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From Wednesday 06 July 2016

Video Interview: Black Peaks [Download 2016]

We had a chat with Black Peaks after their set at Download Festival a couple of weeks ago. It’s an exciting time for them: not only did they release their debut album ‘Statues’ back in April, but they’ve played with Deftones at Wembley, packed out a tent at Download,

Wednesday 15 June 2016

Black Peaks and HECK announce UK co-headline tour

Fast rising UK noise-makers Black Peaks and HECK have announced a series of UK co-headline dates kicking off in Huddersfield this September. The twelve date tour includes two shows at London’s Boston Music Rooms before completing in Southampton at Talking Heads. “We are going on a joint headline tour with

Friday 27 May 2016

Black Peaks to support Deftones next week

Black Peaks have been confirmed as the main and only support for Deftones at their Wembley Arena show on the 3rd June 2016. “Well this is honestly something we never thought we would be saying so here goes… We are delighted to announce that we will be main support to

Thursday 21 April 2016

LIVE: Black Peaks / Palm Reader / Toska @ The Haunt, Brighton

Final nights of the tour are always special. They signify the end of a chapter, new friends and new experiences and for Black Peaks tonight it signaled the start of what must feel like an amazing adventure, where pinching themselves has become a daily ritual. Tonight Black Peaks returned

Wednesday 06 April 2016

Listen to Black Peaks perform their BBC Radio 1 session

Black Peaks recently stopped by the BBC Radio 1 Maida Vale studios for a live session, performing ‘Glass Built Castles’ and ‘Say You Will’ from their imminent ‘Statues’ LP and a cover of Jack Garratt’s ‘Falling’. The band will release their sublime debut LP on Friday. It’s streaming

Tuesday 05 April 2016

Black Peaks are streaming their excellent debut album

The new Black Peaks album is due out on Friday 8th April, but it’s streaming now courtesy of The Independent and it’s 100% worth your time. “We are so so humbled by the response we have had from everyone around the world so far with our achievements in this band,

Thursday 31 March 2016

Black Peaks unveil new track, ‘White Eyes’

Black Peaks are about to drop one of the best albums in recent memory. If the tracks they’ve dropped up until this point haven’t grabbed your attention, check out our review to find out what’s on the cards. If that still isn’t enough, give their new track

Monday 21 March 2016

Black Peaks – ‘Statues’

There’s a delicious irony to pressing play on Black Peaks’ debut full-length, ‘Statues’, immediately following the proofreading of a dozen album reviews, the majority of which question originality. Judging by these alone, inventiveness is music’s Holy Grail, to be found only by navigating a subterranean tomb of mediocrity. With

Monday 22 February 2016

Black Peaks reveal video for ‘Glass Built Castles’

In case you aren’t on the Black Peaks bandwagon yet, it’ll be last year’s ‘Glass Built Castles’ that will do that job for you. The stunning track has been leading the band’s charged since it emerged, and rightly so. Its jarring switch from an all-out sonic onslaught to restrained

Friday 29 January 2016

Black Peaks stream new track, ‘Set In Stone’

It’s an exciting day when Black Peaks reveal new music. Taken from their unfortunately delayed ‘Statues’ LP, ‘Set In Stone’ continues their growth as one of the most unique and exciting bands in the current UK scene. “We are very proud to reveal ‘Set In Stone’ from our upcoming album