New Portals have released a lyric video for their new single ‘Winterskin’. The song finds the pair evoking seasonal chills, with big rolling synths and dark bass rumbles. Their icy key chimes reverberate against a montage of ‘70s footage featuring intrepid mountaineers battling the elements.

New Portals have been announced to play SXSW 2017 and the new single rounds off a year that has seen a string of singles from New Portals, including ‘Cage’, ‘Stay Here Tonight’, ‘Groove Boy’ and ‘Skyline’. The tracks have seen the band become one of the most promising and highly acclaimed new acts to come from Northern Ireland today.

The Belfast duo have teamed up with fellow Northern Ireland production extraordinaire FVRY for the remix of ‘WinterSkin’, released through Hope & Fury Records. Leading with lulling glittering keys, FVRY incorporates a driving beat and spun out synths that roll among choppy breaks to deliver a spaced out remix.

Throughout 2016, New Portals have had big support from Radio 1, with Phil Taggart and Huw Stephens particularly big champions of the band. They’ve also featured in the soundtrack for the recently released feature film She Has A Name, for which the band provided three songs including ‘Skyline’, ‘Cage’ and ‘Forget You, Forget Me’.

On Saturday December 17, Raglans end a three month long tour of Europe with an intimate hometown gig for Christmas in The Grand Social. Its been another great year for Raglans as they recently signed to super cool UK Indie label Fierce Panda.

The band are riding on the crest of the airwaves all over Europe as their single, 'Again and Again', pumps out of the speakers and into the hearts of an ever-growing fan base. 2017 will see the release of their second album and early reports indicate that it’s jumped up yet another level in terms of songwriting quality and delivery so get the pressie buying out of the way early and kick back to enjoy what’s sure to be a belter of a show.

The Dublin quartet appear on the Fierce Panda compilation Please Look After This Bear with their track ‘Who Knows’. It’s the latest tune to be whipped off their Again & Again EP and can be picked up from www.fiercepanda.co.uk

Raglans tour dates

Dec 8th            Haarlem, Patronaat,Netherlands.

Dec 9th            Gouda, So What, Netherlands.

Dec 10th          Almelo, Naxt, Netherlands.

Dec 12th          Amsterdam, Waterhole, Netherlands.

Dec 15th          Hasselt, Café Café, Netherlands.

Dec 16th          Limerick, Revelations, Ireland.

Dec 17^th           Dublin, Grand Social, Ireland.