Released on Friday 13th July 2018 via AWAL
Download/stream: awal.lnk.to/Moonglow
“Cape Cub exudes that kind of effortlessly cool charm through their music that instantly commands your attention… If “Moonglow” is any indicator of what the band has in store for us, it is a safe guess that we are all bound to be hearing the name Cape Cub quite a lot more.” – Live Nation’s Ones To Watch
“Incorporating innovative keys and lively instrumentals, “Moonglow” lives up to its name while radiating atmospheric and fresh auras.” – Alternative Press
“With huge pop hooks and hopeful sentiment, the single is a euphoric explosion with a summer-ready sing-along chorus.” – frtyfve
Moonglow Campaign Highlights:
- Spotify ‘New Music Friday UK‘, ‘All New All Now‘ & ‘Novedades Viernes Colombia‘ (13.07.18)
- Apple Music ‘Best Of The Week‘ across the middle east and Africa (13.07.18)
- BBC Radio 1 play from Huw Stephens
- BBC Sounds ‘Hot List’
- Premiere with Live Nation’s ‘Ones To Watch’: http://ones2wat.ch/sK
- Frtyfve ‘Hottest Band In The World’ feature: https://www.frtyfve.com/new-music/hottest-artist-in-the-world-cape-cub
- Ace reviews from Hype Machine blogs Popmuzik, The Revue & Popped Music: https://hypem.com/track/2rxy9/Cape+Cub+-+Moonglow
- 13 new songs you need to hear this week feature on Alternative Press: https://www.altpress.com/features/new-songs-august-11/
- Tidal ‘A Coastal Drive With Cape Cub’ playlist feature: http://read.tidal.com/article/a-coastal-drive-with-cape-cub
- Video premiere with Pancakes and Whiskey:
http://pancakesandwhiskey.com/2018/08/08/video-premiere-moonglow-by-cape-cub/ - VEVO ‘Incoming Alternative’ playlist (08.08.18) including 4M pre-roll impressions
- 1.5m VEVO channel cards beginning 08.08.18
- BBC Introducing ‘Artist of the Week’ with syndicated plays across all local BBC stations every evening week beginning 16.07.18 on the Johnny I’Anson show (circa 1.2 million listeners)
- Amazing Radio plays from Frankie Francis, Shell Zenner, Rianne Thompson, Chris Murray & Josh Hannen + session & interview with Frankie on 19.07.18
- BBC Introducing in the North East x 4 plays
- BBC Introducing on BBC Tees x 4 plays
- BBC Introducing ‘Track Of The Week‘ on BBC Tees with plays on every daytime show w/b 09.07.18 and again w/b 06.05.19
- Kings Of A & R ‘Top 8 Emerging Artists‘: http://kingsofar.com/2018/09/18/the-top-8-emerging-artists-15/
- The New Nine ‘New Music Alert’: https://thenewnine.com/new-music-alert-cape-cub/
- Featured on Abbie McCarthy‘s SYNCR Masterclass trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JU4PF_0OW4
- Further blog/webzine coverage on: Kings Of A & R, Magnet, Beatspeak, Born Music, Sunlight Magazine, Vents Magazine, Pop! Goes The Charts, PM Studio, Bong, The Lowdown Under, Pop Goes The Charts, Caesar Live N Loud, Eat This, Volatile Weekly, Outloud Culture, Desert Island Cloud, The Peach Review, Day & Age, NARC. & more.
Other recent highlights:
- Performed on the BBC Introducing stage the BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend
- Interview & feature on BBC Radio 1’s ‘Newsbeat’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00057ct (12 minutes in)
- Synch on Grey’s Anatomy: https://vimeo.com/261512523
- Synch on Deception: https://vimeo.com/271207445
- Alan Hull Award winner for North East songwriters: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/meet-north-east-musician-who-13845662
- Headlined Evolution Emerging in Newcastle & played at Meet The North, Twisterella Festival, Stockton Calling and Long Division
- BBC Introducing Mixtape on BBC Radio 6 Music: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09l8d89
- Record Of The Day ‘Gig Of The Day’
THE JOY OF STATS:
(As of Friday 20th July 2018)
- Shazam: 111,569 Followers // 902 new followers this week
- Spotify: 9,781 followers // 2,989,553 playlist total reach // 316,431 monthly listeners
- Apple Music: 2m plays // 291k radio spins // 11k song purchases // 1624 album purchases
- Facebook: 6,282 likes // 183 new likes this week
- Twitter: 2,609 followers // 10 new followers this week
- Instagram: 2,022 followers // 5 new followers this week
- Songkick: 5,518 trackers // 166 new trackers in July // Top 5 cities: London, New York, LA, San Francisco & Amsterdam…