So how did the band first start and where did the name Amber Run come from? Tom, Will and I went to school together. Then we met Henry and started a band. We all fancied a girl called Amber that worked in a bar that we all drank at. Apparently you only played 6 gigs before you were signed to RCA, two of which were at Reading and Leeds Festivals, how did that come about and were you ever scared at how soon everything was happening, especially after having dropped out of uni to

Amber Run have recently made their triumphant return , back flexing their muscles with a brand new song entitled “Stranger”. The UK four-piece are also readying to release their sophomore album, ‘For A Moment, I Was Lost‘, a 12-track chronicle of their interval between the last album, packed with moments of expansive beauty & full-blooded raw emotion. They’re also announcing a February tour to coincide with the album’s launch. “Stranger is about being hopeful” explains the ba

If you haven’t heard of this band, I expect that you soon will. Amber Run played at the Rescue Rooms last week to an unsurprisingly sold out show. They are a five piece Alternative Rock band hailing from Buckinghamshire and Kent forming during their first year at the University of Nottingham. The audience were suitably warmed up with two fantastic support acts, Molly and Jack, a Folk band mixing mellow acoustic guitar riffs with beautiful harmonies, and Fickle Friends, an Ind

The first act appeared on stage only fifteen minutes after doors had opened, as eager to play as we were to listen. The stunning, ethereal vocals of Meadowlark, hushed the excited crowd to a pin-drop silence. The duo parted for Kate to sing ‘Little Boxes’, at which point everyone seemed to collectively exhale. Although still clearly nervous on stage, with awkward remarks reciprocated by half hearted crowd participation, they are definitely ones to watch. Rhodes followed, walk