Look what we found...

We came across this old photo of us the other day and spotted “2009” written on the chalkboard behind us… our very first photoshoot!
It got us thinking about just how far we’ve come since then.
If you’d told the two people in this photo that one day we’d have a Top 5 album, headline tours, played across Europe and America, and even find ourselves on a Blues Cruise on the Med… we honestly wouldn’t have believed you.
It was a really lovely, humbling reminder of everything that’s happened over the years... and how lucky we are to still be doing what we love.

And, of course, none of it happens without the incredible support we’ve had along the way. So thank you for being part of it.

Have a great week!
Much Love

Grace & Aaron x

We're listening to the Tree Of Life Test Pressing 🔥

We’re sitting here right now listening to the Tree Of Life Live Album vinyl test press… and it sounds EPIC

There’s something about hearing this night back on vinyl that’s really got us. Eyes closed, volume up, and it feels like we're right there back at Islington Assembly Hall.

If you haven’t pre-ordered your copy yet, Tree Of Life Live Album is available now, and the vinyl is selling fast...

️Limited signed & hand-numbered double vinyl
️Signed CDs & DVDs
️Tree Of Life Merch

The album is released 4th December, and we genuinely can’t wait for you to hear this one.

Thank you so much to everyone who’s already ordered. As an independent band, every single order means a huge amount to us and allows us to keep making and releasing music like this.
Much Love

Grace & Aaron x

What's coming up for WRM!!

It feels really weird to be saying this already, but we’re coming towards the end of our Rhythm Rust & Static Tour! We’ve only got two shows left. Arlington Arts and The Black Prince and after everything this tour has given us, we’re really looking forward to making those final two nights count.

This tour has been such a brilliant experience for us.

There’s been something really special about stripping things back, approaching the songs differently and having the freedom that comes with being a smaller band on the road. With so many nights being sold out and seeing so many of you turning up night after night has made the whole tour what it is. 

No time to sit still… The Backbone Tour is looming!

At the end of November, we’ll be heading back out on the road, but this time we’re going in completely the opposite direction. The full six-piece band is coming back together.

Apart from our appearance at Alfold Festival earlier this year, we haven’t been out as a six-piece since the Tree of Life Tour last year. We genuinely cannot wait to get everyone back together.

And there’s another bit of nostalgia attached to this tour, we’ll be travelling together on a tour bus!!!

It’ll be the first time we’ve toured on a bus since the Flying Free Tour back in 2021, so it feels like a bit of a full circle moment. And this time we’ll have our little baby Bobby joining us for the adventure too!

One of the things we love most about being completely independent is the freedom it gives us to make these choices. Whether that’s deciding to head out as a three piece, getting the full six-piece band back together, choosing how and where we tour, or deciding what direction we want to take with a new album those decisions are ours.

Which brings us nicely onto what’s happening behind the scenes…

Back in February, Grace was extremely pregnant with Bobby, Foxy and Ads spent pretty much the entire month with us in our cabin. We were writing, and writing some more.

Soon we’ll be getting back together again to pick up where we left off, working through the songs, creating new ideas and figuring out exactly where we want to take this next record. And we have a direction we want to explore

So there’s a lot happening over the next few months, the final shows of this tour, getting the six-piece back together for the The Backbone Tour, getting back on a tour bus after five years, and then disappearing back into the studio to start creating the next chapter.

Thank you, as always, for coming along for the ride with us. Being independent also means that none of this happens without the people who choose to support what we do and that’s you.

We really couldn’t do it without you.
Much Love

Grace & Aaron x

Tree of Life is now available to pre-order!

We’re so excited to finally share this with you…
Tree Of Life — our brand new live album is now available to pre-order!
Recorded at London’s Islington Assembly Hall, it captures a really special night for us, with an amazing crowd that made the whole evening one to remember.
There’s something about a live album that feels completely different to a studio record. It captures the energy in the room, the little moments between the songs and, most importantly, all of you singing along and being a part of it with us.
We really hope when you listen, it feels like you’re right there with us, reliving the songs and the atmosphere of that night.
Tree of Life is released on 4th December, and we’ve put together a really special collection for the pre-order:
️Limited signed & individually numbered double vinyl
️KitAlbum... a brand new format and a first for us
️Signed CD
️Signed DVD
️New Tree of Life merch collection
Check out the Tree of Life collection here

Thank you, as always, for being part of this journey with us. We really hope you love it.

