| Release Date: | 08/11/2024 |
| Format: | 12" EP |
| Label: | Fear of Missing Out Records |
| Catalogue Number: | FOMO057T |
After forming on a group trip to Blackpool, Manchester-based quartet Umarells have announced their debut EP 'One More Day' is set for release on 08 November 2024 via Fear of Missing Out Records - the record circles peaks, plummets, and upside-down turns for a front-row seat on the emotional Big Dipper of life. The faded sparkle of the Blackpool seaside trails through five postcards of smouldering indie-rock on the EP.
When life gives you anthropomorphic whistling lemons, why not write a song? One late night, post-restaurant shift, Imogen Badrock (vocals/synth) and Josh Yeung (guitar/vocals) acted on a bleary-eyed creative urge that resulted in a goofy demo about an organic lemonade drink, sparking the formation of the Manchester dream-pop troupe now known as Umarells. After bringing in bassist Ryan Marsden and drummer Sarah Knowles, Umarells sealed the deal as a quartet during a group trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach, a thrill-seekers’ “dystopia” that will forever hold a special, sugar-coated place in their hearts. “All roads lead to Blackpool,” they joke.
Now with the addition of lead guitarist Fuchsia Summerfield, Umarells—their name taken from a very specific Italian word for retired men who watch construction sites—arrange pieces of post-hardcore, shoegaze, Midwest emo, and ‘00s indie-psych into
reflections on grief, loss, and failed relationships, all shot through with ocean-deep introspection and mixed by Alex Greaves (bdrmm, Working Men's Club).
Tracklist:
1. Closer
2. June
3. Ocean
4. You're Not Here
5. One More Day