Southampton indie-rockers – REGENT – are barrelling into the new year with latest single âFlying Highâ, taken from their upcoming second album âBeggars Beliefâ (due Spring 2024).Â
A jubilant, jangling, romantic rockânâroll track, âFlying Highâ finds the four-piece jetting that nostalgic glow of summer love into these colder months.Â
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Fusing rampant electric guitar riffs with wistful, Britpop-inspired melodies and hopeful lyricism well-worthy of a windows-down singalong, the new track bubbles over with a relentless feeling of optimism as it nods to âfaith, hope, love and everything in-betweenâ.
Mixed by award-winning producer Chris Taylor and recorded at a friendâs studio in the bandâs hometown of Southampton and dubbed an âupbeat, summery rockânâroll love songâ by frontman Ben Rooke, âFlying Highâ finds Regent soaring on a skyward trajectory of their own.Â
Having forged a reputation as one of Southamptonâs finest emerging acts, Regent have notched a string of highly-charged releases under their belts including recent EP âBelieveâ and 2022 debut LP âJust A Revolutionâ.
With the bandâs recent singles âHere We Go Againâ, âCanât You Seeâ and âFreight Trainâcapturing the bandâs continued ability to pioneer their own insurgent brand of rockânâroll, Regent tackle political mistrust, economic struggles and personal hardships head-on.Â
âFlying Highâ follows âLiberationâ and âOh No, I Knowâ as the third track to be taken from Regentâs forthcoming second album âBeggars Beliefâ (due Spring 2024).
Regent have previously attracted praise from the likes of Louder Than War, Earmilk and Gigslutz, and have gained radio play from Radio X, Frank Skinner on Absolute Radio, Amazing Radio and BBC Introducing as well as RTE2 in Ireland and SiriusXM in the US. The groupâs merciless sound has also attracted attention across the world of TV and sport, with airplay on Soccer AM, Sky Sports Darts, the Premier League, BBC Six Nations Rugby, BT Sport and BBC Oneâs Match of the Day.Â
As they gear up to release âBeggars Beliefâ later this year, 2023 saw Regent complete a busy summer of live shows including a string of festivals and a support slot with Reverend & The Makers. Stay tuned for more news from Regent coming soon.
REGENT ARE:
Ben Rooke (vocals)Â
Chris Woolf (lead guitar)Â
Ed Cesar (rhythm guitar)
Luke Trundell (bass)Â
George Grattan (drums)