Pillow Queens have just signed a publishing deal with Sub Pop Publishing. The record label was once home to Nirvana and currently represents Fleet Foxes, Julia Jacklin, Eddie Vedder and Beach House.
The band took to their social media to announce the news saying; “Very excited to announce that we’ve just signed a deal with Sub Pop Publishing. We’re over the moon that our album is getting recognition we couldn’t have even dreamed of when we decided to self release during a pandemic but we’re really feeling the love. Thank you!”
This comes following the band’s debut US television performance on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Band members Sarah Corcoran and Pamela Connolly joined James Corden remotely for an interview. The four-piece band then performed Liffey from their new album In Waiting.
In the interview, where James Corden referred to them as “an outrageously talented rock band” the band was asked about the pressure of releasing an album during a pandemic, Sarah replied saying; “It’s a strange time to release an album, but we released it ourselves, did all the mail orders ourselves, so it was a really exciting time, and all the feedback has been really positive. Hopefully, when we can get back out and gigging, it’ll have been worth the wait.”
In Waiting was released in September 2020 and tells the story of unity, community and inclusivity, showcasing a modern Ireland that is moving away from the power the Catholic Church held over the country for so long. The album includes the stunning singles HowDoILook, Brothers, Handsome Week, Holy show and Gay Girls, which was featured on the soundtrack for the film Dating Amber. The song also received a nomination for the RTE Choice Music Prize song of the year, as well as international airplay on NPR’s World Cafe & KEXP.
