Flat Party

"Wry lyrical self-awareness, straight-shooting riffs, and a penchant for flamboyance...a winking push for originality" 4.5/5 ★
DIY Magazine

"Future-setting, nostalgia-informed greatness" 4/5 ★
Far Out Magazine

"Escapist art-pop aimed directly at the future...remarkable"
CLASH Magazine

"Nonchalant stories of youth and loneliness...fun, bolshy and unbothered"
Dork Magazine

"Astute lyricism and exciting compositions...an ever-rising name in the indie rock scene"
The Line of Best Fit

"One of the most electrifying live acts in the country"
Whynow

"Breakout outfit continue their impressive run...backed by a supremely charismatic vocal performance from frontman Jack Lawther and 80s-tinged melodic inflections"
Wonderland

"Rich in noughties tendencies, a polished take on a gone-but-never-forgotten era"
Overblown

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(15th November) –– London six-piece Flat Party today release their new EP 'It's All Been Done Before', out now on 12" vinyl and digitally via Submarine Cat Records (FEET, Home Counties, Prima Queen). 

Led by vocalist Jack Lawther and guitarist Rory O’Rourke - on new EP 'It's All Been Done Before' - Flat Party build on their distinctive theatrical flair, doubling down on heavy distortion, sky-reaching vocal harmonies & wide-eyed orchestration.

The EP features two previous unheard songs: "Circle" and "Paranoia/Delicate Dawn" - along with the previously released singles "Madonna", "Shotgun" and the EP title track "It's All Been Done Before".

Co-produced with Chris McCrory (Walt Disco, The Joy Hotel), across new EP 'It's All Been Done Before', Flat Party hint at influence from 70's glam-rock, jagged art-rock, noughties alt-rock and everything in between - all the while flirting with ideas surrounding hedonism, desperation, promiscuity and blurry-eyed romanticism as they continue to carve out their own unique universe of colourful indie-rock.  

With collective influences ranging from Big Star, Suede and Sparks, to Japanese Breakfast, The Replacements, Manic Street Preachers and David Bowie, Flat Party's music and overriding ethos historically has been rooted in escapism, yet their vision for this EP is more ambitious and sprawling than ever before, as Lawther explains...

"In comparison to the subtle optimism of our debut EP, the songs on our new EP are dark, hedonistic and dramatic.. There’s always been that side of the band present, so it felt right to represent it properly. Sonically, it’s all a lot more intense than the first EP too and we’ve really made the most of our musical arsenal when it comes to the arrangements."

Flat Party kicked off this EP run with a raucous sold-out Windmill Brixton in July - following notable tour dates with English Teacher, Courting, Opus Kink, FEET in spring of this year. In the months that have followed - the band have attracted key tastemaker press support from sources including Whynow ("one of the most electrifying live acts in the country"), Wonderland Magazine ("supremely charismatic") Far Out ("Flat Party take the pop sensibilities of mid-2010s indie and drags them kicking and screaming into the present day"), DIY Magazine ("character and ambition in spades") - along with consistent glowing airplay from BBC 6 Music's Huw Stephens & Steve Lamacq, and an addition to Radio X's X-Posure playlist.

Flat Party's new EP 'It's All Been Done Before' is out now, released today (15th November) on Submarine Cat Records. Flat Party celebrate the release of the EP tonight at Banquet Records with an in-store and signing. The band then tour the UK in support of the EP, starting next week at Zerox in Newcastle and culminating in a London headline at The Lexington on 27th November. 

More about Flat Party

Wrapping flamboyance, humour and complex emotions around urgent, shapeshifting indie-rock, since the release of debut single "Fish" late 2022 - Flat Party have garnered a reputation as one of the most thrilling live bands in the country, with notable tours and dates supporting English Teacher, Courting, Opus Kink, FEET and Goat Girl - as well as playing up and down the country to rousing sold-out crowds of their own.

Releasing their self-titled debut EP 'Flat Party' in January of 2024, the band have received notable hat tips from NME, CLASH Magazine, DIY Magazine, Dork Magazine, The Line of Best Fit, Whynow, HERO Magazine, Wonderland Magazine, Far Out Magazine, Rough Trade and many more, alongside brilliant radio support at BBC 6 Music (Steve Lamacq, Huw Stephens, Amy Lamé) and Radio X (John Kennedy), Flat Party are only just getting things started.

Flat Party is: Jack Lawther (vocals), Rory O’Rourke (guitar)  Nic Morris (bass), Dylan Tarayan-Bibbs (guitar), Zander Hearn (drums), and Tom Hunt (keys).