Music
02 Apr 21

Irish Indie Outfit Rowan Sign US Album Deal with Sandy Roberton Label

ROWAN photographed by Zyanya Lorenzo

The trio signed with the Beverly Martel label at the end of 2020.

Following the release of their acclaimed debut EP No One Is Safe Here, indie outfit Rowan secured a record label with Los Angeles-based indie label Beverly Martel. Owned and operated by leading record producer and songwriter management company Worlds End (America) Inc., the label has been hotly-tipped by industry heavy-hitters.

"Sandy Roberton from Beverly Martel contacted us and we negotiated an EP + Album deal with the label shortly after," Rowan band member Dylan said. "Sandy has worked artists such as Lord Huron, Phoebe Bridgers, John Martyn and manages producers such as Adam ''Atom'' Greenspan (Arcade Fire, IDLES, Rage Against The Machine), Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Frightened Rabbit) and many others."

It's an excellent way to kick off 2021 for the band, whose combined musicianship sees them move confidently from the intimate to the soaring, providing a harmonious landscape for a catalogue of indie anthems. They're no doubt one of the most exciting new groups to come from the Irish Indie scene

Rowan are gearing up to release a follow-up EP to No One Is Safe Here later this year. The songs were written by Dylan, Fionn and Kevin during the pandemic, via voice notes and demos. The band started a ‘songwriting challenge’ between themselves in April where each member would have to complete a song by midnight every night for three weeks.

“It was a bit of a speed writing period, where we gave ourselves deadlines and motivations, there were some great and some not so great songs written," says Dylan. "But I think even in the not so great, there are gems of inspiration. We picked 20 of our favourite songs and put them in a playlist, then we cut it down to 10 and then 5.”

The ‘Everybody Talks’ EP is currently being mastered by Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone (Tame Impala, The National, Arcade Fire) and is set for release Summer 2021.

Listen to No One Is Safe Here below.