WHAT IT IS: The third studio album from the U.K.-based, alt-pop duo is a Technicolor detonation of pop, guided by an infectious groove. The set features singles “Some Kind of Heaven,” which shot to BBC Radio 2’s A List after just one week, and current single “Lights.” The album peaked in the Top 5 on iTunes across Europe.
ALBUM: Surrender
RELEASE DATE: 9/10
SINGLE: “Lights”
TV: Recent appearances on TFI Friday, Sunday Brunch, ARD breakfast show (Germany), ZDF Aspekte (Germany)
LIVE: 24-date Surrender World Tour runs Feb.-Mar. 2016, takes them from London’s O2 Brixton Academy and Helsinki’s Hartwall Arena to Moscow’s Crocus City Hall
INTERNET: 1m+ Facebook likes; 108m+ combined YouTube views
RADIO: Impacted 9/10; Radio 2 Dermot O’Leary Session, NRJ headline show (Germany), NRJ open-air show (Switzerland), SWR3 live show (Germany)
PRESS: DIY, Guardian, The Line of Best Fit, NME, Noisey, more
BOOKING: Alex Hardee/Coda Agency (U.K. & ROW); Kirk M. Sommer/WME (N.A.)
PUBLISHING: Sony/EMI
MANAGEMENT: Matt Vines/Three Six Zero Group