Stockport band The Catchmen, whose warm-up act was once Oasis, has launched a new single, Humber.

Formed as 16-year-olds by Michael Knowles and Ian Livingstone in 1988, The Catchmen gained huge momentum and famously had legendary Britpop band Oasis as its support act at the Manchester Boardwalk in 1991.

Written about a drive in Livingstone’s vintage Humber Sceptre, The Humber offers a summer soundtrack perfect for road trip playlists.

Michael said: “We wanted to write something that just felt good. This track came from a memory of driving in Ian’s old car with the windows down in the summer sunshine. The Humber is rooted in something simpler: friendship, nostalgia, and the joy of making music just for the love of it.”

Part of the Madchester scene that took the world by storm, The Catchmen disbanded in the nineties.

Michael and Ian went on to their own individual success as a BAFTA-nominated film producer and an Ivor Novello-winning composer.

The two ended up working together on the Sam Claflin feature film, Book of Love, which led to the resurrection of the band.

Last year, they made their teenage dreams a reality, combining the Madchester sound of indie Rock and sixties pop, with big orchestral music. The Catchmen’s first album in over 30 years, Stockport Syndrome, recorded in Prague with the Blue Planet Orchestra, became a sleeper hit on Spotify with over 60,000 streams.

Despite having careers that span the globe – Michael recently returning from a film shoot in Mauritius – the pair continue to write new music.

The story has captured media interest as the reunited Oasis tour continues, with Michael recently featured on the Vernon Kay show on BBC Radio 2.

Listen to The Humber now on Spotify: Humber – Single by The Catchmen | Spotify

The Catchmen’s new album is to be released at the end of September.