Public Access T.V.

Public Access T.V.
Background information
Origin New York City, United States
Genres Rock, post-punk, new wave,
Years active 2014 - Present
Labels Terrible Records
Website www.PATVMusic.com

Public Access T.V. are an American band formed in New York City in 2014.The band is John Eatherly (lead vocals, guitar), Xan Aird (lead guitar, vocals), Max Peebles (bass, vocals) and Pete Star (drums, vocals).

The group has supported notable acts such as The Strokes, Weezer, Gang of Four, Fidlar, Hinds and Palma Violets, as well as received critical acclaim from Fader,[1] Zane Lowe, The Guardian,[2] USA Today,[3] NME,[4] BBC, Clash,[5] The Times, Stereogum,[6] Beat,[7] the Middle East-based website, Kuwaiti Trail Mix[8] and other outlets.

History

Frontman John Eatherly dropped out of high school at the age of 16 to pursue music full-time. For the next several years he played in various projects as a hired musician and wound up in New York City. He eventually he began working on his own songs and formed "Public Access TV".

When the group put their first ever track "Monaco" online in January 2014, the song immediately received praise from various music publications including NME, who called the group 'New York's Hottest New Band'.[9] The group gave their first ever live performance later that month, it was held in New York and was sold-out.[10]

That spring band headed to the UK where they performed a series of secret warm-up concerts under fake names in preparation for their appearance at various music festivals. Most notably the band performed at the The Great Escape festival and the London Calling festival. These performances lead The Guardian to run a feature on Public Access TV and their potential to ignite a revival for New Wave music.[11]

In November 2014, Public Access TV released their debut single "In The Mirror" in the UK to critical acclaim. To promote the song, the band returned to the UK where they did a support tour and also played their first headlining London concert.

In Spring 2015, a few days after performing at the SXSW music festival in Austin Texas, the band made worldwide news when their Manhattan apartment was completely destroyed in a gas explosion.[12][13][14] In May 2015 the band released of their new 5-song EP titled "Public Access". The EP was the first release for the band available in the United States and was put out by Terrible Records. To promote the release, the band embarked on two U.S. tours, one supporting Gang of Four and the other supporting Palma Violets.

In the summer of 2015 the band announced they would be relocating for a few months to London to record their debut album. Frontman, John Eatherly, announced an open call for house shows while the band was in the UK.[15] The band also announced that they had officially finished recording their debut album (slated for release early 2016). While in Europe the band also supported The Strokes at Hyde Park as well as performed at the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim in Spain and the Positivus Festival in Latvia.

In Fall of 2015 the band supported Hinds on a full US support tour and released the AA-sided single "In Love and Alone" / "Patti Peru". "In Love and Alone" was premiered by Zane Lowe on Beats 1 Radio who gave the band his stamp of approval by playing the track twice in a row. Both tracks have gone on to receive wide critical acclaim.[16] The band embarked on a The Music video for "In Love and Alone" was released on November 17.

Discography

EPs
Singles

References

  1. ↑ "The Fader".
  2. ↑ "The Guardian".
  3. ↑ "USA Today".
  4. ↑ "NME".
  5. ↑ "CLASH".
  6. ↑ "Stereogum".
  7. ↑ "Beat".
  8. ↑ "Kuwaiti Trail Mix".
  9. ↑ http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/public-access-tv-meet-new-yorks-hottest-new-band
  10. ↑ "Bedford&Bowery".
  11. ↑ "The Guardian".
  12. ↑ "New York Daily News".
  13. ↑ "Village Voice".
  14. ↑ "Brooklyn Vegan".
  15. ↑ "DIY".
  16. ↑ "NME".

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