The Balcony (10 Year Anniversary Remastered) Catfish and the Bottlemen

• 1Homesick02:28
• 2Kathleen02:41
• 3Cocoon03:57
• 4Fallout03:30
• 5Pacifier03:58
• 6Hourglass02:18
• 7Business03:42
• 82603:39
• 9Rango02:58
• 10Sidewinder03:27
• 11Tyrants04:39
• 12Kathleen (Acoustic)02:54
• 13Cocoon (Acoustic)03:44
• 14Pacifier (Acoustic)03:04
• 15Rango02:58
• 16ASA02:24
• 17Hourglass (Ewan McGregor Version)02:34
• Total Runtime54:55

Info for The Balcony (10 Year Anniversary Remastered)

BRIT Award-winning, arena-filling giants Catfish and the Bottlemen are releasing a special anniversary reissue of their multi Platinum-selling breakthrough debut album The Balcony. Released on September 13, The album features the full album, plus “Hourglass” (Ewan McGregor version) and rare bonus track “ASA”, available on a 7” again for the first time after the original pressing 10 years ago.

Written by Van McCann and recorded in London’s Chapel Studios with producer Jim Abiss (Adele, Arctic Monkeys), The Balcony propelled Catfish and the Bottlemen into the UK top 10 and the public consciousness, scooping them the BBC Introducing Award at the 2014 BBC Music Awards and British Breakthrough act at the 2016 BRIT Awards. Featuring the BPI Platinum certified hits “Cocoon” and “Kathleen” as well as another 4 certified Gold singles, its infectious, arena-ready riffs and relatable lyrics about small town teenage life won the band legions of fans. An unrivalled work ethic that saw them relentlessly tour the UK, Europe, the US and beyond has forged a connection that’s stronger than ever 10 years, hundreds of shows and millions of album sales later.

The news of the reissue comes in the wake of a spectacular return from Catfish and the Bottlemen, who sold out their biggest ever show, at Liverpool’s 32,000 capacity Sefton Park, just a week after going on sale. The Liverpool concert comes ahead of three huge open air shows in Cardiff and Edinburgh, announced last month, both of which went on to sell out in minutes, as well as their epic return to the Reading & Leeds Festival mainstage, which they headline for the second time in 2024. They’ll play Dublin’s RDS Simmonscourt on August 31 before heading off on extensive tours of Australia and the US, with nearly half of these huge global shows already sold out.

Catfish and the Bottlemen’s arena-filling sonic outlook has cemented their place amongst Britain’s most successful bands of the 21st Century. Signing to Island Records in 2014 after years of intense touring, The Balcony was followed by their landmark #1 album The Ride and 2019’s Gold certified The Balance. They’ve amassed over one billion streams, two million album sales and are closing in on 10 million single sales. On stage Van McCann possesses unique magnetic energy, and is considered one of modern rock’s great live frontmen. In the five years since releasing their debut album, they’d sold over half a million tickets, and have played to over 2 million people.

10 years on from the release of their classic debut, with the anthemic new single “Showtime” and an epic live summer ahead of him, Van McCann is back where he’s meant to be: headlining festivals, working on new music, and beginning a dynamic, exciting new era for Catfish and the Bottlemen.

Catfish and the Bottlemen

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Catfish and the Bottlemen
arena-filling sonic outlook has cemented their place amongst Britain's most successful bands of the 21st Century. Signing to Island Records in 2014 after years of relentless touring, their debut LP The Balcony surged into the UK Top 10 and helped them scoop British Breakthrough Act at the BRITs before scoring their landmark #1 album with The Ride. Since then, they’ve amassed over one billion streams, two million album sales and are closing in on 10 million single sales. On stage Van McCann possesses unique magnetic energy and is considered one of modern rock’s great live frontmen. In the five years since releasing their debut album, they’d sold over half a million tickets, and have played to over 2 million people.

In September 2024, the band will release a special 10-year anniversary reissue of The Balcony. The album will be available on limited edition CD, cassette and LP formats, with inverted white artwork and six bonus tracks. Fans can also access a limited edition 7” box set featuring the full album plus ‘Hourglass’ (Ewan McGregor version) and rare song ‘ASA’, available on a 7” again for the first time since the original pressing 10 years ago.

This album contains no booklet.