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Hotly tipped electro-indie four-piece VIVA CITY are releasing ‘Kate Bush’ – their first UK single, on Monday 23 June. Mixing dark throbbing baselines with melodic electronica, the Newcastle tunesmiths create a unique sound that leaves fans demanding more.

The new single is getting great feedback after airing on BBC 6 Music, with renowned musician and BBC DJ Tom Robinson’s ringing endorsement: “Viva City's ‘Kate Bush’ is a storming two minute slice of leery swaggering electropop. Sheer genius.” The UK single follows a collaboration with Dutch DJ maestro Don Diablo, who released a remix of Viva City’s track ‘Audio Endlessly’ in Europe in February. Don Diablo commented that Viva City are creating “a new sound for a new era”.

Produced by the legendary Kosheen DJs, Viva City's first UK single marks the band’s official launch. This follows a blistering 2007 which saw Viva City snapped up by record label VeRT, nearly upstaging Boy Kill Boy with their support set, supporting Kosheen's tours and bagging club residencies at Egg, Kings Cross and the Scala.

Viva City’s Bruce Tate said: "The track is about old and new, appreciating what has come before, whilst also creating a sound of the future. We want people to sit up and listen - the dirty sirens at the start signal the mayhem kicking off and us launching ourselves onto the music scene."