TOPS - Anything b/w The Hollow Sound of the Morning Chimes

Format: 7" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: ABT50LP
Barcode: 0844667052473
Release Date: 29 Oct 2021
Genre: Indie/Alternative

TRACKLISTING:
A1 Anything
B1 The Hollow Sound of the Morning Chimes

- 7” release from underground-indie stalwarts TOPS.
- ‘Anything’ and ‘Hollow Sound’ were originally released in 2015 as stand-alone digital-only singles.
- 7” release is the frst time these songs are available on a physical release.
- 7” to be released alongside TOPS’ headline US tour this fall (tour dates below, includes all major US markets).
- Both songs are fan favourites – ‘Hollow Sound’ is one of TOPS’ highest streaming songs (7m+ streams on Spotify alone).
- TOPS’ latest album ‘I Feel Alive’ (released 2020) charted #83 on the Billboard 200, and playlisted multiple times on Spotify’s New Music Friday (3.5M followers), and All New Indie (1M followers).
- TOPS have released four albums since their formation in 2012. Their 2014 breakout album ‘Picture You Staring’ sold over 10k units, and has 55M+ streams worldwide

- Obscure Sound - “Now it’s “Hollow Sound of the Morning Chimes”, a track that’s just as epic and awesome as the name implies. Clean guitar licks and a neon-tinged synth whisper float around the steady percussion, with Penny’s vocals alternating between seductive whispers and melancholic beauty” - https://www.obscuresound.com/2015/10/tops-hollow-sound-of-the-morning-chimes/

- SPIN - “There’s a glow at the heart, a uniform shimmer and sheen when other out-of-time acts are conjuring sparks.” - https://www.spin.com/2015/10/tops-hollow-sounds-of-the-morning-chimes-stream-premiere/

- Stereogum - “It’s a precise, elegant song, even though it sprawls over seven minutes, and it sounds something like Slowdive trying their hand at hotel-lounge jazz. It’s rare to hear a song that’s this smooth and this woozy at the same time” - https://www.stereogum.com/1839743/tops-hollow-sounds-of-the-morning-chimes/news/

LIVE:
Headline US tour –
2021-10-14 Palm Springs, CA - The Alibi
2021-10-15 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
2021-10-16 Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole
2021-10-17 El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace
2021-10-19 San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
2021-10-20 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
2021-10-22 Austin, TX - Mohawk
2021-10-23 Dallas, TX - Club Dada
2021-10-24 Memphis, TN - The Hi Tone Cafe
2021-10-25 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
2021-10-27 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
2021-10-28 Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery
2021-10-29 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
2021-10-30 Brooklyn, NY - Market Hotel
2021-10-31 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
2021-11-02 Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
2021-11-03 Montreal, QC - Théatre Rialto
2021-11-04 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
2021-11-05 Detroit, MI - Marble Bar
2021-11-06 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
2021-11-07 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
2021-11-08 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
2021-11-11 Vancouver, B.C. - Imperial Theatre
2021-11-12 Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
2021-11-13 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
2021-11-15 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
2021-11-16 San Luis Obispo - SLO Brew
2021-11-17 San Diego, CA - Music Box
2021-11-18 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre

OTHER ACTIVITY: https://arbutusrecords.com/