Call Me Amour

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LOVE is something we could use a little more of in the world right now. Whether it be to love one another, love the blessing of this life or learning to love yourself, it’s all a journey we are on.

Before CALL ME AMOUR, these musicians had their own journeys discovering themselves on the road and fuelling their addiction of the stage. Whether it be signing to Sony Music, playing the London Astoria, Brixton Academy, Download Festival, performing on Top of The Pops, performing in the musical ‘American Idiot’, touring with bands like Limp Bizkit and Papa Roach… their individual achievements in previous outfits speak for themselves. But in what seemed like a blink, their journeys were over, over by design, over because they all individually walked away… Money, politics and popularity is something we hear about on a daily basis and unfortunately they have plagued us all in different ways throughout our lives and it’s these factors that turned the lights off.

Years passed, new lives and self discovery built internal bridges to what was important. Long-standing friendships, admiration for each others abilities and the love for what music can do and be brought CALL ME AMOUR together. Throughout 2023 the band have released two singles off their debut EP in the form of “Blackout” and “IMFKD”. Both tracks gaining traction on numerous BBC Radio 1 shows as well as playlisting on other leading UK stations including Kerrang Radio. 2023´s April and May saw the band join THE HARA on their full UK album tour gaining rave reviews as well as cementing their name further in the UK scene. CALL ME AMOUR were back on the road again in July but this time main support to US rock band POP EVIL. This tour took the band across the UK and for the first time over the water to mainland Europe. The European shows for CALL ME AMOUR, came reactions they were not prepared for, the love and crowd response they received fuelled their desire to return as soon as possible.

Now, with their largest tour to date in their sights CALL ME AMOUR are preparing to release their 3^rd single off their debut EP (October 6^th 2023). The band are then due to release their EP in November before joining US rockers AGAINST THE CURRENT across the UK and Europe, on the largest tour and in front of the biggest crowds the band has done to date!

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REVOLUTION (EP)

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CALL ME AMOUR have an awful lot going for them as the first half of the EP goes to show. We will maintain IMFKD should be the flagship song for this band, but with time and a few more alchemy sessions, CALL ME AMOUR have a very bright future ahead of them.

The band have an EP due out soon, so the biggest task they have now is to match the amazing intensity they showed in the live arena when laying their material down to vinyl. If you get a chance to see this band in the flesh I urge you to do so, this was a pitch perfect show of the highest quality.

In their first appearance in France, this support band provides a bull's eye worthy of a huge band. Already during the second song, the singer briefly mingled with the crowd. During the third song he sees how the audience reacts and sings the whole first part of "Deeper" in complete darkness in the pit, illuminated only by the lights of the cell phones. A great moment! Right after that, a girl with a velvety voice with short hair accompanies him for a song. This is followed by a rousing cover of Firestarter (by Prodigy). Finally, they play one last song, with frontman Harry running around the hall all over the microphone to hug the audience between two verses. In short, a program in which no one seemed to be bored, involving the musicians (and not only the singer), especially the drummer, who stood on the side of the stage and used his whole arsenal of gestures to emphasize his stage presence.

It’s Call Me Amour and if you can guarantee one thing about them, it is that their music will be creative and it will have choruses that most people love.

Inspired by emotions and the love of performing and music itself, these are the first six songs to introduce anyone who hasn't seen the band to what they do. My initial go to when I first listened was that Revolution sounds a lot like a latter period Linkin Park record. The throbbing electronics behind big open chords, while the acoustic and electronic drums provide union. Though it's the vocals of Harry Radford (ex Yashin) that really makes me think of the much missed Nu-Metal pioneers on IMFKD and Girl On The Wall. He has a set of pipes that convey fragility and catharsis. There's also a massive amount of Asking Alexandria on Blackout and Drop The Knife. Pulsating NIN-like synths, alt metal riffs and massive choruses, there's a lot to like and much much more to love in the future of Call Me Amour.

Despite the sound issues at the start, this eventually turned out to be a brilliantly memorable set with more twists in it than an M. Night Shyamalan film!

We arrive just before four-piece Call Me Amour take to the stage. The venue is already packed and having been asked to arrive on time to catch this band I am intrigued to see and hear what they are all about. Their website describes them as “mixing dark electronica and sonic guitars” and the energy on stage is infectious; they have the audience engaged from the get-go. I have not seen a support act receive this sort of response in a long time.