New Entry: Temples Unveil New Single "Paraphernalia"

London's neo-psych band Temples have unveiled their new single "Paraphernalia".

The song, produced by Sean Ono Lennon, is out now via ATO Records. Get it here.

Speaking of the inspiration behind the track, Temples’ lead singer James Bagshaw says: “In an age of constant distraction, we all strive to find focus and a sense of calm. Paraphernalia questions the depth of ‘real’ connections in a digital world.”
Stream it below.

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Watch: Temples Unleash "You're Either On Something" New Video

London's neo-psych band Temples have unleashed the video for "You're Either On Something".

The song is part os our current playlist and is taken from their upcoming record 'Hot Motion', which will be out on September 27 via ATO. Pre-order your copy here,

The video was directed by Sam Kinsella. Watch it below.

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New Entry: Temples Reveal New Single "Context"

London's neo-psych band Temples have revealed their new single "Context".

The song is taken from their upcoming record 'Hot Motion', which will be out on September 27 via ATO (their first for the label). Pre-order your copy here,

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New Entry: Temples Share New Single "You're Either On Something"

London's neo-psych band Temples have shared their new single "You're Either On Something".

The song is taken from their upcoming record 'Hot Motion', which will be out on September 27 via ATO (their first for the label). Pre-order your copy here,

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Temples Announce New LP 'Hot Motion', Share Title Track Video

London's neo-psych band Temples have announced the release of their third studio album titled 'Hot Motion'.

The follow-up to 2017's Volcano, was recorded in a studio set up in an outbuilding of Bagshaw's house in the midlands of England, and will be out on September 27 via ATO (their first for the label). Pre-order your copy here,

Speaking about the record, the band's Thomas Walmsley, said: "It felt like there was a darker edge to what we were coming up with and we wanted to make sure that carried through the whole record. It's not a 10 track, relentless rock record from start to finish, it's got a lot of light and shade and more tender moments, but that heavier, darker sound is something we wanted to explore further."

Of the lyrics, Bagshaw had this to say: "I'm really proud of 'You're Either On Something' lyrically. On that track, I can hear influences of stuff that I listened to when I was growing up. There's almost a nostalgia to that track, even though it's very forward-looking. Equally, while the words on [album closer] 'Monuments' are a little cryptic, it's very much about the time we live in. I wouldn't say it's a political song but you can't help but write about the things that are happening."

Check out the album's tracklist and watch the video for its title track, below.

Hot Motion Tracklist:
01. Hot Motion
02. You're Either On Something
03. Holy Horses
04. The Howl
05. Context
06. The Beam
07. Not Quite the Same
08. Atomise
09. It's All Coming Out
10. Step Down
11. Monuments

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Watch: Temples Reveal Music Video For "Strange Or Be Forgotten"

London's neo-psych band Temples have revealed the video for their newest single "Strange Or Be Forgotten".

The song is part of our current playlist and is single taken from their forthcoming new album 'Volcano', set to arrive on 3rd March 2017 via Heavenly Recordings. Pre-order your copy here,

The video was directed by James Beale. Watch it below.

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New Entry: Temples Premiere New Single "Strange Or Be Forgotten"

London's neo-psych band Temples have premiered their excellent new single "Strange Or Be Forgotten".

It is the second single taken from their forthcoming new album 'Volcano', set to arrive on 3rd March 2017 via Heavenly Recordings. Pre-order your copy here,

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Temples Announce New Album 'Volcano', Air Music Video For "Certainty"

London's neo-psych band Temples have announced they will release their new album titled 'Volcano' on 3rd March 2017 via Heavenly Recordings.

The band have also aired the video for the record's first taste "Certainty".

The follow-up to 2014's debut LP 'Sun Structures', was self-produced by James Edward Bagshaw and recorded at the band’s home studio.

"If there’s a sense of scale," says lead singer James Bagshaw, "It was really just a result of implementing a load of things that we didn’t know about the first time around." Co-founding member and bassist Thomas Walmsley describes a record in which “we discovered a lot as we went along, and the excitement at having done so radiates."

Pre-order the album here, check out the tracklist and the clip for "Certainty" below.

Volcano tracklist:
01. Certainty
02. All Join In
03. (I Wanna Be Your) Mirror
04. Oh The Saviour
05. Born Into The Sunset
06. How Would You Like To Go
07. Open Air
08. In My Pocket
09. Celebration
10. Mystery Of Pop
11. Roman God-Like Man
12. Strange Or Be Forgotten

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New Entry: Temples Premiere New Single "Certainty"

London's neo-psych band Temples have premiered their brand new single "Certainty"

This is the band's first new single since their critically acclaimed 2014 debut album 'Sun Structures.'