Much Love

Grace & Aaron x

We're Back Out As A Six Piece Band 🔥

The Backbone Tour is getting closer… and we honestly cannot wait for this one!

This November and December, we’re heading back out on the road as a SIX-PIECE BAND for a run of shows celebrating the music that’s brought us all the way to where we are today.

We’ll be digging right back through the WRM catalogue, from the early songs. The EP Collection, We Fly Free, Saving Grace and Aces Are High, all the way up to Addicted To You and Rhythm Rust & Static.

Some of these songs we haven’t played live for a while… and hearing them with six of us on stage is going to be something pretty special...

Sat 21 Nov — 229, London

 Thu 26 Nov — Esquires, Bedford

 Fri 27 Nov — Corn Exchange, Newport

 Sat 28 Nov — Asylum, Birmingham

 Sun 29 Nov — Arena, Torquay

 Wed 2 Dec — St Luke’s, Glasgow

 Thu 3 Dec — Brickyard, Carlisle

 Fri 4 Dec — Live Rooms, Chester

 Sat 5 Dec — The Welly, Hull

 Sun 6 Dec — Rescue Rooms, Nottingham

 Fri 11 Dec — The John Peel Centre (Christmas Show)

If you’re thinking of joining us, don’t leave it too long to grab your tickets. 

Much Love

Grace & Aaron x

Don't forget to save the date ⚡

We’ve got something very special coming your way…

  TREE OF LIFE

 BRAND NEW LIVE ALBUM 

 Pre-order this Thursday, 17th September!

We are so excited to share this one with you, and we can’t wait for you to see what we’ve put together.

Save the date — Thursday, 17th September!

Much Love

Grace & Aaron x

So... How Do You Tour With A Babby? 👶 🔥

We’ve probably been asked one question more than anything else over the last few months…

 “Now you’ve got Bobby, are you still touring? And does he come with you?”

 The answer is… yes and yes!

 With Bobby coming up to six months old, we thought we’d give you a little update on how life with a tour baby is actually going.

 We’ll be completely honest everything is so much harder! There’s a LOT more planning involved, and we’re still taking far too much stuff everywhere we go (we’re working on that… ), but so far, it’s actually working really well.

 Bobby comes away with us for all of the tour dates. Luckily, on this run we’ve played most of the venues before, so we already know which green rooms are suitable for him. At venues where they aren’t, or somewhere we haven’t been before and aren’t quite sure what to expect, he stays back at our accommodation.

 Our tour manager Matt’s wife comes away with us to look after Bobby while we’re on stage. We’ve known her for years, he absolutely adores her, and it means that most days he can be with us right up until we go on stage and we know he’s with someone we completely trust.

This whole tour has really been us dipping our toe into the water and figuring out what touring as a family actually looks like. It’s one of the reasons we decided to do roughly one week on, one week off giving Bobby a chance to be back home in between, and giving all three of us time to adjust to this completely new way of doing things.

 For years, when it was literally just the two of us travelling around and doing everything ourselves, we genuinely wondered whether having a family would ever work alongside the life we’d chosen.

 So we feel incredibly lucky that we’re now at a point where we have such a brilliant team of good people around us who genuinely care about WRM and about our little family too.

 And Bobby seems to be taking tour life completely in his stride. He loves everyone… particularly Uncle Foxy!

 Most importantly, we’re absolutely loving this tour. The shows have been incredible, and seeing so many of you coming out to support us while we navigate this new chapter has meant more than you probably realise.

 So yes we’re still touring. There’s just three of us now.

Much Love

Grace & Aaron  

P.S. Huddersfield, see you all tonight

Rhythm Rust & Static Is Out Now 🔥

Today’s the day… Rhythm Rust & Static is officially out now and available to stream everywhere.

If you’ve already pre-ordered a copy, it should be landing on your doorstep very soon (if it hasn’t already!).

We can’t wait for you to hear it.

Much Love 
Grace & Aaron x 

Only 3 days to go…

In just 3 days, Rhythm Rust & Static will finally be released.

As we’re getting closer to release day, we’re feeling incredibly grateful for the support you’ve already shown this album. All three of the limited edition vinyl variants have sold out, and even the remaining vinyl stock is starting to get low.

It’s hard to believe this is our fifth studio album. Every record we’ve made has captured a different moment in our journey, and we’re really proud of this one. We can’t wait for you to hear it.

