A POPULAR nightclub helped provide the inspiration for a York band's first single.
Following a summer of gigging across the UK, Trueman & the Indoor League released their first single Flares on Wednesday (October 5) all about the Tanner Row venue.
The band of six - Sam Trueman, 25, from Driffield, 22-year-olds Tom Carroll, Will Brooks and Sam Festenstein and Joe Steele and Adam Holmes, both 23, and all from York, have been together as a group for just over a year and are hoping the track does great things.
Singer, Sam, who just so happens to be the grandson of Yorkshire cricket legend, Fred Trueman, said the band's name is a gentle nod to his famous grandfather and Fred Trueman on The Indoor League, the TV programme hosted by England cricketer.
Sam came to study English at York University and met the others at open mic nights, notably at the Golden Ball pub in Bishophill.
"I think Flares is a cool place and the song's about one of those nights potentially real, potentially imagined where you end up there at the end of an evening," said Sam.
"It's been well-received locally, and we're hoping to get it as much air play as possible."
Speaking about the venue which lent the band their inspiration, Joe said: "I have been twice, the second time was more enjoyable than the first, I had some growing to do."
While Will has his own goal: "I'd like my picture up on the wall of mirrors!"
Recorded by producers Remko Schouten and Isaac McInnis in Amsterdam and York, Flares showcases lead singer and songwriter Sam’s irreverent take on modern love and lust backed by lively, saxophone-driven indie rock.
Taking inspiration from bands such as Pavement and Pulp, Trueman & The
Indoor League’s power-pop anthem is already a fan favourite at live shows. The
video, filmed by young talent Louis Cooper, captures the band plus some additional
guest stars - performing the song in a sleazy, glittering setting seemingly
removed from space and time.
Listen to the single, Flares, here.
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