tickets.

https://holycoves.co.uk/pages/live-shows

4th October – Leeds, Santiago’s
5th October – Liverpool, EBGBS
25th October – Edinburgh, Sneaky Pete’s
26th October – Glasgow, McChuill’s
9th November – Manchester, Deaf Institute
23rd November – London, Water Rat’s
7th December – Cardiff, The Globe




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Indie Revolution Single Of The Week – Skäl ‘All Of The People’

Aug 30, 2024 — Leave a comment

Indie Revolutions Single Of The Week is the infectious debut single from Cheshire band Skäl.

Skäl are an alternative five piece rock band from Winsford in Cheshire and a brand new signing to Snowdonia Records, the North Wales based record label that’s home to Holy Coves, Sister Envy, Box of Trash, Subterrania.

The band is made up of Ev Kirwan on vocals, Jack Enty on guitar, Darcy Smith on guitar and backing vocals, Adam Latham on bass and Tom Giltrow on drums and backing vocals.

‘All Of The People’ is an urgent, infectious and exciting debut track from Skäl, that bursts out of the speakers on a wave of tremulous guitar hooks, grooving bass lines and quickfire drums, while Ev Kirwan’s vocals hook you in with a swaggering confidence as the song spirals into a frenetic guitar anthem and a rollicking crescendo with fantastic carousel of guitar solos. It reminds one of the resplendent early sound of The Stone Roses, they call it a  “cross between The Verve and The Replacements“.

It’s a frenetic union of anthemic melodies, floor filling grooves and uproarious rock, with an all for one attitude of all the best fledgling gangs possess. Engineered, produced and mixed by Jono Tringham,  was recorded at Allo Sounds in Studio Widnes.

They cite bands like Smashing Pumpkins,  The Verve, The Las, The Replacements, Pixies, Echo and the Bunnymen, Wunderhorse, High Vis and The Real People as an influences yet they are filtered through young magpie eyes of emerging musicians from their hometown of Winsford, with a knack for melodic shots of rock songs, with a burning ambition to be heard by as many people as possible. With a string of releases and shows in the works their unmissable debut single ‘All Of The People’ is a statement of intent. 




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Snowdonia Records Announce New Signing Subterrania

Aug 5, 2024 — Leave a comment

Following on from recent announcements from the North Wales Independent record label and management, Snowdonia Records have announced another new signing, four piece, indie rock band from Swansea in Wales, Subterrania.

Fronted by Dylan Cai, the rest of the band includes Fin Roach (guitar), Jamie Tooze (bass), and Luis Hancock (drums). They have stormed their way across the Swansea music scene with their electric and groovy sound and are rapidly breaking through to the rest of the UK. 

Snowdonia Records previously known as Yr Wyddfa Records recently changed their name and announced on twitter that they now have a Welsh, English & Scottish division. Along with recently announced Skäl and Box Of Trash, Subterrania will join fellow bands Holy Coves and Sister Envy on the newly formed Label & Management, creating a fantastic roster of bands.




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Snowdonia Records Announce First Scottish Signing, Box Of Trash

Aug 2, 2024 — Leave a comment

North Wales Independent record label and management Snowdonia Records have announced their first signing for their Scottish Division, Box Of Trash.

Scottish quartet Box Of Trash have quickly become one of Scotland’s exciting, emerging bands. The band comprises of Barry Fisher, Lyle Kennedy, Jordan McKee and Aiden Davidson.

Snowdonia Records previously known as Yr Wyddfa Records recently changed their name and announced on twitter that they now have a Welsh, English & Scottish division. Along with recently announced Skäl, Box Of Trash will join fellow bands Holy Coves and Sister Envy on the newly formed Label & Management.



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Snowdonia Records Announce First English Signing SKÄL

Jul 31, 2024 — Leave a comment

North Wales Independent record label and management Snowdonia Records have announced their first signing for their English Division, Skäl.

Skäl are a five piece Alternative Rock Band from Winsford, Cheshire. The band are made up of Ev Kirwan on vocals, Jack Enty on guitar, Darcy Smith on guitar and backing vocals, Adam Latham on bass and Tom Giltrow on drums and backing vocals.

Snowdonia Records previously known as Yr Wyddfa Records recently changed their name and announced on twitter that they now have a Welsh, English & Scottish division. Skäl will join fellow bands Holy Coves and Sister Envy on the newly formed Label & Management.

Very exciting times ahead for the label.





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Sister Envy Release New Single ‘Tide’

May 15, 2024 — Leave a comment

Following on from their warmly received debut single ‘Mourning Sickness’ North Wales band Sister Envy grace us with yet another captivating single, the extraordinary ‘Tide’.

‘Tide’ lures you in with soothing guitar tones and cinematic psychedelia, it grows from enveloping heart on the sleeve melodies, decorated in a carousel of psych tinged guitars into a sprawling epic anthem.

‘I’ll be the one to save you’ promises Joliffe in a track that’s woozy, romantic, mysterious yet with a sting in the tail. Gradually swelling into a fuzz laden chorus that has elements of the shoegaze anthems of Ride. Verve or the grungy gaze of early Smashing Pumpkins. It’s another fascinating glimpse of Sister’s Envy’s sonic arsenal and world of intrigue and ambition that looks at the horizon beyond their North Walian homes. 

Vocalist and guitarist, Kameron Jolliffe says: “Tide is the first song we recorded together as a band, I wrote it whilst severely hungover one sunny afternoon, it was one of those days where the moon was visible.. I wrote it about someone I used to see, a toxic relationship that still pulls you in just to inevitably throw you back.”

Sister Envy hail from the North Wales coast, a place of mystery, harshness, and beauty, a place where opportunity is blocked for younger people yet dreams can break through. It’s here that Sister Envy met at college. This fast-emerging Alternative Psychedelic rock quartet are a brand new signing to North Wales label Yr Wyddfa Records Snowdonia (home to Holy Coves). 

Sister Envy are Kameron Jolliffe (Vocals and Lead Guitar), Matty Waring (Guitar), Callum Jones (Bass) and Ryan Roberts (Drums). The band are a new signing to North Wales label Yr Wyddfa Records Snowdonia.

They have crafted their sound in the studio with Welsh producers Owain Ginsberg (Hippies Vs. Ghosts) and Scott Marsden (Holy Coves).

The lunar single ‘Tide’ is out now on all streaming platforms.

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