{"id":42461,"date":"2018-11-11T16:10:38","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T16:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=42461"},"modified":"2018-11-11T16:10:38","modified_gmt":"2018-11-11T16:10:38","slug":"british-indie-rockers-the-alchemy-release-new-video-single-give-me-the-sky-ahead-of-uk-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/11\/british-indie-rockers-the-alchemy-release-new-video-single-give-me-the-sky-ahead-of-uk-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"British Indie-Rockers The Alchemy Release New Video Single &#8216;Give Me The Sky&#8217; Ahead Of UK Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Merging indie, rock and electronic influences in their songs, The Alchemy release their latest new video single &#8216;Give Me The Sky&#8217;, ahead of their album release and UK tour.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The quartet formed back in 2015, with their debut EP\u00a0<em>Modern Age<\/em>\u00a0in early 2016\u00a0firmly placing them with high regard amongst the press and strong fans. The Alchemy supported the likes of Mallory Knox, I Am Giant, and The Intersphere.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For fans of\u00a0Lower Than Atlantis and\u00a0Lonely The Brave, their new single is worth a listen.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42462\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/11\/british-indie-rockers-the-alchemy-release-new-video-single-give-me-the-sky-ahead-of-uk-tour\/pasted-image-0-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/pasted-image-0.png?fit=2400%2C2400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"pasted image 0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/pasted-image-0.png?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42462\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/pasted-image-0.png?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Give Me The Sky&#8217; was recorded in their hometown of Canterbury with the help of vocalist\u00a0Rhys Taylor\u2019s Uncle, who had worked with\u00a0Klaxons and Eagles Of Death Metal. The lyrics reflect the traumatic year Rhys had after his girlfriend was left\u00a0unable to walk for a number of months following a car accident.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video narrative follows the uncertainty of one of the last remaining survivors, who appears fighting for survival yet the repetition of lyrics &#8220;let go of your past&#8221; suggests to live in the present, despite the uncertainty of what can lie ahead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rhys said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;This was a really tough time for both of us and with \u2018Give Me The Sky&#8217; I wanted to capture the feeling that the future is never set in stone, but even in the face of unfavourable odds, a positive outcome can (and does) arise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R_9lpE3XYww?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Alchemy go on tour this week, dates below:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>13th November &#8211; Bunkhouse, Swansea<\/li>\n<li>14th November &#8211; Fuel, Cardiff<\/li>\n<li>15th November &#8211; Bar 42, Worthing<\/li>\n<li>16th November &#8211; The Apple &amp; Parrot, Torquay<\/li>\n<li>18th November &#8211; The Boileroom &#8211; Guildford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merging indie, rock and electronic influences in their songs, The Alchemy release their latest new video single &#8216;Give Me The Sky&#8217;, ahead of their album release and UK tour. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[264,7,9,640],"tags":[60,394,10559,286,17851,17849,743,6600,3141,17852,12,144,989,68,77,370,1945,17853,203,17848,17850,103,268,81],"class_list":["post-42461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-concerts","category-music","category-new-releases","category-videos","tag-canterbury","tag-concerts","tag-eagles-of-death-metal","tag-ep","tag-give-me-the-sky","tag-i-am-giant","tag-indie","tag-klaxons","tag-mallory-knox","tag-modern-age","tag-music","tag-new-album","tag-new-artist","tag-new-music","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-new-video","tag-rhys-taylor","tag-rock","tag-the-alchemy","tag-the-intersphere","tag-tour","tag-uk","tag-video"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-b2R","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14470,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/10\/rae-morrisrhodesmallory-knox\/","url_meta":{"origin":42461,"position":0},"title":"Rae Morris\/Rhodes\/Mallory Knox","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"13\/10\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Steve Holley is our guest writer this week. 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