ALBUM: THE GO! TEAM – SEMICIRCLE

Ever since they burst onto the music scene in 2004, The Go! Team have been on my gym playlist, and that’s in no way meant as an insult. Although if The Go! Team could see me red faced, sweaty and jumping around to the throws of Bottle Rocket and Junior Kickstart, they might disagree. Yet […]
Amber Arcades have shared the video for ‘Wouldn’t Even Know’ featuring Bill Ryder-Jones. ‘Wouldn’t Even Know’ is taken from the new five track ‘Cannonball’ EP, which was released at the beginning of this month (Friday 2nd June 2017) on Heavenly Recordings. Director Wander Andringa says of the stunning visuals, “Getting all the right elements together […]

YOU ‘WOULDN’T EVEN KNOW’ AMBER ARCADES HAS SHARED HER NEW VIDEO FT. BILL RYDER-JONES…OR YOU MIGHT

AMBER ARCADES SHARES ‘WOULDN’T EVEN KNOW’ TRACK FT. BILL RYDER JONES

Amber Arcades, the moniker of Dutch-born musician Annelotte De Graaf, has recently shared new track, ‘Wouldn’t Even Know’ featuring Bill Ryder-Jones. ‘Wouldn’t Even Know’ is taken from the recently released five track ‘Cannonball EP’ out now via Heavenly Recordings. Annelotte said the following about the track: “This may be the song I’m most proud of […]
Having just finished touring the UK with Grandaddy, Amber Arcades have recently unveiled new single, ‘Can’t Say That We Tried’, taken from the upcoming ‘Cannonball EP’. Songwriter Annelotte De Graaf says of the song, “I feel like a lot of times when I am attracted to a certain person or situation, it is not so […]

LISTEN TO AMBER ARCADES NEW SINGLE ‘CAN’T SAY THAT WE TRIED’ HERE

AMBER ARCADES ANNOUNCE NEW EP ‘CANNONBALL’ & UK TOUR WITH GRANDADDY THIS MARCH/APRIL

Amber Arcades, the moniker of Dutch-born musician Annelotte De Graaf, will release a brand new five track EP entitled ‘Cannonball’ on Friday 2nd June 2017 via Heavenly Recordings. The EP was recorded at Strange Weather Studio in New York with producer Ben Greenberg whilst the band were on tour, and is the first new release […]
Sounds from the Other City (SFTOC) returns on Sunday 30th April 2017 showcasing the best in new music within Salford’s incredible array of venues, alongside world class street food, art and craft beer. The cultural celebration brings over 2,000 people to the Chapel Street area each year, hosting the most innovative, exciting bands in the […]

SOUNDS FROM THE OTHER CITY 2017 FIRST ACTS UNVEILED

LIVE: AMBER ARCADES – 30/10/2016

– SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – “We don’t really celebrate Halloween in the Netherlands, but tonight we’ve come as people dressed in glitter,” states Utrecht’s Annelotte De Graaf  aka Amber Arcades, clearly misunderstanding the dress code. Glitter though is a good representation of the dream pop made by Amber Arcades, which, while feather light, manages to […]
In March this year, I was in Gulliver’s waiting for Palehound’s support act to take the stage with little to no expectation. That support band though turned out to be Amber Arcades, the solo-project of Dutch artist Annelotte de Graaf, who performed a frenetic set of shimmering guitars and kraut-inspired drums that straddled a whole […]

INTERVIEW: AMBER ARCADES

AMBER ARCADES ANNOUNCES UK TOUR IN OCTOBER

Following a UK and European tour which included packed shows at The Great Escape and a sold out date at The Lexington in London, Amber Arcades, the moniker of Dutch musician Annelotte de Graaf, announces a string of UK live dates for October 2016. The band will also appear at this year’s Green Man and […]
Amber Arcades, the moniker of Dutch musician Annelotte de Graaf, has signed to Heavenly Recordings. She unveils the first cut from her forthcoming debut album, due in Spring 2016. With a motoric rhythm and ethereal vocals, ‘Turning Light’ was recorded in New York with producer Ben Greenberg (The Men, Beach Fossils, Destruction Unit) and is […]

AMBER ARCADES SIGNS TO HEAVENLY RECORDINGS