RODNEY RODNEY S ENGLISH DISCO CROMWELL New EP on Vinyl, Digital, & CD. Released 25 May 2018 Happy Robots Records www.happyrobots.co.uk Distributed by Cargo Catalogue No: Bot12 Rodney s Engish Disco is the new EP by Catford s only exponent of indie pound-shop synthpop. Rodney Cromwell's sound has been compared to the analogue electronica of Kraftwerk, Section 25 and the 'retro futurists' of Ghostbox Records. His miserablism and dark humour has been compared to that of The Cure and John Grant. Rodney Cromwell s evocative synthpop looks to the proto-electronica of the 70 s and 80 s to construct a twisted soundtrack for the post-truth world. The instrumentation of the new EP has been kept intentionally minimal with its drum sounds taken entirely from a vintage Boss DR-55 drum machine and a self-imposed limit on the amount of hissy analogue gear used in its making. Melody and dark humour combine with simple motorik rhythms, soaring bass lines and the bleeps of retro synths, all within a lo-fi pop aesthetic. Where the debut album Age of Anxiety drew on personal demons, on this new EP current social and political tribulations inspired Rodney s wry songs of woe. Comrades is a rebel song for the Twitter generation. Barbed Wire a song from across the barricades of the supermarket checkout. Dreamland is a breakup song for someone who just wants to go back to bed and pretend none of this ever happened. The debut album found crossover appeal, gaining Cromwell coverage from the likes of NME, Electronic Sound Mag, Huffington Post and Steve Lamacq and Gideon Coe on BBC 6 Music and on RNE3 in Spain. At the end of 2015 Rodney Cromwell featured in 25 'Best of' lists and was named 'Most Promising New Act' by The Electricity Club. 'Barry was an arms dealer' featured in the 2015 Official Festive 50 on Dandelion Radio. The EP is released on red vinyl 7, digital and a CD that includes remixes by Rémi Parson, Vieon, Pattern Language and Alice Hubble. It is the twelfth release on Happy Robots Records. TOUR DATES 15 March, Actress & Bishop, Birmingham 16 March Fenton, Leeds 17 March Eagle Inn, Salford 10 May The Islington, London 11 May The Tin Music & Arts, Coventry 12 May The Railway, Southend E: happyrobotsrecordings@gmail.com T: 07775 670992 W: www.happyrobots.co.uk
PRESS: HIGHLIGHTS
The Electricity Club 23/03/2015
SoundsXP 21/05/15
NME 02/07/2015
XS Noise 25/07/2015
Electronic Sound Magazine 14/08/2015
The Electricity Club 15/10//2015
Electronic Sound Magazine 12/2015
De Kettingzaag 22/12/2015
God is in the TV 13/09/16
Louder Than War 12/10/16
Louder Than War 10/11/16
Overblown 10/11/2016
The Huffington Post 25/11/2016
RADIO PLAY & SESSIONS: HIGHLIGHTS National and DAB Steve Lamacq, BBC 6 Music, UK (Multiple Play from LP and EP2) Gideon Coe, BBC 6 Music, UK (Multiple Play from LP and EP2) New Music Playlist, BBC 6 Music, UK Hoy Empieza Todo Breakfast Show, RNE 3, Spain (Multiple Play from all 3 releases) Julio Ruiz Disco Grande, RNE 3, Spain (Multiple Play from all 3 releases plus live session + interview) DJ Snake, RNE 3, Spain Pete Paphides, Soho Radio, UK Rusty Egan, Mi-Soul, UK and Artefaktor Radio, Mex (Multiple Play from all 3 releases) Shell Zenner (Amazing Radio, UK) Web and Local Radio Highlights Dandelion Radio (Multiple play, multiple shows + Festive 50 entry) Bound in Music, Croydon FM (Live Session) Graham and Stuart Show, Ship Full of Bombs Radio (Live Session) Croydon Radio (Playlisting, 3 tracks on rotation) Johnny Normal Show, Warwickshire Radio (Interview) Electronic Transmissions (Curated Mix Show 1.5 hours) Bombshell Radio (Guest Presenter) The Great Northern Radio Show (Culin FM) (Guest Mix) Bluetown Electronica, Sheppy FM (Guest Presenter) Playlisting and synch on stations / networks including Indirecte Radio, Artefaktor Radio, CFUR, 365 Radio Network Happy Robots Records T: UK + 44 (0)7775 670992 happyrobotsrecordings@gmail.com www.happyrobots.co.uk