MOTION

Motion is from Edinburgh, Scotland. The band formed in Edinburgh in late 2016, born out of a mutual love for The Jesus & Mary Chain, The La's, The Stone Roses and PiL. The members of the band are Paul Band - vocals and guitar, Lee Shand - Bass and Robbie Thomson - Drums. Taking off in August of last year with the release of their self-titled debut EP and lead track 'Myths', the trio began making a name for themselves on the live circuit - selling out headline shows and sharing bills with the likes of Rascalton, Ayakara, Noah Noah and The Dunts. Motion are regularly featured by Jim Gellatly on his show on Amazing Radio. The band has also earned radio play as far as Mainland Europe and North and South America. Motion are proud to announce the release of their debut single ‘Of The Night’.

'Of The Night’ offers a mix of psychedelic rock and dream pop, with influence from the likes of The Stone Roses, The Charlatans, Wire, XTC and Tame Impala. It's backed with ‘Closer’ as a B-side. this is a fan favorite from the early days of the band. Frontman Paul Band wrote both songs, as well as producing and mixing them in the band's own Speed Studios. The lyrics for both songs were provided by drummer Robbie Thomson. The band sold out the single launch for this release at Sneaky Pete's on the 20th of January 2018.

Of The Night - Post punk dream pop full band introduction which builds and flows throughout the whole song. The tune sounds uplifting but speaks of visions in the dark. 'You're a creature of the night. You're breaking through my mind. . . . .'

Indie psychedelic rock. Dark shoegaze and dream pop with emotional drifts. To listen to the song and to find out more about Motion go to:

https://www.motionband.co.uk/

https://soundcloud.com/motionmusichq

Denise L. @DL7855 2018