05
August
2015
Birmingham based punk trio Templeton Pek have just released their fourth album, ‘New Horizons’, via Hardline Entertainment. The 11 track album was recorded by Ken Seaton at The Porch in Hermosa Beach and mixed by Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Sum 41, Lit, Pennywise, Ignite) at Maple Studios in Santa Ana, California.
A video for a new song entitled ‘Fractures’ has just been made and can be seen here:
Band vocalist/bassist Neal Mitchell describes the subject matter of the song as follows :
“‘Fractures’ is fundamentally about the flaws in human nature. The initial line of thought was the state of the world in how we treat animals as a whole after watching documentaries like ’The Cove’….which has been highlighted again recently with the inexcusable barbaric events in the Faeroe Islands, slaughtering because of a tradition. But, the theme expands into the environment and how we behave towards each other too. It seems that human nature is hellbent on destroying itself and everything around it. There is a quote from [Australian naturalist and animal conservationist] Bob Irwin used in the song that sums the point up well: ‘It’s way past time we drew a line in the sand and we say enough is enough’. We need to start thinking about acting positively on our negatives before it’s too late to undo them.”
’New Horizons’ itself is already generating positive UK press, with early reviews stating :
“The trio deliver the goods for a fourth time in true punk style. Infectiously radio friendly, this album oozes upbeat and overtly catchy choruses on each track.”BIG CHEESE
“This is all huge choruses, emotive vocals and quick tempos, slickly produced and chock-full of ear candy.”POWERPLAY
The album is about using and building on the past, and has served to reinvigorate the band. Armed with a new label, new management, a new member and a new batch of songs that represent and indeed sound like a band that has had a new lease of life, the album title speaks for itself.
“Primarily it is a positive album about going back to writing songs that made us want to be in a band, or listen to bands in the first place. It is also an album about moving forward.”
Templeton Pek will spend much of the remaining summer period touring in mainland Europe, although they will play a London show on 21st August at The Underworld with A Wilhelm Scream.
