2014 has seen Dear Leaders recording brand new material to follow up their previous EPs,
including the new single ʻFind Meʼ, a dark, brooding track which also sees the release of the bandʼs
first video, a shadowy tale of surveillance and the subconscious, conceived and shot by Newcastle born writer and director Siobhan Schwartzberg. The single and its b-side ʻA Hook For A Lipʼ were
marked out for special praise by NME, with the band featured as one of the magazineʼs most
promising new artists.

Dear Leadersʼ debut EP 'Not Summer', home recorded and self-released in 2012, mixed wistful
melancholia with sprawling, widescreen electronic soundscapes, with the record written over the
course of two years that saw numerous sea changes and relocations via Burma, Norwich and
London.

Tracks like the brooding ʻColdʼ, with its wistful winter beats reflect this upheaval, while the
soothing Warp-like electronics of the instrumental title track ʻNot Summerʼ hark back to simpler
times, having morphed from an early bedroom demo into a hypnotic, fully-formed live favourite.
The song was featured on BBC Radio 6Music as one of DJ Tom Robinsonʼs hand-picked favourite
new tracks, with the band also interviewed on BBC Radio Bristol and praised as one to watch.

Recent collaborations include work with Bristol artist Katy Christianson, with her intricately detailed
artwork fronting the screen-printed, hand-made art card release of their second EP ʻNight Was The
Timeʼ - this record saw the band take a step back from the electronic sound of their chaotic live
shows as a quartet, showcasing a stripped- back collection of intensely warm songs, with drums and synths replaced by acoustic guitars and organ.

With triumphant appearances at the Bristol Dot To Dot Festival and Bristol Harbour Festival under
their belts alongside regular performances at London venues including Hoxton Square Bar &
Kitchen, Proud Camden and The Finsbury, Dear Leaders have forged a reputation as a brilliant yet
uncompromising live band with shows alongside artists such as Years & Years, Womanʼs Hour and TEEN.