Brand new EP from The Falls

Hailing from Manchester, The Falls have been quick to stake their claim as a must watch act in the city’s indie rock landscape. Formed in late 2023, the four-piece brings together vocalist and songwriter Harrison Sharp with Tom Chester on drums, Ren Smith on bass and Joel Quirk on lead guitar. In a short space of time, they’ve earned their reputation the old-fashioned way, through relentless gigging, packed hometown shows and songs that have found their audience before making their way into the studio.

The momentum gathered rapidly and last year, The Falls sold out their headline show at Manchester’s Deaf Institute, supported The Lottery Winners and returned to headline The Bread Shed with Pentire providing support. They also made their London debut at Dingwalls with the Ariston while February this year brought their biggest hometown performance to date at Manchester Academy, while their November headline at Gullivers sold out in under 24 hours, leading to a second intimate date at The Castle Hotel.

Soaring guitar hooks, infectious melodies and sharp storytelling give the songs a nostalgic quality while the swagger of The Courteeners, the melody of The Kooks and the charisma of Jake Bugg all echo in the band’s sound. Following a string of impressive singles, their debut EP, VIVA LAFALLS, landed last September and now, their sophomore EP titled Would You Do It All Over Again? arrives via Revo Pro alongside closing single “Blink,” completing the band’s most ambitious release thus far.

Produced, mixed and mastered by Luke Owens, whose work includes SHADE, Montello and The Sprats, the five-track record builds on the debut EP which has now surpassed 100,000 streams and earned early support from Radio X’s John Kennedy, while the band’s continued rise has resulted in a new record deal and plans for an extensive UK headline tour. Much of the material on Would You Do It All Over Again? had already developed onstage before reaching the studio. Tracks including “Open Fire,” “The Other Side” and “Loaded Gun” have been given room to grow in front of audiences, giving the EP the sense of a living document and across its five tracks, uncertainty, ambition, consequence and perspective gradually give way to acceptance and optimism.

“This EP is us releasing our next chapter. Our first EP was us finding our feet, this chapter has been about us stamping down on who we are. Every song is a page out of Manchester, out of the sweat and the stages we cut our teeth on. We’re not trying to relive someone else’s experience, we’re just rewriting it in our own way lyric by lyric, song by song, and experience by experience. It’s reminiscent of where we started, but it reminds you exactly where we’re headed, relentless is the only word for it, really. Would we do it all over again? Absolutely and 100 times after. Hopefully this is just the beginning,” shares frontman Harrison Sharp.

“Open Fire” kicks off the release with a driving indie rock anthem that thematically captures lives caught in transition, serving up a lively jam packed full of gritty guitars, punchy drums and commanding vocal performance spinning instantly catchy hooks. “The Other Side” follows with an upbeat blend of bright lead guitar flickers and bouncy rhythm as expressive vocals glide above to serve up an infectious listening experience.

“Loaded Gun,” inspired by Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, becomes the emotional anchor of the release, confronting the difficulty of escaping the past wrapped up in a sound that rolls with fuzzy bass lines, crunchy guitars and pattering drums to deliver an enthralling pop-tinged rock sound. “City Lights” and “Blink” then turn towards new beginnings, with the sequencing giving the EP a sense of emotional movement through concise arrangements, intricate pacing and choruses designed to hit with maximum impact.

Commenting on the new single, Harrison shares, “You blink and it’s gone. This scene, this stage, this chapter. So many good people have come before us, and ‘Blink’ reminds us to hold onto it while we can, because it’s relentless and it doesn’t wait. It’s reminiscent of everything that got us here, of the heritage of the Manchester music scene, but it’s already looking forward, re-written the second you look away.”

With September and November UK headline dates ahead, followed by their first European shows in Italy, The Falls are entering their next chapter at full speed. Would You Do It All Over Again? sounds like a band taking stock without standing still. based in where they came from, but already looking towards everything still to come.

Listen to Would You Do It All Over Again? below