If you’d like to help us have the strongest release week possible, digital downloads make a huge difference. Thanks to your support we’ve already had two UK Top 10 albums, and we’d love to give Rhythm Rust & Static the best chance we can.

We’d also like to say a huge thank you to everyone in the Rivers Meeting Place Facebook group. The excitement and support you’ve shown over the last few months has been amazing, and it means more to us than you know.

We’re nearly there... 3 days to go.

Much Love 
Grace & Aaron x 

Only 14 days to go…

OUT IN 14 DAYS
19 JUNE 2026
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First of all, thank you.

The last email we sent wasn’t the one we wanted to send. Having to announce the delay to Rhythm Rust & Static was frustrating for us, but your understanding, patience and support meant the world.

Now the great news?

All the vinyl has now arrived!!!

After months of writing, recording, planning, designing, proofing, approving, waiting and wondering… the records are finally here and we’re now deep into checking, signing and preparing everything ready for release day on 19th June.

One of the recent reviews described us as having a “fiercely guarded independence” and that phrase really stuck with us.

Because when you’re an independent band, there isn’t a big record company handling everything behind the scenes.

We don’t just write the songs and turn up for the photos.

And right now we’re opening boxes and checking the finished vinyl ourselves to make sure everything is exactly as it should be before it reaches your hands.

Of course, we don’t do it alone.

We have an incredible team, that we've built, around us.

And the reason we’re able to make albums this way is because of you...

Because you crowdfund them.

Because you buy the records.

Because you come to the shows.

Because you believe in what we’re doing.

That support gives us the freedom to make the music we want to make, without anyone watering it down or telling us what it should sound like.

And judging by the reviews coming in, that freedom has made its way onto this record...

Classic Rock Magazine said:

“An unfiltered quality… undiluted by a bunch of A&R men trying to water it down.”

Blues In Britain called it:

“A collection that will delight their fans and solidify their reputation as a band that wears its heart on its sleeve.”

Music News gave the album 5/5 Stars, describing it as:

“Ragged and glorious. Absolutely essential.”

A Quick Update On The Limited Editions

The response has been incredible!

✅ Cassettes — Sold Out
✅ Limited Vinyl Variant #1 — Sold Out
✅ Limited Vinyl Variant #2 — Sold Out
✅ CDZines — Sold Out
⚠️ Road Warrior Vinyl — Almost Gone

We only made a very small number of Road Warrior copies and once they’re gone, they’re gone.

If you’ve been thinking about grabbing one, now is the time.

Thank you for being part of this journey with us.

Every album we’ve made has been built together with you, and Rhythm Rust & Static is no different.

We genuinely can’t wait for you to hear it.

Only 14 days to go.

Much Love 
Grace & Aaron x 

New video today⚡️+ an important album update

Today we’ve released the official music video for our brand new song Caught In The Middle ️⚡

It’s another track from Rhythm Rust & Static, and we’re really excited for you to finally hear and see this one properly.

IMPORTANT UPDATE

We also wanted to give you an update on the album release.

As most of you know, Rhythm Rust & Static was originally due for release on 29th May. Unfortunately though, we’ve had ongoing delays with the vinyl manufacturing and the records simply haven’t arrived with us when they were supposed to.

We did everything we could to make this happen on time, including building extra time into the schedule where possible, but unfortunately this part has ended up out of our hands.

Because of that, we’ve had to make the difficult decision to move the album release date to 19th June.

We know this is disappointing, especially for those of you who supported the crowdfunding campaign and have already been incredibly patient waiting for your orders, and we’re genuinely so sorry for the extra delay.

Being independent means we handle all of this ourselves, and it’s really important to us that when your order arrives, everything is exactly as it should be. We never want to rush something out just for the sake of hitting a date.

Thank you so much for sticking with us!

If you’ve got any questions at all about your order, feel free to drop us an email at shop@whenriversmeet.co.uk

And in the meantime, we really hope you enjoy the new Caught In The Middle video

Much Love 
Grace & Aaron x 

Only 100 of these exist ⚡

We’ve done something we’ve never done before…

Our very first When Rivers Meet cassette.
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Only 100 copies have been made.

There’s something about holding music in your hands like this.
Raw, physical… a little bit nostalgic. We weren’t even sure whether to do it. But now they’re here… we’re so glad we did.

If you want one, don’t hang about, we genuinely don’t expect these to last long.

Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Thanks for being part of everything we do.

Much Love 
Grace & Aaron x