Frontman James Bagshaw who produced the single describes it:

“When writing the melody for ‘Certainty,’ I wanted to create something with almost an eerie, early Disney vibe, something playful and harmonious, but with a dark twist. Producing the song was as much about layering as it was about sparseness -- the verses needed to reveal the thumping motion of the bass and the reflective lyrics, and the melody had to be paired with the right ambience. The chorus was approached in an opposite way, layer after layer, thickening the sound. There’s a blend between moog bass, and actual bass, and the song switches between synthetic and analogue sounds throughout. The guitar mirrors the synth, and visa versa.”

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Kool Rock Radio's Top 50 Best Albums of 2014

From Temples to The Horrors, Foster The People to Morrissey, The Drums to Kasabian, Jaws to Wunder Wunder... Kool Rock Radio takes a look at the best albums of the last 12 months!

Have a look back on a KOOL year in music, as we count down our top 50 albums of 2014. 

01. TEMPLES - Sun Structures

02. THE HORRORS - Luminous

03. THE WAR ON DRUGS - Lost In The Dream

04. FOSTER THE PEOPLE - Supermodel

05. BRONCHO - Just Enough Hip To Be Woman

06. JAWS - Be Slowly

07. INTERPOL - El Pintor

08. THE DRUMS - Encyclopedia

09. FUCK ART LET'S DANCE - Atlas

10. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART - Days Of Abandon

11. KASABIAN - 48:13

12. THE BLACK KEYS - Turn Blue

13. WUNDER WUNDER - Everything Infinite

14. ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - Meteorites

15. U2 - Songs Of The Innocence

16. LETTING UP DESPITE GREAT FAULTS - Neon

17. SIMPLE MINDS - Big Music

18. BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB - So Long See You Tomorrow

19. LIARS - Mess

20. CYMBALS - The Age Of Fractures

21. MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Futurology

22. BUFFALO SUNN - By The Ocean By The Sea

23. MORRISSEY - World Peace Is None Of Your Business

24. JOHNNY MARR - Playland

25. DUM DUM GIRLS - Too True

26. WILD SMILES - Always Tomorrow

27. JAMES - La Petite Mort

28. CHILDHOOD - Lacuna

29. LAS ZEBRAS - Siesta

30. JOHNNY ARIES - Unbloomed

31. STICKY FINGERS - Land Of Pleasure

32. PIXIES - Indie Cindy

33. MINIATURE TIGERS - Cruel Runnings

34. TV ON THE RADIO - Seeds

35. ARIEL PINK - Pom Pom

36. ASH CODE - Oblivion

37. HOOKWORMS - The Hum

38. TOM VEK - Luck

39. MODE MODERNE - Occult Delight

40. THE FOREIGN RESORT - New Frontiers

41. BAND OF SKULLS - Himalaya

42. KONGOS - Lunatic

43. EAGULLS - Eagulls

44. REPUTANTE - Oceanside

45. FUTURE ISLANDS - Singles

46. MAXIMO PARK - Too Much Information

47. CHERUB - Year Of The Caprese

48. MERCHANDISE - After The End

49. ROYAL BLOOD - Royal Blood

50. VA - The Art Of McCartney

Temples Announce Remix Album 'Sun Restructured'

On November 10th, British psych-prog band Temples will release 'Sun Restructured', a "re-animation" of their much-acclaimed debut album, Sun Structures, by Beyond the Wizards Sleeve (Erol Alkan & Richard Norris).

Beyond the Wizards Sleeve have created an epic 42-minute re-working of Sun Structures, using five re-interpreted tracks (Sand Dance, Shelter Song, A Question Isn’t Answered, Golden Throne & Move With The Season) from the original album to form the spine of the record.

Describing the record, Erol Alkan said: “Being asked to re-animate a whole album’s worth of material is an honour. We (in return) wanted to create something special. A record which could be listened to in one go, from start to finish, a listening experience that is becoming increasingly rare. So as well as a host of full Beyond The Wizards Sleeve re-animations here, there are interludes, ambience, ebb and flow…each section flowing into a bigger piece. We tried many things along the way: spoken word sections, days out collecting field recordings, yet ended up letting the original songs and their beautiful arrangements and melodies guide us. There is so much happening under the surface of Sun Structures, and deep within each track, it was a pleasure to dive in and see what we could find. it inspired us to pick up our guitars, plug in our synthesisers and add some wizardry on top. Enjoy this trip. And it is a trip.”

Sun Restructured will be available as part of a deluxe CD and download re-issue package with the original album.

The Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve re-animation of 'Move With Season' is online now. Have a listen below.

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Watch: Temples Premiere Music Video for "The Golden Throne"

London's neo-psych band Temples have premiered the video for their latest single "The Golden Throne".

