Surrey’s emerging rock outfit The Certs returned on April 2nd with their powerful new single “Just For Show”, a bold release that continues the band’s rapid rise. Recorded in Manchester by Tom Chapman of New Order, the track captures the tension between image and reality, exploring the façades people build and the truths lurking just beneath the surface.
With driving guitars, urgent melodies and a chorus that hits like a spark to dry wire, Just For Show finds the band at their most confident and cinematic yet, pairing raw emotion with the widescreen energy that is quickly becoming their signature.
Fronted by Carter Elvis Robinson, The Certs have built serious momentum over the past 18 months, earning repeated support from BBC Introducing, including airplay for their last three singles, a performance on the BBC Surrey & Sussex Live Lounge, and a festive recording for the BBC’s Christmas programming.
Their growing live reputation has already seen them take to stages at Reading FC Stadium and London’s Troubadour, underlining their rise from Surrey favourites to a band with eyes fixed far beyond their home turf.
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“It’s not long enough but it’s a pretty good run of shows. I haven’t done a tour like this in about three years, even though it feels like yesterday, I haven’t done a tour like this in a long time,” laughed multi instrumentalist Hunter Hayes shortly before his two recent New Jersey shows at the Newton Theatre and The Stone Pony in Asbury Park. “I am thoroughly looking forward to it, I have been looking forward to doing a tour like this since “Evergreen” started coming together, you know, coming to life; “Evergreen” has been an eight to ten year process, depending on where you want to start, it’s a pretty good run of shows and I’m really excited about it.”
