It was a special moment last Friday night when the schoolboy band MORTAL TIDES realised they'd won an NMG Music Award.

They tweeted, "Holy shit we won...! Best 18 and under group in the East - @nmgawards. Thanks so much!"

Along with this award, they also bagged two development prizes -- a slot at Cambridge's historic Strawberry Fair and a chance to appear on DJ Sue Marchant's BBC radio show.

The award was thoroughly deserved -- these boys may look young but they play their particular brand of indie-folk like old souls.

And all this good news comes just days ahead of the release of their debut EP 'Break Of Blue' which is out Oct 27 on Wild Sound.

Come and watch them play a show to share in their celebrations:

Saturday 8 November --- 1-4pm
The Portland Arms, Cambridge
EP LAUNCH SHOW

Saturday 15 November --- doors 7pm
The Junction, Cambridge
playing as part of the Fiver night

When you listen to the heavy, insistent folk-rock sound emanating from these four schoolboys, you'll be forgiven for thinking they've been on the road for years. But they recorded this EP when not one of them was a day over 17. At their gigs, young fans at the front alternate between moshing and standing curiously serious, older listeners at the back, surprised, murmuring approval, filming them with their phones like they might be the groupies.

No wonder the band’s sound is beyond its years - there’s mileage already. Lead singer Noah Bevington and drummer George Brignal, whose rhythmic intuition form the foundations of this band’s hypnotic sound, started playing music together at primary school ‘way back’ in 2006/7, when their peers were still playing in the sandpit. Noah’s younger brother Jed joined in 2008 - and the fraternal chemistry between them is palpable. It’s a compelling combination.

The three cut their chops busking in the tourist university town of Cambridge before meeting bassist Fergus Quill in 2013, and the four-piece arrived at its sound. They are all multi-instrumentalists: Jed is equally comfortable on piano or violin, Fergus will pick up an electric or acoustic bass, Noah will strum mandolin while George swaps his drums for a guitar.

Local Star Radio DJ Tim Willett is a big fan: 

“I was blown away... your music is WAY past your age... you made an instant impact on everybody ... the other bands I was working with back stage all said, "who are they?!"

There is similar praise from Cambridge-based venue promoter Gary Brown at The Junction: ”After over a decade of promoting young bands from the area, Mortal Tides are THE standout band for their songwriting, originality and their magical ability to pull and hold a crowd”.
   
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