{"id":471497,"date":"2026-03-12T13:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/471497\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:07:10","slug":"cumbrian-indie-rock-band-antics-prepare-to-drop-debut-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/471497\/","title":{"rendered":"Cumbrian indie rock band Antics prepare to drop debut single"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Antics<\/a>, made up of friends Olly Harris, 18, Louis Coulthard, 18, Ben Penney, 20, and Taylor Edgar, 17, will release their first track, Change, on Friday, March 20.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n To mark the release, the band will play an intimate launch show at The Source in Denton Holme, alongside Dakota Avenue, who will be making their Carlisle<\/a> debut.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n Lead singer and guitarist Olly said the single had been a long time in the making.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n Antics. (Image: Lewis Elliot)\n<\/p>\n

\n “It\u2019s\u00a0been in the pipeline for a while, so\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0good to finally get something out of it.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0exciting,” he said.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n “I think\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0always been one of our strongest songs and a favourite with people, so\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0why we chose to release it first.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n “We\u2019ve\u00a0put a lot of work into it. It was written a\u00a0long time ago – well over a year ago – and then we went over to Newcastle to record it. I wrote it in my kitchen on a Saturday\u00a0afternoon,\u00a0and it just developed from there.”\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n Guitarist Ben explained that the track evolved further once the band entered the studio.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n He said: “The producer, Andy, really took it to a new level. It really became the song it is now.\u00a0I think it\u00a0helped that Andy was excited about it as well \u2013 he really likes the song.”\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n Before the release show, the band will also perform an acoustic set at the Vinyl Caf\u00e9 in Carlisle city centre on Saturday, March 15.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n Antics said being based in Cumbria can make breaking into the music industry more challenging, but they are grateful for the support they receive locally.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n “It\u2019s very challenging,” said Ben. “But I think\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0good because\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0got a loyal group of people who come to all the gigs. I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think a band our size would have that in a bigger city.”\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n Louis added: “We have a lot of backing from the venues in Carlisle because\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0quite a tight-knit community. But it does\u00a0definitely make\u00a0it harder to break through.”\n<\/p>\n

\n Antics at The Source poster. (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n

\n Despite the challenges, the band have big plans for the year ahead, including releasing a second single and continuing to perform live.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n Taylor said: “The goal is to see what happens with these two singles and then take it from there.\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0looking forward to it.”\n<\/p>\n

\n Olly added: “Get down to The Source for a mucky, messy do!”\n<\/p>\n

\n Antics at The Brickyard in Carlisle. Source: Ian Duncan. (Image: Ian Duncan)\n<\/p>\n

\n Tickets for the gig at The Source cost \u00a38 plus booking fees, with doors opening at 7.30pm.\u00a0You can buy your tickets here: https:\/\/www.skiddle.com\/whats-on\/Carlisle\/The-Source-Collective\/Antics–Dakota-Avenue\/42081167\/<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\n Change\u00a0will be released on all major streaming platforms on Friday, March 20.\u00a0You can pre-save the single here: https:\/\/distrokid.com\/hyperfollow\/antics5\/change<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Antics, made up of friends Olly Harris, 18, Louis Coulthard, 18, Ben Penney, 20, and Taylor Edgar, 17,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":471498,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-471497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}