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Eyre Llew | |
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 Eyre Llew performing at the 2018 Music Matters Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Nottingham, Lincolnshire, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2014–Present |
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| Members |
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| Website | eyrellew |
Eyre Llew are a British band from Nottingham, formed in 2014 that produce post-rock and ambient music. They have performed in 25+ countries[1][2] across the UK, Europe, and Asia Pacific since 2017. Their debut single Mortné was released October 2014 and featured in The 405 Magazine[3].
Their debut album Atelo (shortened from Atelophobia) was released in October 2017 and positioned #24 in Drowned in Sound top 100 albums of 2017[4].
Name
[edit]The band's name Eyre Llew derives from French and Welsh respectively. Two members of the band are from Anglo-Welsh heritage. The word 'Eyre' is an Anglo-French word from errant meaning wandering or to-travel. 'Llew' is short for the welsh name Llywelyn (name) meaning lion or brave-one.
The band regularly reference their name as 'wandering lion' or 'travelling brave one'. [5][6]
History
[edit]Early Career
[edit]Following their debut single Mortné released October 1st 2014, the band announced their first live show at The Maze in Nottingham with Pinkshinyultrablast and Flying Colors May 5th 2015[7]. In that time they released four singles as part of their eight "Initial Singles" release schedule (they described their goal to release a single at the beginning of every month with a music video)[8]. The "Initial Singles" have not been physically released.
| Single | Title | Release Date | Music Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mortné | October 1st 2014 | [1] |
| 2. | Forali | November 3rd 2014 | [2] |
| 3. | Hiraeth | December 1st 2014 | |
| 4. | Lunar | February 2nd 2015 | [3] |
| 5. | Caulis | September 4th 2015 | [4] |
| 6. | Leo | December 21st 2015 | |
| 7. | Fero | December 28th 2015 | |
| 8. | The Deep | March 1st 2016 | [5] |
After their debut show, Eyre Llew performed at notable festivals Dot to Dot Festival, Splendour in Nottingham, On the Waterfront (festival), A Carefully Planned Festival, Macmillan Festival (Now Mangata) in 2015.
Eyre Llew performed at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton in 2016 and repeated performances at Dot to Dot Festival, On the Waterfront (festival), A Carefully Planned Festival, Macmillan Festival (Now Mangata), and Splendour in Nottingham where they shared the stage with The Darkness (band)[9]. They added first performances at Rockaway Beach Festival, Hockley Hustle, and Sofar Sounds in London, and Liverpool. All within 2016.
Eyre Llew released their single Vorfreude 30 June 2016, in collaboration with 'Townshend Guitars' (Pete Townshend).
Prelude to Asia
[edit]As well as performing at Dot to Dot Festival (2017) for the third year in a row, Eyre Llew performed at Handmade Festival, 2Q Festival, and Seazone Festival[6] in Poland. Eyre Llew performed in Wrexham, Wales at Focus Wales Festival (2017) in a venue called 'Rocksuite'. A South Korean promoter scouted Eyre Llew and offered them a slot at Zandari Festa (2017) in Seoul, South Korea. Eyre Llew submitted a successful PRS for Music Application for the International Showcase Fund [10] which covered costs to South Korea.
A week after supporting Jake Bugg for Sofar Sounds at Notts County[11]. Eyre Llew flew to Seoul, South Korea and performed three shows in Busan, and two shows in Seoul for Zandari Festa (2017)
Asia Tour 2018
[edit]Following the success of Eyre Llew's visit in 2017, they arranged to return to South Korea as well as Singapore, China, Japan, and Taiwan as part of their 55-day 'Asia Tour 2018'.
Eyre Llew collaborated with Korean band ‘끝없는잔향속에서우리는’ (in the endless zanhyang we are) (ITEZWA). They completed a tour with them in the United Kingdom from May 5th to May 29th, and another tour in South Korea as part of an international 'tour-swap'. [12] The South Korean leg ran from October 6th to October 27th. Eyre Llew and (ITEZWA) recorded a 5-track EP titled Carrier while together in Seoul. The EP was released worldwide on 15 April 2019 under label Beeline Records from Seoul.
Glastonbury 2019
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Eyre Llew performed at Glastonbury Festival (2019) on the John Peel Stage (Now Woodies)[13] at 11:15-12:00 on Sunday 30th June. They called it "A real bucket-list moment"[14], sharing the stage with other Artists such as The Streets, Dermot Kennedy, and Pale Waves.
