SKERRYVORE SHARE THE NEW SINGLE ‘EVERYTHING YOU NEED’ FROM THE NEW ALBUM ‘TEMPUS’ WHICH FOLLOWS ON APRIL 28TH

Skerryvore excel at using their Scottish roots music as the beating heart behind a contemporary alt-pop sound thats winning over audiences both home and abroad. Its a style that they continue to evolve on their upcoming album Tempus via Cooking Vinyl on April 28th, with an intoxicating concoction of anthemic highs, strident rock, stadium-folk thrills and subtle dance beats. Now they start 2023 by sharing the albums first official single Everything You Need, which was premiered on Zoe Balls Radio 2 Breakfast Show this morning.

A propulsive pop song with a chorus as big as a Hebridean sky, Everything You Need melds those two worlds more cohesively than ever. Luminous synths, the exuberant rush of their live shows and some rootsy, traditional inspiration combine to take Scottish music to the global stage. And vocalist Alec Dalglish has never sounded better, his confident topline exalting a belief that better times will eventually triumph over challenging circumstances.

Everything You Need was written by lead singer Alec Dalglish, produced by Alec Dalglish and the bands bagpiper/whistle player Scott Wood, and was mastered by the 21-time Grammy Award winner Howie Weinberg (U2, Nirvana, PJ Harvey).

Alec Dalglish says, "The song is about how life can throw the unexpected at you but that its important to trust that youll end up on the right path eventually and that sometimes things happen for reasons that may at first be unknown."

Everything You Need is the latest song to preview the Tempus album after a new version of the Radio 2 playlisted You & I and the urgent instrumental Vancouver Island. In essence, Tempus is Skerryvore on a grander scale: the productions are bigger and more textured, its choruses are more skybound, and its lyrics are more universal. Equally, however, if you fell in love with the band throughout their rise to date - six studio albums, a live record and a best of collection celebrating their first decade together - Tempus remains a very organic next step.

Tempus is available as a digital download as well as having a physical offering, physical formats include a signed limited edition transparent violet vinyl with a Japanese OBI wrap, which is exclusive from Assai Records; plus a limited edition transparent blue vinyl with a signed print as well as eight cassettes formats, each of which feature a different band member on the cover, along with their signature. Both of these are available from Skerryvores official store.

One of Skerryvores final shows of 2022 was Hoolie in the Hydro, a huge 8,000 capacity celebration of Scottish roots music. Their upcoming UK headline tour is split between a Scottish leg in March and then a run of shows in England in May.

Expect further live announcements to follow soon.

MARCH
17th - Elgin, Town Hall
18th - Kirkwall, Pickaquoy Centre
19th - Strathpeffer, Pavilion
24th - Dunoon, Queens Hall
25th - Perth, Concert Hall
26th - Kilmarnock, Centrestage

MAY
12th - Carlisle, Old Fire Station
13th - Gloucester, Guildhall
14th - Poole, Lighthouse
18th - Exeter, Corn Exchange
19th - Liskeard, Carnglaze Cavern
20th - Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
21st - Settle, Victoria Hall

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