Clean Bandit Unveils New Edition of Debut "NEW EYES" Featuring Three Unreleased Tracks, Including "Real Love" With Jess Glynne, "Stronger" & a Cover of the House Classic, "Show Me Love" - Seite 2

Clean Bandit united in 2008, comprising brothers Jack Patterson (bass, keyboards) and Luke Patterson (drums), alongside Grace Chatto (cello) and Neil Amin-Smith (violin). United by a shared passion for fusing diverse forms of music, the Cambridge-based band quickly earned attention for their immediately compelling conglomeration of visionary electronica, deep house, classical, garage, R&B, and more.

"Rather Be (Feat. Jess Glynne)" debuted atop the UK Singles Chart upon its initial release earlier this year, going on to spend four consecutive weeks at #1 -- the first single by a British artist to hold the position that long since Adele's 2011 blockbuster "Someone Like You." The track -- which shattered a variety of long held records, including the most one-week plays ever at Spotify and the most one-week Shazams at Shazam.com -- has since entered the record books as the longest running #1 in the history of the UK's Official Streaming Chart, dominating the top spot for eight straight weeks. The track's unprecedented success bests previous record holders, each boasting seven weeks at #1, including Avicii's "Wake Me Up," Bastille's "Pompeii," and Daft Punk's "Get Lucky (Feat. Pharrell Williams)."

A Spotify #1 in more than 13 countries, "Rather Be (Feat. Jess Glynne)" is a planetary sensation, earning RIAA platinum for US sales in excess of 1 million while also receiving multiple gold, platinum, and multi-platinum certifications around the world. Moreover, the track topped Billboard's "Euro Digital Songs" ranking, as well as dance and pop/top 40 charts in Australia, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Sweden, and the Netherlands. As if all that weren't enough, the equally undeniable "Rather Be" companion video is now exceeding a remarkable 150 million individual views at Clean Bandit's official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/cleanbandit.

Along with its astounding popular appeal, critical acclaim also greeted "Rather Be," with The Guardian declaring it to be "a supremely addictive slice of club/chart white noise, with a spartan garage intro/verse and an exuberant chorus that is a total dance-pop delight," further praising the track's indelible strings, "courtesy not of a sampler or some hired hands but the band themselves." "Co-penned with Disclosure hitmaker Jimmy Napes, 'Rather Be' blends classical-inspired violin with uplifting house beats," noted Digital Spy. "The result is an infectious sound that feels fresh and exciting - and it couldn't have arrived at a better time." "We thought they were good with their quirky classical/electronic/rap venture 'Mozart's House' last year," wrote Contact Music, "but this new track really shows that Clean Bandit are serious… Like all the best number ones, it has a simple melody that won't escape from your head too quickly… Jess Glynne's pipes (are) at the song's centerpiece, truly giving the likes of Rihanna a run for her money… Uniquely brilliant."