Exeter’s own retro alt-rock three-piece Pattern Pusher announce their debut album, The Great Letting Go, and they’re heading to Exeter Phoenix to celebrate its release in May 2024!

The Great Letting Go, an album that holds themes of grief and loss in a warm embrace. Music from a time where relationships ended and loved ones were lost. Amongst the confusion and pain there is hope, a longing for new beginnings and growth.

STAGE TIMES

• Doors time: From 7.30pm

“Hidden gems”- NME

“Strong classic song-writing from start to finish” – Tom Robinson (BBC 6 Music)

“One of the most energetic live shows” – GQ

“Let Pattern Pusher soundtrack the dawn of this new age with sweet melodies and sun-kissed energy” – Atwood Magazine

STAGE TIMES

• Doors time: From 7.30pm

ABOUT THE ALBUM

The Great Letting Go, an album that holds themes of grief and loss in a warm embrace. Music from a time where relationships ended and loved ones were lost. Amongst the confusion and pain there is hope, a longing for new beginnings and growth.

Alex says of the album writing process:

“My father always said songs are your diary. I never really treated writing like that until he passed. That year a lot about my life was turned upside down. Now I wouldn’t write songs any other way. 

This album is a list of diary entries of thoughts and feelings, experiences, both painful and joyful from the past two years. They’re an honest and open reflection on the emotional journey. For people that have heard and enjoyed Pattern Pusher they will be different in sound and feeling, but I believe the songs carry more weight. We have poured a lot of time and energy into working on who we are as people, as a band, as friends and everything in between. The sounds you will hear represent the sounds we love and the time we have spent searching for it. From Myself, Ben and Benjamin we truly hope you enjoy listening to The Great Letting Go and all that it entails.

Out of this period of introspection came hope; the idea that life is a brief candle and that we should enjoy every flicker of it and simultaneously, that self-love and wanting your own ‘perfect life story’ is okay! In essence the album is still a song of hope – as a band we are all born optimists. I think we all deserve to be happy and to live the way that we choose. It’s about letting go of the guilt that comes with self-care and getting comfortable with taking the risks we take to get where we want to be.”  

Alex’s father Phil Johnstone was a force of nature, playing and co-writing with Robert Plant & The Levellers. He was a huge mentor of the band and has left a big hole in all their lives.

ABOUT THE BAND

FFO: Tame Impala, Radiohead, Eels

Pattern Pusher are a band from the South West of England. Holding their own against a sea of guitars, the trio stack nostalgic keyboard sounds and layers of effects to create their own brand of alt-rock.

After cementing themselves as a euphoric live act, one not to miss, the band turned their attention studio-wards. Honing debut album, The Great Letting Go, for the past two years in their Exeter studio.

Some of the first ideas can be traced back to a hazy summer’s afternoon deep in Cornwall where the band, waiting for their gig to begin, huddled over drinks and a guitar birthing the album’s title & song Miss You On Sundays. A contrast to when the boys wrote The Hills, watching blizzards blow from the warmth of their alpine chalet in French town Morzine, Ben C drumming along with wooden spoons.

These travels and experiences bleed into the music, saturating it with psychedelic moments, performed with enthusiasm akin to the 90s Britpop movement. Dynamics await the listener, with explosive Edge Of The World making way for shadowy Hotel Room. Analogue & warm live takes merge with digital processing in a sonic collage exploring the line between production & performance.

Alex, Ben & Benjamin’s journey has led them to share stages with Wolf Alice, Supergrass & The Lottery Winners, play Boardmasters, Leopallooza & Bearded Theory and tour across the country.

Pattern Pusher have grown, exploring a new heartfelt, steeped side to the unbridled joy of their early years. Expect contrasting emotions, higher highs and new depths.

www.patternpusher.com

VENUE: AUDITORIUM, EXETER PHOENIX

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