Temple Avenue - BY THE RIVER

I have been lucky enough to be sent a pre-release copy of Tyneside Alternative Rock trio Temple Avenue’s brand spanking shiny new single entitled BY THE RIVER.

Starting off with a soft and gentle intro of vocals and guitar from Craig Brown, the song soon smashes into a fusion of sound with Martin Hudson's driving bass and Dom Aitkenhead's thundering drums that does a whole lot more than get the feet tapping! Craig's vocals convey an emotional energy that strongly suggests that he's feeling every minute of the tune. This band are excellent musicians and this mega-track is best part of 5 minutes of pure delight! I love the way it goes from soft and quiet to blasting you away and then the calm returns. In fact, I love it so much I’m going to play it again!

Temple Avenue are playing tomorrow night (7 April) at the Head of Steam in Newcastle. Get yourselves along there and give these lads the support they deserve!

This review is pretty short as I wanted to get it out there before the gig!

BY THE RIVER will be released by RNE Records and available for download as from 18 April so you don’t have long to wait to get your copy. Keep an eye on Facebook, Twitter and the band’s website (which has recently had a bit of a makeover) for more details.

I believe that Temple Avenue are playing at the Woodhorn Music Festival in Ashington on the weekend of 23 July. Stick that one in your diary – it’s always a great weekend with loads of brilliant bands and I’m really looking forward to it myself!