{"product_id":"university-mccartney-itll-be-ok-cd","title":"UNIVERSITY - McCartney, It'll Be OK [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: TRANS868CD\u003cbr\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 5063176077325\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 20 Jun 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Indie\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUNIVERSITY, the Crewe-based four-piece formed of Zak Bowker (vocals\/guitar), Ewan Barton (bass), drummerJoel Smith and Eddie (mascot), announce their debut album, McCartney, It'll Be OK, out 20 June 2025 via Transgressive\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded with producer Kwes Darko (Sampa The Great, Denzel Curry) at Damon Albarn's Studio 13 in London, McCartney, It'll Be OK furthers the extremely exciting beginnings of UNIVERSITY's 2023 debut EP, Title Track, with the hooks now brighter and more melodic, the breakdowns heavier and the lyrics more refned. The band recorded McCartney, It'll Be Alrighttotally live, and it retains the delightfully unhinged energy that's defned their work so far, with everything thrillingly close to falling apart at any minute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"an explosion of energy unlike anything you've heard this year\"- NME\u003cbr\u003e\"a band trying to pummel their way out of a cage\" - DIY Mag\u003cbr\u003e\"glorious desolation\" - So Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes BBC 6 Music heavily supported single, 'Massive Twenty One Pilots Tattoo'.\u003cbr\u003eBBC Radio 1 premiere of new track 'GTA Online' along with interview\u003cbr\u003ePlayed 10 showcases at SXSW 2025 on the back of frst single.\u003cbr\u003e2024 festival slots included End Of The Road, Latitude, Pitchfork Paris \u0026amp; Mutations Festival.\u003cbr\u003ePress highlights include Rolling Stone - Play Next Interview Feature, NME - Band profle Interview Feature, So Young Magazine - Main Print Feature (2024), DORK Class of 2024 Interview + photoshoot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD Tracks: Massive Twenty One Pilots Tattoo \/ Curwen \/ Gorilla Panic \/ Hustler's Metamorphosis \/ GTA Online \/ Diamond Song \/ History of Iron Maiden Pt. 1 \/ History of Iron Maiden Pt. 0.5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TRANSGRESSIVE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45040634921116,"sku":"TRANS868CD","price":12.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/3_15430035-b232-4ed2-a522-adcae38dbf13.webp?v=1749669471","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/university-mccartney-itll-be-ok-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}