WHAT WE CALL PROGRESS

🎤*tap tap tap* Is this thing on? Yeah? WE'RE BAAAAAAAAAACK! And we have a drummer! 🥁 2019 is going to be a belter - we kick off with new single Don't Stop, Meteorite on 30th March. Come celebrate with us that very evening at The Head of Steam, Newcastle: https://www.facebook.com/events/321337035396431/?ti=as More gigs and releases to follow!

Next up for us is Musiclounge Stockton on 1st July 2017 where we'll be playing alongside Grasscutter, Paul Had a Shark and Cult Figure. Tell us you're coming over on Facebook .

Hey! Thanks to those who came down to see us at our Launch Party on Saturday. It was a blast! Next for us is a headline slot at this year's Evolution Emerging festival in the Ouseburn Valley on Saturday 27th May. We're on at 9pm at The Ship Inn, just over the road from The Cluny. We'll be playing on a stellar bill alongside Mony Tanero and Novyi Lef. There are equally good acts playing at other venues nearby. Use the Clash Checker below to check out the times and venue line ups.

Have a sneaky early listen to Reason To Let Go, one of the seven songs featured on our forthcoming EP, Arrhythmia, out Saturday. (Then come along and see us play it live .)

Looking good... These will be available at the EP launch gig on Saturday.

Really excited to announce we're on the line-up at this year's Evolution Emerging festival on Saturday 27th May. We'll be playing alongside some of the North East's best up and coming artists. You can get tickets here:  https://www.evolutionemergin g.com/tickets Tell us you're coming here:  https://www.facebook.com/events/789750417830846/ Listen to songs from us and others in the line-up on last Saturday's BBC Introducing in the North East:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04szy1l See you there! Love, WWCP Xx

We'll be playing the inimitable Tyne Bar on 6th November alongside Kay Greyson in support of Dusk , who are touring from Leeds. We'll be playing our next single as well as a couple of other songs from our next EP. Doors: 7.30pm. Price: Free. See you there.

Some pics of us playing at Little Buildings on Saturday night as part of the Northern Electric Festival. Thanks Lou Martin for snapping these. Make sure you check out Lou's profile to see more of the bands performing on Saturday. The gig was fun - our first live set in about a year and a chance for us to give a few new songs their first run out of the studio. The Festival was buzzing, from the Tyne Bar to the Cumberland Arms, it was really great to see the variety and quality of the electronic music scene in the North East. Thanks to Steve Chell, Simeon Soden et al for organising and inviting us to play. We're sure it will be back bigger and better than before next year. More gigs and single news soon...

We're playing here on August 13th. Come along and support your local electronic music scene .

Yes, you read that right. Our final gig this summer will be 31st July at Berkeley Tavern, Whitley Bay as part of the Under The Dome festival.  We'll be playing alongside some stupendously talented folks. So for a paltry five quid you'll get: dreamy yet dark alternative pop from Joe Allan, Gameboy-fuelled lo-fi surf punk from Euan Lynn, and female-fronted synth rock goodness from Fractions. And us. After this we'll be locking ourselves away to record a new single, which we'll release in the autumn, and then continue work on our next EP. Anyway, here's the deets : VENUE: Berkeley Tavern, Whitley Bay DATE: 31st July 2015 DOORS: 7.30pm TICKETS:   https://www.eventbrite.com/event/17559800837?ref=ebtn (also available on the door) RUNNING ORDER: 7.45: Joe Allan 8.30: Euan Lynn 9.15: What We Call Progress 10.00: Fractions MORE INFO:  https://under-the-dome.org/20150731t19300001

We're supporting the mellifluous Lunacre this Friday 3rd July at the Head of Steam alongside Plaza and Nico Cara. Tickets £4 advance, £5 on the door. Check the Facebook event page for more. Hope to see you there.

Thanks to Eugenie Johnson for reviewing our Head of Steam gig on the 18th April. You can read the words that she wrote about it here: http://narcmagazine.com/live-review-what-we-call-progress-emiles-telegraphic-transmission-device-therunningchelsea-worry-party-head-of-steam-newcastle-18-04-15/ The beats are simple but not boring, the synths brooding and melancholic and John’s electric guitar adds another, almost indie dimension that separates them slightly from the masses. With a clutch of impressive and well-crafted songs under their belt, including recent single Pack of Cards, it wouldn’t be surprising if the pair were one of the bands to break through at this year’s Evo Emerging festival.

OMG GIG NEWS!!! We're playing Evolution Emerging 2015 on May 23rd alongside the likes of Lisbon, Hyde & Beast and Shields. You can read more details about the line-up over at NARC . We're headlining at Ernest , playing with acoustic singer-songwriters Joe Ramsey , Melissa Rose and Lesley Roley : At Ernest, guitar/electronic duo What We Call Progress, purveyors of everything experimental glitch-house with a touch of early David Sylvian, are headlining the event. Middlesbrough-born singer-songwriter Joe Ramsey joins them, alongside Northumberland-based songstress Melissa Rose and haunting acoustic star Lesley Roley.

GIG NEWS : We're playing at the Star and Shadow Cinema on Sunday 5th Oct as part of Oxjam Newcastle 2014 . All proceeds go to Oxfam: We're on at 9.30pm. Gig starts at 8pm. Come along and see all the bands: Euan Lynn , Vanity Ward and Rave Tape . It'll be great to see you there. Tickets available here for £5.50 or £6 on the door. ALSO BONUS RADIO NEWS : We recorded our first session for BBC Introducing in the North East last night. It'll be broadcast Saturday night (4th Oct) 8-10pm on BBC Radio Newcastle (95.4 FM and available online and on DAB radio).