5 Hills Out

It seems like so long since we have had something noteworthy to tell you about. As a band we have missed playing so much both practicing together and more importantly playing live. We hope you have managed to get through the majority of the last year unscathed and are finally ready for getting back out to the real 🌎! We can finally announce our first booking of 2021 at this years Lichfield Fuse Festival! It’s a 3 day event that is completely free and family friendly. Due to Covid-19 the festivals normal fundraising has been severely curtailed right when they need it most to bring the community back together and keep the visitors, performers and volunteers safe. So if you’d like to help out then please go to their GoFundMe page http://www.gf.me/u/znhak9.

We will be taking to the Main Evolution Stage on Saturday 14th August, check out the gigs page for more details. We really hope you can make it and wish you all a great summer, take care, Ben from 5 Hills Out!!

Hi, we are pleased to announce that we are COMING LIVE TO YOUR HOUSE THIS WEEKEND WITH Y NOT FESTIVAL @ HOME!

OK so it's not quite how we thought this years festival would be taking place but we're still as excited as ever to get the party going this weekend, for 2 nights the Y Not experience will be available right in your home.

There are huge bands like Pale Waves, Sundara Karma, Fontaines DC, The Amazons, Ash, 5 Hills Out and more playing some amazing sets. They have got Shed Seven's Speed Quiz featuring some special guests, Y Not favourite Mr Motivator bringing the only online workout worth partaking in (no 9am start here!), Barrioke and so much more.

So stock your fridge with your favourite beers, pop a tent up in the garden and enjoy the first ever Y Not Festival @ Home. It's going to be different but we can't wait to welcome you. Make sure you share your pictures with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Sorry it’s been so quiet recently, we are trying to find new ways to practice and write while in lock down. We hope you are all keeping safe and healthy. To cheer you up we have our final session from the Narrowboat Sessions. In their words: ‘After several years of quite literally missing the boat 5 Hills Out finally managed to come aboard late one evening when we pulled into Beeston. Consisting of Ben & Rebecca Liverman, Dave Coxon, Chris Clay & Andy Gurney, they all hail from the Ashbourne area and really did produce an absolutely superb, stonking session for us and if you'd like to hear more why not visit their page. In the meantime here's their third amazing piece for us, 'The Divide'. Just wait for their insanely prophetic chorus!’

After a lot of hard work by Rebecca who is our fantastic saxophone and accordion player, we are proud to release our new music video for 'Snowfall'. The single is out now for pre order, please spread the word and let us know what you think :)

5 Hills Out are releasing their first ever Christmas single ‘Snowfall’ tomorrow, 9th December on pre release and the single is live on 16th December The band were recently invited to record the single at The University of Derby by upcoming music production students Michael Saylliom and Dylan Rowsell. Both students brought a great energy to the track and Michael’s production skills captured not only the complex instrumentation but also the feel of the track. This will be the second release of 2019 on the band’s own label Culvert Collective Recordings, following on from the ‘Snug Sessions’ which was released in the spring.

The lyrics to the band’s latest offering reflect their concerns. Front man Ben explains about the song: “Snowfall is about fighting materialism and wanting to spend more time with family. It is for the people who don’t get the picture book Christmas and also the people who spend it alone, or fighting to survive in hospitals or on the streets. The chorus is about wanting the snow to cover up the broken towns and how a lot of people turn to drink to cover their problems at this time of year. It may sound depressing but the song is full of hope, heart and the overall feel is one that wishes for a better new year.

The single will be available from all the usual online music retailers including our online shop, here is the link Merry Christmas to you all xxxx

I completely forgot to tell you all that we are on BBC Radio Derby all this week (11/11 - 15/11). The good news is you can catch up here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07rtbxy we will be on BBC Radio Derby tonight and all this week from 8:15pm. Tune in on 104.5FM, 1116MW & DAB You can also hear the shows on BBC Sounds.

We are really pleased to be joining the 2020 Acoustic Festival of Britain Festival. We will be playing on the fantastic Musicians Against Homelessness stage, Tickets available now from here Check out the line up:

As soon as The Narrowboat Sessions got off the flooded Upper Trent back in early August, they pulled over at Beeston to let us aboard. We finally managed to come and do a session for them after three years of trying. In their words “5 Hills Out really can produce a truly excellent protest song as you'll hear when you listen to their first brilliant song, 'Red Tape'. This is about living the life you please and fighting the system.”

As you may have seen, we’ve been picking up some great reviews on the new singles, please check it out on our store and download the tracks:

This Friday we return back to our hometown of Ashbourne in Derbyshire, where we will be playing at The Horns. We will be playing a full acoustic show from 8.30pm, free entry.

If you missed our live interview on RCD radio discussing our history as individuals and as a band, then you can listen and watch the whole thing back here: https://rcdradio.com/thesnugsessions/

This Friday 12th April see the release of our new double single ‘The Snug Seesions’, please download and stream the single to help us try and chart this!

We have been waiting so long to get the new release ready and the wait is nearly over. On Thursday 28th March, Upstairs at The Bless in Derby, our new single ‘The Snug Sessions’ will be out for pre release, we’ll be playing alongside Payton Saint and The Small Town Boys. The single will be fully released on 12th April, we hope you like it and can make it to the gig, take care, Ben and 5HO!