Band of Hope Union

Destroy All Monsters present…

"There was nothing left to burn so we set fire to ourselves!"

Band Of Hope Union

Band Of Hope Union were formed in Leeds in 2011. They number six.

Violin, two guitars, bass, percussion and drums.
They are trying to raise an alarm.

We make dark, melancholy instrumental music with a silver lining of hope!
“...we’ll bathe in smoke and ashes while everything around us burns...”

Civil Protection

Civil Protection are carving out a niche for themselves within the Yorkshire music scene with their sharper, more immediate brand of melodic post-rock. Citing influences like Caspian and maybeshewill, their debut album, Stolen Fire, released October 2013, received rave reviews from blogs and magazines around the UK:

“It is a journey through nine songs that is going to blow your mind for approximately 50 minutes” – Daniela Patrizi, Echoes and Dust
“'Stolen Fire' is bloody amazing. There isn't anything I can fault it on. Which is rare.. Could this be a start of something big? It has a definite potential to be so.” – Cat Keller, Leeds Music Scene

Civil Protection have supported a diverse selection of acts, including Glaswegian math-rock up-and-comers Vasa, and established Indie darlings The Indelicates. Their energetic live performance and unique take on the genre have helped to establish them as true “local heroes”, as described by Huddersfield’s Raconteur Magazine.

Civil Protection were recently placed within the Postrock Facebook Page’s (having a 60,000+ following) ‘Top 50 releases of 2013’ and ‘top 10 new bands of 2013’.

The Program

Ex-Pale Saints, Chris Cooper & Graeme Naysmith create atmospheric instrumental soundscapes - Think postrock/surf shoegaze with hints of floyd, mogwai, cure, godspeedyoublackemperor, the doors, dick dale, eno, can, neu, explosions in the sky, etc.