[Video] Nine Black Alps - Supermarket Clothes

First from Manchester's Nine Black Alps since their 2012 studio album 'Sirens', now comes their fifth full-length, ‘Candy For The Clowns’.

With core members Sam Forrest (vocals, guitar), David Jones (guitar), James Galley (drums, vocals) and bass player Karl Astbury, the band had retained their distinctive and energetic sludge, grunge-rock sound albeit with a tighter and more dynamic style.

Recent single ‘Novokaine’ - released at the end of last year to coincide with their 10 year anniversary - was the first taster of the new record. It’s a far more distorted and rockier affair that harks back to their earlier albums 'Everything Is' and 'Love/Hate'.

Other tracks such as their upcoming single ‘Supermarket Clothes’ capture a more British sound for the band but overall ‘Candy for the Clowns’ is an addictive balance of summer college rock and surf-pop. It will be the first album to be released on new Leeds label Hatch Records on April 21.

Nine Black Alps hit the road next month, as well as appearing at Camden Rocks Festival on May 31.

UK tour dates:

April 22 Hull Fruit
April 23 Nottingham Rock City Basement
April 24 Chester Live Rooms
April 25 Stoke The Underground
April 26 Wakefield The Hop
April 28 Milton Keynes Craufurd Arms
April 29 Reading The Bowery District
April 30 Bristol The Fleece
May 01 Birmingham The Flapper
May 02 Hebden Bridge Trades Club
May 03 Glasgow Audio
May 31 London Camden Rocks