Ten Tonnes

“Breezy guitar singalongs” The Guardian

“Snapshots of young adulthood with an energy that’s infectious” The Times

“Hotly tipped songwriter” NME

“Rasping indie rock” Music Week

“Becoming the most versatile of songwriters...set to soundtrack your summer” DIY 

“Huge, festival-ready singalong choruses...the future is sounding very bright indeed”  Dork

“Infectious hooks, chant-worthy choruses and buoyant lyrics”  The Line Of Best Fit

“Laced with wonderful potency…earworm melodies”  Clash

“The young singer has what it takes to go far” Gigwise

Ten Tonnes shares frenetic new cut ‘Drowning In The Deep End’ (video here), out today (June 14th) via Absolute, marking the fourth and final reveal from his forthcoming LP ‘Dancing, Alone’ (pre-order here) arriving July 28th.

Detailing his latest effort, the songwriter explained: “This song was a way of me processing a tough time in my life and lyrically I think it set a theme for the rest of the album of deeper honesty and transparency with myself. I didn't want it to feel too heavy musically though and it's written more from a place of looking back at a dark period as opposed to being in the centre of it. I've played it live a couple of times now and it's so much fun to play and I think that's ultimately a really satisfying full circle feeling of owning that time in my life and appreciating where I've got to since then”.

Since unveiling his self-titled debut album via Warner Bros back in , Ten Tonnes – aka Ethan Barnett – has undergone a multitude of changes both in his life and in his music. The four years between the debut record and its follow-up, served as a recalibration for the songwriter. He went independent, moved out of London, started therapy, focused on the introverted part of his brain, and has returned with a mature and majestic second album about reflection, growing up and carving a different path for himself.

With an extensive UK tour already lined up for September (incl. sold-out London and Manchester headliners), the indie sensation will be celebrating his album release with in-store gigs throughout the UK this July, as he looks to capitalise on previous plaudits across the broadsheets (The Guardian, The Times), key indie champions (NME, DIY, Dork, The Line Of Best Fit, Gigwise), and countless plays on the BBC, Absolute Radio and Radio X airwaves (Annie Mac, Jack Saunders, Jo Whiley).

Mixed by acclaimed engineer Jag Jago (The Maccabees, The Magic Gang, Matt Maltese), Ten Tonnes’ ‘Drowning In The Deep End’ (single) is out June 14th via Absolute and available on all digital platforms here.