Potato Share Intimate New Single ‘Gill’s Fanfare’ Ahead Of Debut Album
South East London’s favourite five-piece Potato return with tender new single ‘Gill’s Fanfare’.
Today Potato return with a music video for their latest single “Gill’s Fanfare’. The name Potato might suggest something plain, but the band are anything but. If anything, the comparison works in their favour. Like the humble potato, they can take any shape they like: curly fries, creamy mash, Cajun chips, whatever mood they’re in. Their sound has that same versatility, shifting into whatever form the moment calls for, which is probably why the name ends up fitting perfectly. Their latest single is a dreamy, emotive piece that leans into a quiet kind of intimacy.
The band have been building momentum since their debut EP Stew landed last year via Mookin Records. Since then they have become a familiar sight across Windmill Brixton, The Shacklewell Arms, Sebright Arms and every other venue that reliably smells of sweat, lager and ambition. They have already shared bills with Personal Trainer, The Wave Pictures and Pushpin, and they are now deep into work on their debut album with Mike Collins and Joseph Futak, whose credits include Seazoo, Johanna Warren, Tapir and lilo.
Their music darts between folk, post rock, post punk, jazz and contemporary classical, stitching it all together with a melodic instinct that feels entirely their own. There are flashes of Bill Callahan and Glen Campbell in the warmth, bits of King Crimson in the odd angles, and a glimmer of Philip Glass in the patterns that loop beneath it all.
Their shows swing between chaos and tenderness and have earned them a loyal crowd and a steady stream of praise. BBC Introducing’s Abbie McArthy called them a band who completely blew her away, and we couldn’t agree more.
Listen to the ‘Gill’s Fanfare’ below:
