CIEL

“Shoegaze textures with some gorgeous pop flourishes, CIEL have already attracted word-of-mouth hype” Clash

“Dream-like melodies…yearning guitar pop” Under The Radar

“Shoegaze meets noir rock meets dream pop” Gigwise

“Grungy, coming-of-age banger” Dork

“Dream-pop poignancy” Beats Per Minute

“Now Hear This” The Independent

"That’s a big sounding single from them. That’s one of those butterfly from the cocoon moments where you hear a band starting to really take flight” Steve Lamacq (BBC 6 Music)

“I really like it. I really like that juxtaposition of pop sensibility and that sweet melody with hard guitar music. I think it’s really really strong” Felix White (The Maccabees)

Brighton genre-bending trio CIEL sign to Jazz Life (Blood Red Shoes, Tigercub, Circe), announce ‘Not In The Sun, Nor In The Dark’ EP, set for release October 7th, and share brand new single ‘Baby Don’t You Know’ out today (July 6th).

Newly-signed to the cult Brighton indie label, and drawing influences from fuzzy indie rock, goth and shoegaze, CIEL have fast become one of the buzziest acts on the indie circuit, with a BBC 6 Music playlisting spot for EP lead single ‘Fine Everything’ followed by an acclaimed set on the BBC 6 Music stage at The Great Escape Festival, alongside fellow rising acts Opus Kink and Deadletter.

With further spins across the BBC Radio 1 (Jack Saunders) and BBC 6 Music (Lauren Laverne, Steve Lamacq) airwaves, alongside crucial press support from leading publications including Clash, Dork, Gigwise, The Independent and Under The Radar, the group’s surging momentum continues to propel them to new heights, with their upcoming EP release and accompanying UK headline tour lined up for the autumn.

Speaking ahead of their single release, frontwoman Michelle Hindriks revealed: “‘Baby Don’t You Know’ is about the routine of an unbalanced relationship. I am so excited to finally release this track into the world. I think it’s the closest to a conventional pop structured song we’ve written so far and the way it was recorded really captures the moment we were at as a band. 

Jorge broke his wrist just a few days before going into the studio and I just switched from playing guitar to bass for the band for the first time, as we became a 3 piece. Despite the circumstances, we were really inspired and excited about our new music and recorded this song really on the spot”.

Produced and mixed by Steven Ansell and mastered by Robin Schmidt (The 1975, Wolf Alice, The Black Keys), CIEL’s ‘Baby Don’t You Know’ is out July 6th via Jazz Life and will be available via all digital platforms. 

CIEL’s live set-up is Michelle Hindriks (vocals, bass), Jorge Bela Jimenez (guitar), Tim Spencer (drums)