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DUTCH CRIMINAL RECORD Announce FUR September 2022 UK Tour Support Dates / Portsmouth Indie Surf Rockers Reveal ‘Light Up’ Acoustic B-Side

Portsmouth, UK indie surf rock band Dutch Criminal Record are pleased to announce they will support Brighton pop/rock band FUR on their forthcoming September 2022 UK headline tour dates (see below for listings).

The band recently signed to Alcopop! Records and released their new single ‘Light Up’, which is out now—the first peek at new material from the band since the release of their August 2021 EP It’s Gonna Be OK on frtyfve records. To celebrate the tour announcement, the band have today released a special acoustic B-side version of ‘Light Up’ which is available to stream now on all good DSPs.

Commenting on the B-side, vocalist/guitarist Sam Thrussell says: “Before we reworked ‘Light Up’ as a full band this year this was all there was to it, a country style acoustic version demo that I recorded in my living room inspired by John Lennon’s “Oh Yoko” and the rough and ready acoustic vibe of The Beach Boys Party album. As the final version was so different we wanted to give the world a chance to hear how it started out warts and all untouched from when it was recorded back in autumn of 2018!” Dutch Criminal Record are Joe Delaney-Stone (Vocals, Guitar), Sam Thrussell (Vocals, Guitar), and Joe Frampton (Drums). Taking influence from the ‘60s giants of surf whilst lacing each track with narratives of living in 21st century Britain, their signature sound is guitar-driven, energetic and packed with nostalgia. Blending pop vocals, interlinking riffs, and blooming harmonies, fans of The 1975, The Backseat Lovers, and Sea Girls will find plenty to fall in love with.

Sensational live, the band’s recent skyrocketing notoriety on Tik Tok (currently running at 2 million views a month) has seen attendances rise throughout a sold out March 2022 UK tour and excitement around them intensify, as the inherently DIY band take their summer sounds to the next level. DCR have received consistent support for their releases from BBC 6music, and their sun-drenched surf sounds have garnered constant backing from huge Spotify editorials such as New Music Friday UK, Fresh Finds, New In Punk, Peach, Summer Indie, the US Viral 50 and Hot New Bands. They have been touted by Wonderland, Under The Radar, CLASH and Earmilk as ones to watch, and their set at Victorious Festival was featured in The Guardian Guide.