Turnpike Glow begin 2012 with the release of their next free download single 1986. The track has been mixed by acclaimed producer Dave Newfeld (Broken Social Scene, Super Furry Animals, Los Campesinos), giving it that full-bodied edge that has become one of his trademarks. The single is the follow-up to their free download track The Turn, The Pike and The Glow, (see HERE) released at the tail end of 2011.

The song captures the end of a relationship under a heavy and unusual Roman snow. That amazing snowfall made for a Guardian headline entitled: “The Heaviest Snow to Fall in Rome Since 1986”. This true story became the inspiration for 1986.

The band started life in Rome but when Sandro Schiena (vocals/guitar/keys) and Giuseppe La Mela (vocals/bass/keys), bumped into Anthony J. Hutchinson (drums) busking on the tube in a giant sombrero, they joined forces to become the Anglo-Italian indie pop powerhouse Turnpike Glow! Their line-up was recently complete with the addition of Jeremy Levy (guitar/keys) and Tom P. Griffiths (guitar/BV’s).

                                             1986 will be released on 1st March 2012.