In 2024, we posted about a young York-formed rock band called Mayfire.

By Graeme Smith

The band aren’t based in York anymore, but are still doing our city proud. Now based in Leeds, Bailey Furman (vocals, guitar), David Porter (lead guitar), Harriet Kemp (drums) and Ben Lagan (bass guitar) have released their latest single, Telephone, which we first previewed back in 2024.

The drums lead the way into a smouldering first verse, soon joined by searching, soulful guitar. Furman’s vocals are instantly compelling, delivering emotive lyrics as the instrumental ramps up to a memorable chorus. The band are inspired by the sound of The Killers and Catfish and the Bottlemen, and that comes through loud and clear in the chorus.

As the track progresses, the passion grows, building to a powerful bridge and final chorus.

It’s obvious that Mayfire’s sound has matured since we last checked in on them, especially with their reworked line-up and expert production from Brett Shaw (Florence + the Machine, Foals, Clean Bandit). Based on the evidence of Telephone, they could well be the next big thing on the UK indie rock scene.

If you want to keep up to date with all they’re doing, you can do so by following them on Facebook, Spotify, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.

Telephone is out now, and you can listen to it below.

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