‘LET THE ROAD’
The debut album, out March 2nd
Available to pre-order NOW
(with Instant Grat Tracks: ‘Appreciated’ and ‘Me & My Broken Heart’)
‘Wait On Me’
brand new single out on November 16th
**official video coming soon**
UK headline tour starts October 22nd
Appearing at Radio 1 Teen Awards on Oct 19th
Manchester four-piece Rixton are delighted to announce that their eagerly awaited debut album,
Let The Road, will be released in the UK on March 2nd on School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad
Love/Interscope via Polydor Records. The album features songs co-written by the band and their
producer Benny Blanco (Katy Perry, Maroon 5), as well as one song written by Ed Sheeran.
Let The Road is available to for D2C pre-order via the following link https://store.universalmusic.com/rixton/ - and at all digital partners from today with fans
receiving two of the album tracks immediately – the no.1 single ‘Me & My Broken Heart’ and the
un-released ‘Appreciated’. The album’s second single “Wait On Me,” a synth-driven slice of überpop with an irresistible reggae-lilt at its heart, was premiered on Radio 1 by Scott Mills and is
released in the UK on November 16th.
The ten-track album showcases just why Rixton have made such a huge impact on both sides of
the Atlantic this year with their sophisticated take on modern pop. Starting with the closeharmony acapella of the title track, ‘Let The Road’ then explodes into action with ‘Wait On Me’
before the soaringly beautiful ‘Appreciated’ and epic rock of ‘Beautiful Excuses’, led by Charley
Bagnell’s emotive lead guitar and Danny Wilkin’s piano, expands Rixton’s sonic template further.
The worldwide hit ‘Me & My Broken Heart’ leads into the Ed Sheeran-penned instant classic of
‘Hotel Ceiling’, followed by the playful reggae of ‘I Like Girls’ with its tongue-in-cheek lyrics. Two
of the biggest album highlights come in the form of ‘Speakerphone’, the track that brought them
early recognition on YouTube and is a firm live favourite, and the falsetto floor-filler that is ‘We All
Want The Same Thing’, which has the all the hallmarks of a global dancefloor smash.
The album closes with ‘Whole’, bringing the album full circle with an acapella intro leading into a
heart-breakingly dramatic ballad.
“Let The Road is something we're incredibly proud of,” says lead singer Jake Roche. “Songs have
survived 6 years to make it on this album, back when me and Danny were writing in the caravan
having no idea where they would end up. We feel incredibly humbled to be able to share this with
our fans, and we hope you enjoy listening to it, just as much as we enjoyed making it.”
Let The Road album tracklist
1. Let The Road
2. Wait On Me
3. Appreciated
4. Beautiful Excuses
5. Me And My Broken Heart
6. Hotel Ceiling
7. I Like Girls
8. Speakerphone
9. We All Want The Same Thing
10. Whole
Later this month Rixton will perform at the Radio 1 Teen Awards before setting out on their
biggest-ever UK headline tour on October 22nd, playing 13 cities around the country.
OCTOBER
31st – Glasgow, Oran Mor
22nd – Oxford, O2 Academy2
23rd – Birmingham, O2 Academy2
NOVEMBER
24th – Leicester O2 Academy2
2nd – Sheffield, O2 Academy2
26th – Manchester, Academy2
3rd – London, Koko
28th – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
4th – Southampton, Brook
29th – Leeds Cockpit 1
6th – Brighton, Concorde2
30th – Newcastle O2 Academy 2
7th – Cardiff CF10
Watch Rixton performing ‘Wait On Me’ live at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theater
http://www.vevo.com/watch/rixton/wait-on-me-live-from-las-el-rey-theater/USUV71401987
To discover how Rixton came into being, check out this video:
http://www.vevo.com/watch/rixton/becoming-rixton-vevo-lift-uk/USUV71402139
“As with the ludicrously catchy ‘Me And My Broken Heart’, ‘Wait On Me’… is so expertly precisiontooled that each second seems to introduce a new hook.”
The Guardian
The Times, live review of Bush Hall
“Rixton’s songs tread a clever line between instantly infectious teen pop and the more grown-up retro
soul and reggae-lite sounds of Maroon 5 and Bruno Mars… The high-spirited singer Jake Roche, the
youngest member at 21, is a funny natural frontman… the falsetto-sung ‘We All Want The Same
Things’ was a stompalong anthem built for arenas and performed brilliantly by Roche – his back to
the crowd, his arms aloft – as though he were already on a stage that size.”
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