Marsicans unveil new video for single ‘These Days’

DEBUT ALBUM ‘URSA MAJOR’ OUT AUGUST 14TH ON KILLING MOON RECORDS AND AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER HERE

“This Leeds indie quartet have the same slick arena-indie heft of Foals, Two Door Cinema Club and Circa Waves.” – THE GUARDIAN

“Bombastic” – THE LINE OF BEST FIT 

“Fall in love with your new fave band” – Wonderland

“catchy blast of energy” - Consequence of Sound  – “exuberant” - DORK

“refreshing break from cookie-cutter alt-rock” - EARMILK

“Wholly infectious” - CLASH  –  “carefree pleasure” - The 405

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘THESE DAYS’ HERE

After returning at the beginning of June to release their latest single ‘These Days’, which landed on Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist in the UK, US, Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam and has already started to pick-up UK radio support, Leeds-based indie-rock heroes Marsicans are back once again to unveil the new video for their latest offering.

Working once again with regular collaborators Sodium Films, the new video for ‘These Days’ sees them get creative with their recent lockdown situation. Filmed during isolation, each member contributes moving and personal snapshots of their lives away from the public eye, resonating the song’s chorus, “I don’t want to go outside, most of the time, these days”.

Speaking about the new video, frontman James Newbigging said, "The idea for the video was constantly evolving throughout the process. Due to lockdown measures, we couldn't meet up to shoot the video so we had to film it individually ourselves; which for a song where the chorus is "I don't wanna go outside" was rather fitting. Our aim was to show the disconnect between ourselves, technology, and the outside world. We set up our various tripods (and makeshift toilet roll tripods) in our homes and did our best. Our friend Phil at Sodium Films then edited the video together. He conjured up some magic camera trickery which involved filming the footage playing on different kinds of screens, a big lens and some Orwellian flavouring and turned a load of separate homemade clips into a video we really love."

‘These Days’ is Marsicans’ fifth track to be released in 2020 and from one great bear (the Marsican) to The Great Bear, all five feature on their debut album ‘Ursa Major’ which is set for release on August 14th.  The preceding singles ‘Summery In Angus’, 'Sunday', ‘Juliet’ and ‘Can I Stay Here Forever (pt. II)’ saw continued support for the band across UK and international radio, DSP’s and TV including; Radio X-Xposure playlist support for ‘Juliet’ & ‘Can I Stay Here Forever (pt. II)’ to "Record Of The Week" on BBC Introducing West Yorkshire for ‘Can I Stay Here Forever (pt. II)’ alongside spot plays across BBC Radio 1 and Radio X and A&R Worldwide’s Passport Approved playlist support for ‘Juliet’ and ‘CISHF (pt. II)’. Continued Spotify support by way of; New Music Friday, All New Rock, The Indie List and New Alternative. Deezer; through their Brand New UK and Indie Jukebox playlists and Apple Music support globally through Kebab on the Nightbus. TV support from MTV Rocks, Kerrang TV, BT Sport including a feature on their Weekly Goal Show and syncs on Made In Chelsea.

Due to the cancellation of this year’s SXSW festival Marsicans recorded a live session for BBC Radio 1 as part of their SXSW contingency coverage ‘The BME Sessions’. You can listen back to ‘Juliet’ and ‘Sunday’ HERE

Marsicans will be hitting the road in October with a run of UK album tour headline shows to support the release of 'Ursa Major', including dates in London, Glasgow, Manchester and hometown Leeds. Tickets on sale now 

Marsicans UK Album Tour:

Oct 14 - Aberdeen Tunnels

Oct 15 - Glasgow King Tut's

Oct 17 - Manchester Gorilla

Oct 21 - Bristol Thekla

Oct 22 - London Scala

Oct 24 - Leeds Beckett University

With their driving, harmony-laden sound and raucous live shows, Marsicans have had a whirlwind 18 months: sold-out tour dates up and down the UK, including selling out their first 1,000-capacity headline show in advance; headlining BBC Introducing stages at Reading and Leeds festivals; opening a Kaiser Chiefs stadium show at Elland Road, supporting Foals in Hamburg, touring the UK with We Are Scientists; a string of ten consecutive singles supported by UK national radio BBC Radio 1 and Radio X, all gracing New Music Friday UK and other Spotify/Apple Music/Deezer/Amazon editorial playlists; filmed live sessions for VEVO DSCVR and the BBC's legendary Maida Vale studios; tracks featured on BBC TV's Jools Holland, MTV, BT Sport and the opening credits of Made In Chelsea; a Samsung Galaxy worldwide ad sync; and a surprise UK 7" vinyl chart #1 for 2019 single 'Your Eyes'. 

Media support for Marsicans has come by way of The Guardian’s 50 Best New Artists for 2020 tip, Sunday Times’ ‘Hottest Tracks’ (Pop-Ups [Sunny at the Weekend]), a BBC Entertainment News Interview tied to their headline slot on the BBC Introducing stage at Reading & Leeds which racked up over 100,000 views in a day, The Line Of Best Fit, Dork, CLASH, All Things Go, Earmilk, Wonderland, The 405, Official Charts and #1 on Hype Machine's Top 10 Most Blogged Artists of the week.  

Ursa Major track listing:

1. Juliet2. Sleep Start3 Dr Jekyll4. Summery In Angus5. Evie6. Someone Else's Touch7. These Days8. Can I Stay Here Forever (pt. II)9. Blood In My Eye10. Sunday11. Leave Me Outside12. Should've Been There

Marsicans are:

James Newbigging - lead vocals and guitar

Oliver Jameson - guitar and vocals

Rob Brander - bass, keyboards and lead vocals

Matthew 'Cale' McHale - drums and vocals

Listen to ‘These Days’ HERE 

Pre-order 'Ursa Major' on vinyl/CD HERE 

Pre-save 'Ursa Major' on Spotify and other digital platforms HERE 

Tour tickets on sale HERE 

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