New from Towns, “Gone Are The Days”

Bristol based Towns (James MacLucas – vocals, John Paul Beaumont – guitar, Adam Hastings – bass, Miles Hastings – drums), was formed in February 2011 in their native town of Weston-Super-Mare. Squeezing inspiration out of the nineties’ British guitar-pop scene, the Somerset shoegaze foursome are on the cusp of great things this year.

Always keen to plough their own furrow, Towns spent last year hosting band nights in Bristol, featuring such acts as Tribes and The Chapman Family. They also released an über-limited edition cassette through local label Howling Owl Records, and prior their own two track demo, “Fields” and “Heads Off,” the latter receiving a wealth of support from key online taste-makers and publications.

Now, two months into 2012, the boys release their new Owen Morris (Oasis, Verve) produced split-single, “Gone Are The Days.” The track is a fuzzy reverb drenched affair filled with shoegazey guitar, Gallagheresque vocals, and a lot of swagger, looking to propel the Somerset four smartly along to the next level.