Rams' Pocket Radio play Liverpool

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“Dieter Rams has got the pocket radios” added to Radio One playlist Jan 4.

Live; Snow Patrol supports and headline dates announced

 “about to scare the ******* out of every other piano based band on the planet – Tom Robinson, BBC 6Music

“An artist of verve and versatility: keep this frequency clear” AU Magazine

 Rams’ Pocket Radio has announced “Dieter Rams has got the pocket radios” is added to Radio on playlist Jan 4,and Snow Patrol supports and headline dates announced .Following support slots for the likes of Darwin Deez, tUnE-yArDs and Marina and the Diamonds, Rams will play with Snow Patrol at London, Belfast and Dublin dates. The band head out on their first headline tour on Feb 6..

This follows Radio one play from the EP “Dogs Run in Packs” and a support with Snow Patrol at their prestigious Q Awards show. It picked up comparisons with the likes of Frightened Rabbit, received early support from 6Music and Radio 1, and was supported by an acclaimed set at Glastonbury’s BBC Introducing Stage.

The ‘Rams’ in question is centred around Peter McCauley - a drummer, pianist and diverse songwriter from Lisburn. His musical career got off to a less-than-usual start, namely in the National Youth Orchestra of Northern Ireland. McCauley was one of the leading percussionists in the ensemble, boldly tackling the likes of Wagner’s Ring Cycle and Gustav Mahler (though he remembers spending a good deal of this time “sitting at the back, bluffing”). Then followed a move to Belfast in pursuit of an Architecture degree, where experimentations with a post-hardcore band slowly evolved into the songs now performed under the Rams’ Pocket Radio pseudonym. 

Who, though, is ‘Rams’, and what is the significance of his pocket radio? Peter’s stage-name is taken from the 1950’s product designer Dieter Rams: viewed by many as the key inspiration behind the iPod, and various Apple products. “I was reading an article about historical icons in Wallpaper magazine,” says McCauley, “and they had set out a reconstruction of Rams’ desk. On it was a pocket radio, and I was amazed at how ahead of his time he was, if you look at the iPod today. He had a real manifesto for working, and that’s the main thing I’ve taken from him when making music: purity, simplicity and longevity were his main concerns, and they’re mine as well. You want to build something that could last forever.”

Live dates;

 Jan 11 Camden Enterprise

Jan 13  Eurosonic Stadsschouwburg 9.25pm

Jan 19 Camden Enterprise

Jan 21 Dublin 02 Arena with Snow Patrol

Jan 24 Belfast Odyssey with Snow Patrol

Feb 6 Birmingham Academy

Feb 7 Oxford Academy

Feb 8 Camden Enterprise

Feb 10 Cardiff Buffalo Bar

Feb 11 Nottingham Bodega

Feb 12 London 02 Arena with Snow Patrol

Feb 14 Aberdeen Drummonds

Feb 15 Glasgow Nice ‘n Sleazy’s

Feb 16 York Stereo

Feb 17 Liverpool Shipping Forecast

Feb 18 Northampton Soundhaus

Feb 19 Southampton Joiners

Feb 20 Brighton Green Door Store