Formed in 2014, As December Falls are a long way from their beginnings. The band achieved self-sufficiency early on as a matter of survival after being told they were ‘too this’ and ‘too that’ from the industry gatekeepers when looking to release their self-titled debut album in 2019 (which has received over 4 million streams to date). Their DIY attitude and business know-how resulted in the band selling out 90% of shows on their most recent headline tour around the UK and appearing at Slam Dunk Festival, 2000 Trees, Tramlines Festival, Camden Rocks, Czech’s Rock For People to name a few. In October 2022, As December Falls headed out on their first European tour, playing to sold out shows in Berlin, Kassel, Hamburg, Oberhausen and Prague.
Join The Club (due July 2023 via Ingrooves) is set to be an important release for As December Falls - their chart-eligible third album may be their heaviest yet and is markedly more attitude-laden than 2021’s “Happier”, which is perhaps the most noticeable on the acoustic single “Home” where self-assuredness runs throughout. As December Falls worked with producers John Mitchell (on Go Away) and Alex Copp (Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes), mix engineers Ian Dowling (on Home - One Direction, Kasabian, McBusted) and Stevie Knight (Yours Truly, Stand Atlantic) and Grant Berry (All Time Low,, Static Dress) for mastering to bring Join The Club to life. As December Falls fiercely independent streak is out in full force on their forthcoming record.
Striving for something more cinematic, more dynamic and more emotional than their self-titled debut album, As December Falls recorded their second album “Happier” with John Mitchell (Architects, You Me At Six, Enter Shikari) at Outhouse Studios. Gambling on themselves once more, the band took financial matters into their own hands to make their dream come true and secured a bank loan to fund “Happier” (all of which has been paid off due to an overwhelming amount of pre-orders from their highly dedicated fanbase) and was released on 6th August 2021. Amassing over 3.3 million views on their YouTube channel, the singles from Happier - “Nothing On You”, “I Don’t Feel Like Feeling Great”, “Afterglow” and “Tears” - earned them great praise from Rock Sound, Upset, Punktastic, Kerrang! Radio, Rock Sins, Noizze, The Alt Club and more.
Alongside the lead vocals of Bethany Hunter, As December Falls is composed of Ande (guitar) and Timmy (guitar). Their musical influences of the entire rock cache can be heard throughout “Happier”; classic rock idolisation of legends such as Jimi Hendrix and Slash, vintage pop-punk admiration of Blink-182, Sum-41 and Fall Out Boy, the emo effects of Basement, Turnover and Citizen. Having never been in a band previously, Bethany turned to strong female rock stars for her inspiration. Hours were spent watching videos of Joan Jett and Marmozets to name but a few, studying their body language, attitude, and confidence until she had her unique style all sussed out.
