News and Blog

The video for “Arandora Star”, the latest track from “Dancing On A Volcano” to get the video treatment, is now live on our YouTube channel:

Thanks to Rock At Night for doing not only the premiere, but an in-depth review of the video:

ROCK AT NIGHT PREMIERE: UK Band WEIMAR’s video “Arandora Star”

ANNOUNCEMENT:

We have a new single and video out today, taken from our album!

And thanks so much to Amplify Music Mag for this premiere feature on “Heaven On High Street East”:

PREMIERE // ‘Heaven on High Street East’ by WEIMAR transforms abuse into beautiful single

“In a string of releases this year, where Manchester art-rock quartet Weimar has gone from strength to strength, today we have the pleasure of presenting their new single ‘Heaven on High Street East’, which addresses the serious problem of abusive relationships in suburbia, and the vapid existence of the perpetrators of domestic abuse. Diverse, quirky and always enjoyable, Weimar always delivers the goods.”

Thanks also to Shameless Promotion & German Shepherd Records

We’re happy to announce the premiere of the video for “I Smashed The Looking Glass”, the second single release from our album “Dancing On A Volcano“!

And special thanks to Amplify Music Mag for doing this feature on the video:

PREMIERE //  WEIMAR is back with feel-good ripper video ‘I Smashed The Looking Glass’

“I think it’s fair to say that this track is a great melange of sounds we discovered earlier – mostly in the 80s by bands like Dire Straits, The B-52s and Hoodoo Gurus – but brought together in a way that neither of the aforementioned bands had done so. Well done on that Weimar.”

“I Smashed The Looking Glass” features a special guest contribution on theremin from Loop-Aznavour of Adventures of Salvador, our German Shepherd Records labelmates. A particularly apt release date, on the birthday of Leon Theremin himself!

Click on the link above to read more about this second of the “Dancing On A Volcano” videos, with more on their way…

Special thanks to Shameless Promotion PR German Shepherd Records

“Dancing On A Volcano” is released today.

The album contains 12 previously unreleased tracks:

1. Prelude
2. Soho Rain
3. The Sociopath
4. I Smashed The Looking Glass
5. The Hangers-On
6. Arandora Star
7. Polished Decay
8. Hunter’s Moon
9. Faded Queen Of The Night
10. Nights In Spanish Harlem
11. Heaven On High Street East
12. The Tatterdemalions

The players:

John Armstrong – Bass guitar, backing vocals
Aidan Cross – Vocals, lyrics, rhythm guitar
Anthony ‘Eddy’ Edwards – Drums, percussion
Johann Kloos – Lead guitar, keyboards, clarinet, recorder
Stephen Sarsen – Lead guitar, backing vocals

Also features guest contributions from Bob Dinn (trumpeter for Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott), FINOLA, Chris Guest on keyboards, Loop-Aznavour (Adventures of Salvador) and Susan O’Shea (Factory Acts).

The album has been produced by Adam Crossley and Chris Guest at Vibratone Sound Studio. Cover art by Brian Gorman Artwork, band logo design by Jim Cattell.

The digital version of the album is released via German Shepherd Records and can be downloaded from their Bandcamp (Click to stream/purchase).

The CD version is released via Marlene’s Hat Records and can be purchased from this website (Click to purchase).

Pre-ordered copies have been sent out this week, so if you pre-ordered a CD copy it should be with you soon!

The album is also available to stream on Spotify, Apple and other good digital platforms.

Thank you to all who have contributed, and all who have supported us in the making of this album. It’s been a long and eventful journey, and we hope you enjoy the final product.

Weimar

“Soho Rain”, the first single from our new album “Dancing On A Volcano” (released 24th June) is released today!

A wistful torch song paying homage to a district of London whose former culture has been long eroded, “Soho Rain” features a special guest appearance by rising solo artist Finola on saxophone. Although best known as a country singer and guitarist, Finola also happens to be an amazing saxophonist and has contributed her saxophone skills to three tracks on Weimar’s upcoming album.

The single can be downloaded via our Bandcamp page together with a pre-order of the album, with the remainer of the album to follow on the release date of Friday 24th June.

CD copies of the album can be pre-ordered here!

We are happy to present the promo video for our new single, “The Girls Of LA”!

The video has been directed by our long-term collaborator Nikos Pavlou, and stars rising actress and model Ashley Marsh as the Bottle-Service Girl.

Big thanks to Dave Monck, Claudia MacLeod and Kurt Dirt for their assistance with this video.

And thanks to The Record Stache for this special feature:

Weimar showcases the best of gritty urban dreamery in ‘The Girls of LA’

Our new single, “The Girls Of LA”, is released today!

The single can be bought or streamed across all good music platforms. The digital copy can be purchased below via our page on the German Shepherd Records Bandcamp:

The Girls Of LA – Digital Single Release

Meanwhile, CD copies can be purchased from the shop on this website, via the following link:

The Girls Of LA – CD Single Release

Thank you to everyone who has bought or streamed the single so far, to all press outlets who’ve covered the single, all radio stations who’ve played it on air and all Spotify playlisters who’ve featured the single.

Pre-ordered CD copies are currently being shipped out – please note that if you pre-ordered the album as part of the same package, the CD Single will be shipped out with the album in June to save on postage costs. If you would like us to send them separately, please let us know via the Contact page on the site.

The video for the single, directed by our long-term collaborator Nikos Pavlou, will premiere three weeks from now!

Weimar are very happy to announce the release of our new single, “The Girls of LA”, released on Friday 25th March!

The single will be released digitally via German Shepherd Records, and in CD format via Marlene’s Hat Records. Pre-orders of the digital release are currently available from German Shepherd Records, while CD copies can be pre-ordered from our website via this link:
https://weimarbanduk.com/product/the-girls-of-la/

And that’s not all – 24th June 2022 will see the release of our long-awaited debut album, “Dancing On A Volcano”. The album will be released digitally and on CD via the same labels. More details of the album release will follow shortly!

Stay tuned for more announcements and details regarding both releases!

(Single artwork: Brian Gorman)

Weimar are happy to announce the release of our debut album, “Dancing On A Volcano”, on Friday 24th June 2022.

The album will be released digitally via German Shepherd Records, and on CD via our own label, Marlene’s Hat Records.

As you can see, our website has been redesigned and relaunched, and from now on this news page will be keeping you up to date with all that is new in the world of Weimar.

Copies of the album can be pre-ordered here.

Stay tuned for further updates and announcements regarding our album release and other activities!