#ThrowbackThursday: GIHE w/ REWS (27.10.17)

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown in the UK, we’re unable to make it into the Hoxton Radio studio to broadcast our weekly live new music show from 7-9pm. Instead, we’re sharing previous GIHE radio show recordings as #ThrowbackThursday sessions, so you can still enjoy 2 hours of new music tunes & chats with some of our favourite artists each week.

Today, we’ve picked our October 2017 show with the wonderful Shauna from REWS. Mari & Kate spoke to her about the band’s debut album Pyro, the video shoot for ‘Your Tears’, growing up in a musical family, and performing on the John Peel stage at Glastonbury. Shauna also played acoustic renditions of ‘Your Tears’ and ‘Miss You In The Dark’ live on air too.

Listen back to the show below.

(You can listen back to our May 2016 show with Shauna here afterwards too, if you’re a big REWS fan. This was also Kate’s first ever GIHE radio show!)

Tracklist
Wolf Alice – Yuk Foo
Witch Fever – Carpet Asphyxiation
Placebo – Without You I’m Nothing
Adria – Gold Water
The Magnettes – Sad Girls
French For Rabbits – It Will Be Okay
Fever Ray – To The Moon and Back
I Am Harlequin – Minimal
PILLARS – Honest People
Halina Rice – Atoms
VERO – Out Of My Head
**REWS Interview & Live Session**
VUKOVI – Animal
Fever High – Good Advice
Miya Folick – Give It To Me
Cindy Wilson – Mystic
Just Because – Everything
Sextile – Ripped
Suzie Stapleton – Yesterday’s Town
David Bowie – Heroes

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Track Of The Day: Rews – ‘Can You Feel It?’

Feel good lyrics, infectious guitar riffs and crashing cymbals collide on Rews‘ latest single, ‘Can You Feel It?’. Mixed and mastered by Romesh Dodangoda (Bring Me The Horizon, Don Broco, Lower Than Atlantis) the song is in intensely catchy anthem about overcoming heartache, accompanied by a brand new lyric video.

Rews’ (comprised of guitarist & vocalist Shauna Tohill and drummer Collette Williams) feet have barely touched the ground since they released their debut album Pyro in 2017. The pair have been gigging non-stop, and are currently supporting American rock band Halestorm on their UK tour, and are set to play Brixton Academy tomorrow night (Sept 28th). They duo will also be playing a string of headline shows in November (see below for details).

Speaking about the new single, Shauna explains: “‘Can You Feel it?’ is a song that takes a positive spin on hurt feelings. It encourages the listener to “let it out”, “dance”, “sing”, and not be afraid to explore how they feel in order to better themselves & learn to love again. It was inspired and written during a period of heartbreak and describes the stages of grief that we endure.”

We’re glad we’ve got Rews’ infectious garage-pop songs to get us through these tough times. Listen to ‘Can You Feel It?’ below and follow the band on Facebook for more updates.

Rews 2018 UK Headline Tour Dates
10th Nov – Manchester, The Castle – DHP
11th Nov – Bristol – The Louisiana – Metropolis/Live Nation
14th Nov – London – Sebright Arms – DHP
15th Nov – Sheffield – Record Junkie Metropolis/Live Nation
17th Nov – Birmingham – The Flapper – Metropolis/Live Nation

Photo Credit: Tom Pullen

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ALBUM: REWS – ‘Pyro’

Like the phoenix that rises from the ashes of its own flames, rock duo REWS take the remnants of loves old and new and turn them into tunes that blaze with fun and furious style. Their debut album Pyro, released via Marshall Records, brims with an incredibly dark an delightful energy and it’s setting our cells alight in all the right ways.

The record opens with a rockier reversion of the joyful ‘Let It Roll’, showcasing guitarist Shauna & drummer Collette’s divine dual vocals against a backdrop if gritty guitar. It bleeds perfectly in to ‘Rip Up My Heart’, a heavy lament to the heartache caused by a failed relationship – and a musical remedy for it too.

‘Violins’ is an apathetic but energetic track with a chorus which demonstrates Shauna’s ability to hit the higher notes as well as unleashing hair-raising screams with her powerful lungs. It precedes recent single ‘Shine’, which is glittery and gloriously heavy (like the accompanying music video) and a clear highlight on the record. ‘Death Yawn’ – written about a weird guy who kept staring at Shauna at a hostel during breakfast – is a poppier offering, but it’s drenched in REWS’ trademark infectious melodies and dancing beats.

‘Miss You In The Dark’ is the anthem every girl should listen to post-breakup, with standout percussion from Collette and more of Shauna’s powerhouse vocals which dominate the record. ‘Your Tears’ is a superb follow-up, and it’s a track that refuses to acknowledge “the boy who cried wolf” with it’s swaggering guitar and thrashing drums.

‘We Explode’ leaves its mark, with it’s scorching chorus and lyrics that drip with desire, whilst penultimate track ‘Shake Shake’ will have you shimmying away the bad memories. ‘Running Up Against The Wall’ closes the record, with melodic keys and a sense of uncertainty that listeners will easily relate to. Pyro is proof that the REWS girls take everything in their stride, and they should take great pride in this record which perfectly showcases their musical potential.

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Track Of The Day: REWS – ‘Your Tears’

A racing, energetic slice of pop-rock, London-based duo REWS‘ have shared their latest single ‘Your Tears’. Recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, it’s the third single taken from the band’s highly anticipated debut album Pyro, which is set for release via Marshall Records on 3rd November.

“‘Your Tears’ is the adrenaline driven, musical rendition of the boy who cried wolf,” explains drummer Collette Williams about the track, which is laced with pop rock sensibilities, dancing beats and front woman Shauna Tohill’s powerhouse vocals.

Rews will be finishing the year with a 16 date UK headline tour starting in November to celebrate the launch of Pyro, and we can’t wait to see them perform live again at London’s Old Blue Last. Check out which date you can make and listen to ‘Your Tears’ below.

REWS November 2017 UK Tour Dates
Wed 8th – The Wheatsheaf, Oxford
Thu 9th – Epic Studios, Norwich
Fri 10th – The Soundhouse, Leicester
Sat 11th – Esquires, Bedford
Wed 15th  – The Greystones, Sheffield
Thu 16th – Fibbers, York
Fri 17th – The Met, Bury
Sat 18th – Lincoln IMP, Scunthorpe
Wed 22nd – The Horn, St Albans
Thu 23rd – The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
Fri 24th – The Face Bar, Reading
Sat 25th – Actress & Bishop, Birmingham
Wed 29th – Old Blue Last, London
Thu 30th – Gwidhw, Cardiff

Pre-order your copy of Pyro here, and follow REWS on Facebook for more updates.

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