With conversational lyrics that tug at the heartstrings, and an ocean of haunting melodies shrouded in delicately woven sonics, WIDE SKIES are a quiet storm, a whispered maelstrom. With their beautiful recordings and spellbinding live performances, they have sealed their reputation with a loyal fan base, and are rapidly establishing themselves in the hearts and minds of broader audiences.

WIDE SKIES make their Green Man festival debut on Sunday 23 August, before launching their new single, Gold Dust on 18th of September. A third single, Waiting for the Answers is planned for later in the autumn, and the release of their first album is slated for early 2016. Their 2014 debut single Take Care Of Love was played numerous times on BBC 6 Music by Lauren Laverne, who made it her ‘headphones moment’ and featured it on her BBC 6 Music Recommends show. The band also performed a stunning live session for Robert Elms on his BBC London show, and have been introduced to XFM listeners by John Kennedy.

Inspired by luminaries such as Feist, Kate Bush, Portishead, Elbow, Fleetwood Mac and Burt Bacharach, WIDE SKIES create a rare and arresting atmosphere in which they paint scenes of love, loss and courage. They weave the sound of Folk, Soul and 60ʼs pop perfectly with their British Indie roots. Vocalist Hannah Caughlin has the endearing softness of Natasha Khan but together with her bandmate Jamie McDonald they achieve a merge not unlike Nico and Lou Reed.

Hannah previously brought her vocal and writing talents to The Accidental, The Memory Band, The Bicycle Thieves and notable pop producers Xenomania. Jamie's earlier incarnation was in the band South who released four albums on labels including Moʼwax and Sanctuary as well as touring with The Strokes and Ian Brown. He has recently spent time as a tour guitarist with Finley Quaye and Nicolai Fraiture of The Strokes.

WIDE SKIES is led by Hannah Caughlin and Jamie McDonald supported by the brilliant musicianship of three other band members: Ascher Nathan on keyboards (touring member of the band South), Alister Wedderburn on bass (formerly of Look, Stranger!) and Dav Shiel on drums (previous member of Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny). They are currently working with the renowned mixer and engineer Ian Dowling (Bombay Bicycle Club, Adele, Madison Ward and the Mama Bear) on their soon-to-be-completed debut album.

Video for Take Care Of Love:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hSg0r5ouh4

Contact for Radio:
Olli Dutton / Obscene Strategies PR
olli@obscenestrategies.co.uk

Contact for Press:
Ken Lower / Hermana PR
ken@hermana.co.uk

All other enquiries:
Hannah Caughlin and Jamie McDonald
wideskiesmusic@gmail.com
Facebook: @wideskiesband
Twitter: @WIDE_SKIES
Instagram: @WIDE_SKIES