The is part of our current playlist, and is taken from their debut album 'Sun Structures', which came out back in February via Heavenly Recordings. Get your copy here.

Take a look at the video below.

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Watch: Temples Release Music Video for "Mesmerise"

London's neo-psych outfit Temples have released the music video for "Mesmerise".

The single, produced by James Bagshaw and Thomas Warmsley in Pyramid Studios at their home studio in Kettering, will be released on on Febrary17th, and is taken from their upcoming debut album 'Sun Structures', which will be out on February 10 via Heavenly Recordings. Pre-order your copy here.

The video was directed by Benjael Halfmaderholz. Watch it below.

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Temples Announce Debut Album 'Sun Structures', Stream New Single "Mesmerise"

London's neo-psych band Temples have just announced that their highly anticipated debut album 'Sun Structures' will be released on Monday 10th February 2014 on Heavenly Recordings.

The 12-track album will feature their already classic tunes "Shelter Song", "Colours To Life" and "Keep In The Dark", and will be available as a digital download, vinyl and CD. The band was featured as Band of The Month on Rocktober 2012 here on Kool Rock Radio.

See the full tracklisting below.

01. Shelter Song

02. Sun Structures

03. The Golden Throne

04. Keep In the Dark

05. Mesmerise

06. Move With the Season

07. Colours to Life

08. A Question Isn't Answered

09. The Guesser

10. Test of Time

11. Sand Dance

12. Fragment's Light

The band are also streaming their brand new single "Mesmerise". Have a listen below.

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Watch: Temples Release Music Video For New Single "Keep In The Dark"

London's neo-psych band Temples have released the music video for their forthcoming new single "Keep In The Dark".

Produced by James Bagshaw and Thomas Warmsley in Pyramid Studios at their home studio in Kettering, Keep In The Dark b/w Jewel of Mine Eye will be released on October 7th 2013 on limited 7" via Heavenly Recordings.

The video was directed by Abbie Stephens and produced by Creature of London. Watch it below.

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Watch: Temples Perform "Sun Structures" - Live Session Video

British neo-psych band Temples recently recorded a live performance of their song "Sun Structures" at a Topman CTRL Session. Take a look below.

In related news, the band will released their new single 'Colours To Life' on June 24th through Heavenly Recordings . Produced by the band & mixed by Claudius Mittendorfer, it will be available as a 10” and download  and featuring the B-side Ankh.

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Watch: Temples Unveil "Colours To Life" Music Video

London's neo-psych band Temples (our Band of the Month for October 2012), have unveiled the video for their second single "Colours To Life", out on June 24 via Heavenly Recordings.

"Colours To Life" follows the release of Temples sold out debut single 'Shelter Song' in September 2012.

Produced by the band and mixed by Claudius Mittendorfer, the single features the B-side Ankh and is available on 10" and download.

Check out the psychedelic video below.

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Temples Share 'Shelter Song' New Video and Announce Debut Single

Temples, our current band of the month, have finally announced the proper release of their debut single "Shelter Song", which is part of our regular rotation (www.koolrockradio.com). 

The single, backed with ‘Prisms’ is released by heavenly recordings on November 12th and will be available on a limited 7" and download, with artwork courtesy of  Thomas Caslin. 

Both tracks were recorded in early September and produced by temples in Pyramid Studios, their home studio in Kettering.

Temples have been confirmed as main support on the forthcoming Mystery Jets tour alongside London shows with Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs and Tribes. They will also be playing the London Calling festival in Amsterdam.

Watch the video for "Shelter Song" below. 

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TEMPLES - Band on the Month Rocktober 2012

Temples are a yet-mysterious self-proclaimed neo-psych duo from Kettering, UK. Their music has 60s psychedelic influences, tastefully retro, and done extremely well. 

In July 2012, they unveiled an EP's worth of songs on their Youtube channel, without formally announcing any release details. 

Their latest track "Sun Structures", revealed on September 10, comes from what is rumoured to be an EP some time in the near future. 

Temples is one of our favourite new bands of the year and all that we can assure you is that these guys have a bright future, don't let this pass you by.

No further information has come to light, but we'll keep you updated, so stay tuned!

**Remember, we play new music FIRST! 

UPDATE October 23: Temples have finally announced the release of the debut single "Shelter Song" on November 12th via Heavenly Records.

TEMPLES are James Bagshaw (Vocals/ Guitar), Thomas Warmsley (Bass/ Backing vocals), Sam Toms (Drums) and Adam Smith (Keys).

The single, backed with 'Prisms' is released on a limited 7" and download, with artwork courtesy of Thomas Caslin and is available to pre-order now from selected indie retailers at the links below:

Pre-order from Norman Records
Pre-order from Rough Trade

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