ESCAPE ACT
BELFAST, COUNTY ANTRIM
LATEST: our new album is out on July 5th, followed by a gig in Dublin's Whelans (upstairs) venue on Saturday July 10th, and Belfast's McHughs on Sunday 18th July.
Escape Act is an alternative pop group from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Download some pop tunes for yourself from our site at: http://music.escapeact.com
We've just finished recording our second album - three new tunes 'Burning Sand - K - Pressure' can be heard on the player to your left.
The album 'Balance' will be released in June 2010. Join our mailing list at www.escapeact.com or follow @escapeact on twitter for updates!
Debut album 'Loosely Based On Fiction' was released on Volte-face Records (Ireland) in November 2008.
Rocksound - 8 out of 10 "Genuine, genuinely affecting stuff"
"awesome Belfast music" - The Paper Cut
John Richard, influential music director at Seattle's KEXP, included 'Cabin Fever' on his 'Music That Matters' - Summer Songs podcast in June 2009 and Steve Lamacq (BBC Radio 1 / 6Music) chose Escape Act as his unsigned band of the week in December 2008.
As the name suggests Escape Act take their musical liberty seriously, tho with influences including The Clash, David Bowie and Neil Young the eclectic sound is riddled with pop hooks and sing-along choruses.
Having earned their stripes supporting acts as diverse as Los Campesinos, White Stripes, Sky Larkin, Stephen Malkmus, Gomez and Oxford Collapse, they present a colourful, energetic and engaging live performance.
'indie melodies like tears from the sainted eyes of Morrissey.' - Francis Jones, AU, reviews Loosely Based On Fiction
