TEMPLETON PEK

Birmingham-based punks, Templeton Pek are a seasoned touring band. They have shared stages with The Offspring, Rise Against, Bad Religion, Sum 41, NOFX, Alkaline Trio, Lagwagon, Millencolin, Zebrahead, Ignite, Pennywise and many more touring mainland Europe and the UK. They joined the sold-out Punk Summer Nationals Tour in the UK alongside The Offspring and Bad Religion which culminated at Hammersmith Apollo to 6,500 people.

Their latest album, Watching The World Come Undone, was produced by Davey Warsop, a fellow Birmingham native now based in Long Beach. The album was brought to life at the famous Hurley Studios in Costa Mesa, California and was released on their 10 year anniversary as a signed band.

“We were going through the beginnings of the Brexit vote, as well as other world tensions escalating politically. ‘The Awakening’ encapsulates our feelings at the time.” says vocalist Neal Mitchell. “It has been a wake-up call for a lot of people who are just sick of politicians and being lied to or ‘influenced’. As a by-product, it seems to have encouraged political engagement. People are now showing an interest, having their say and using their votes.”

The band added “We really pushed ourselves on this record in terms of songwriting, the material and our individual performances as a whole. Davey was instrumental in all of that right down from pre-production to pushing us in the studio, and I think that really shows in the album.”