They also performed on the 'Shangri-La' stage at 04:00 - 04:45 for Earache Records[15] on the Saturday 28th June.
Lockdown 2020
[edit]During the Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown, Eyre Llew went on hiatus. Members of Eyre Llew described how the outbreak was "a real killer for any band" and that "they lost a lot of momentum" when featured on the BBC Documentary[16] about the effects of Covid-19, by Jay Martin[17]. Samuel Heaton described his own experiences on The Back of the Bus Podcast - Episode 22.
Eyre Llew described in Under the Radar Magazine how they "used lockdown to focus on writing their second album".[18]
TV & Sync
[edit]In 2016, their song Vorfreude was featured on Notts TV as the intro and outro theme for the coverage of Splendour in Nottingham (2016).
In 2017, their song Vorfreude was featured in Johnny Owen's Don't Take Me Home Documentary.
On 16th May 2017, their songs Havoc and Atelo were featured in the 3D simulation game Avakin Life.
In 2021, members of Eyre Llew featured on the BBC Documentary[16] about the effects of Covid-19, by Jay Martin[17]. They featured in Episode 2 - "The Excluded"
Awards & Nominations
[edit]Eyre Llew received three nominations in the Best Live Rock Act, Best Album, and Best Music Video categories at the Unsigned Music Awards 2018[19][20][21]. They were shortlisted in the Best Live Rock Act, and Best Album categories.
Discography
[edit]Main Article: Draft:Eyre Llew Discography
Initial Singles
- Mortné (2014)
- Forali (2014)
- Hiraeth (2014)
- Lunar (2015)
- Caulis (2015)
- Leo (2015)
- Fero (2015)
- The Deep (2016)
Singles
- Vorfreude (2017)
EP's
- Carrier (2019) [7]
- Silo
- Bloc
- Moeve
Albums
- Atelo (2017)[8]
- Glas
- Havoc
- Parallels
- Opus 1
- Hwyl Fawr
- Oslo
- Untitled
- Opus 2
- Vorfreude
- Atelo
- Edca
- Hello
- Bloom (Upcoming 2026) [22]
Members
[edit]Current
- Samuel Heaton - Lead vocals, guitar (2014 - Present)
- Jack Bennett - Rhythm guitar, piano (2014 - Present)
- Jack Clark - Drums, percussion, piano (2014 - Present)
Touring
- Laurie Illingworth - Percussion, backing vocals, keyboards (2024 - Present)
- Russ Clark - Bass (2024 - Present)
- Samuel Hartill - Bass (2025 - Present)
References
[edit]- ^ "Future Echoes on Eyre Llew". 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ Eyre Llew Live "Eyre Llew's Live Show Database". Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ The 405 Magazine (ceased operations in 2019) citation missing. Accessed June 9, 2025
- ^ "Drowned in Sound: 100". 24 November 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Sneap, Jenny (7 December 2017). "Eyre Llew on Success in South Korea". Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Arundell, Jimi (10 January 2024). "Interview With Eyre Llew". Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Debut Show "Pinkshinyultrablast". 8 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ The Book of Llew (Autobiography) The Book of Llew
- ^ Splendour 2016 Line-up "Splendour Festival With Jess Glynne". 23 July 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Page 37 - Artists supported this period "PRS ISF 2016 – 2019 Impact Report" (PDF). Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Eyre Llew and Jake Bugg at Sofar Sounds "How To Get Tickets For Jake Bugg's Sofar Sounds". 28 August 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ Echoes and Dust Interview "In The Endless Zanhyang We Are – Tour Swapping". 7 May 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ Glastonbury Festival Line-up "Glastonbury Line-Up 2019". 30 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ Stevenson, AJ (24 January 2020). "Eyre Llew Interview". Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "Glastonbury Shangri-La stage times". 30 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ a b Jay, Martin (2 April 2021). "Midlands documentary filmmaker Jay Martin". Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ a b Done-Johnson, Andy (26 March 2021). "Young Filmmaker produces three covid-19". Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ Gourlay, Dom (20 September 2024). "Interview with Eyre Llew". Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Unsigned Music Awards "Unsigned Music Awards 2018 nominees announced". 9 March 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ Spotlight on Bodega Nottingham. "The Band got three Nominations". 14 September 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ Profile for Soundcity "This year they have been". Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ Second Album "Eyre Llew tease second Album". 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2025.