Bentley Park

With their roots in York but currently split across their hometown and Manchester, Northern quintet Bentley Park spent the first few months of their inception honing their craft in the studio and playing a select few UK live dates to sharpen their riffs and tighten any loose bolts. Formed in 2011 from a desire to break out of the generic pop punk rut that they had found their previous band stuck in, the fresh-faced five piece instead turned their hand to something heavier and have just finished recording their debut EP, mixed by Dan Korneff (My Chemical Romance, Pierce The Veil, Sleeping With Sirens, Paramore) and featuring a guest appearance on one track from Sam Graves (With One Last Breath). Already turning heads with their unique style of UK post-hardcore that blends precision riffage and melody, they borrow in equal parts from both heavy music and pop. With a sense of the theatrical backed up by dry, witty lyrical observations from front man James Shaw, the band have found themselves a natural born star. Amiable off-stage and a charismatic ball of energy when performing, Shaw has a vocal range to match his song-writing credentials that impresses on record, but truly really shines in a live setting. Download our debut EP 'Innocence' NOW - bentleyparkofficial.bandcamp.com