Aquilo today release their highly-anticipated new album ii. Described by the UK’s Sunday Times Culture as mesmerizing, iicontinues Aquilo’s progression from bedroom-based laptop producers to constant, inimitable innovators. Available nowin MP3, CD and vinyl formats, ii includes earlier singles Thin and Seagull, as well as Éc;The Road Less Wandered,Éd; a co-write with the Éc;super-talentedÉd; (NME) Bruno Major who also joins Aquilo to play guitar on the track.
In November 2017, Aquilo made the decision to split their second album into two parts, releasing the first five-tracks of ii as the ii (Side A) EP. Since then, Aquilo have played a number of huge shows across Europe and the UK, including a night at London’s brilliant Oval Space. With 200 million streams globally, over 150,000 equivalent album sales and 11 million VEVO views, Aquilo are undoubtedly true stars of the streaming age.
Following two sold out dates at the Courtyard Theatre in London at the end of 2017 and their European tour throughout March, Aquilo will perform at Sasquatch Festival on May 25, followed by a performance at San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival in August.
ii track listing:
SIDE A
1 I Could Fight On a Wall
2 Thin
3 Ghost
4 Six Feet Over Ground
5 Who Are You
SIDE B
1 The Road Less Wandered
2 Silent Movies
3 Now & Here
4 Seagull
5 I Lost a Bet
Download / Stream iiHERE
About Aquilo:
Hailing from the Lake District, Tom Higham and Ben Fletcher first introduced themselves back in 2014 with their larger than life cinematic sound, and have since released four EPs and debut album Silhouettes; produced by highly regarded Icelandic producer Lafur Arnalds and the ever brilliant SOHN. With much critical praise, solid radio support and over two million monthly Spotify listeners, Aquilo are fast cementing themselves as one of the most exciting new prospects in pop.
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