Hi,
all I'm Wull the resident low end guy in Algernon Doll. For me one of
the best things about playing in a band is traveling around and making
new friends along the way, so not too dissimilar to OJ's post yesterday
I'm gonna be talking about some bands that I really like from outside
Scotland in the UK and beyond.
So
it's a hard one to start but let's start with some of my favorite
people The Winter Passing, generally when someone asks you how a band
are and you answer with “they're lovely people” you assume it follows
with “but the band aren't up to much” in this situation it couldn't be
further from the truth. The Winter Passing come from strong lofi punk
roots and combine that with great well crafted songs with melodies that
will get stuck in your head for days. They'll have a new record out this
year which I'm really excited about picking up. When we were on tour
with them in November after doing a house show we joined them on a video
session for Already Heard(Mikey is the man) for the single they
released during the tour you can watch it on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY_WNdsfKYc
Late
in 2013 we got the opportunity to play with Hey Joni in Dundee but
didn't get the opportunity to see them due to some travel issues, but
luckily last year during out summer tour with Pinact. We ended up
crossing paths three or four times, we even stayed in a squat/abandoned
house together in Norwich...while they previous owners were essentially
tearing the place apart, we literally had to find squares of carpet of
appropriate size to sleep on, touring is swell. Oh yeah as I was saying
Hey Joni, they play pretty explosive angular punk with big doses of
noise and military precision, they are one of the best live bands I've
seen. Our last minute gig with them in Manchester was one of my
favourite shows of the year. They recorded a new EP out in France last
year with a bunch of great songs but I still highly suggest checking out
“Isabelle” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0usAJIbmn8
When
I mention Hey Joni I don't think I can not mention the band they were
touring with Durham's finest Healing Powers. . Their 7inch that they
released last year was amazing and you can check it out on the link at
the bottom, for the me the stand out track is “Weirdo's At Work” but
they are all belters. They play aggressive hardcore influenced walls of
noise with sweet smooth transitions. Live they are incredible and almost
bleed energy on stage, you should probably go see them soon. http://healingpowers.bandcamp.com/album/7
So
when we played what I think was our first full band show out of
Scotland last year we were invited to do a festival in Nottingham with a
bunch of great bands one of the ones that really stood out for me was
Muskets from Brighton and they did not disappoint in the slightest, this
a band who take playing live seriously and are an incredibly good band
to watch. We all got to play with them twice on our summer tour once in
the fun night in Norwich and in their hometown of Brighton. Brighton is
now one of my favorite places, even if I spent a whole bunch of my time
there trying to find out if someone could fix my bass amp after if blew
up the night before and then in turn I accidentally left my pedal board
at the venue and went to London without it...thanks to Dan from the
band for helping me get it back. They have a new record out this year
and you can check out the song focus on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9djTaB-EEn8
Next
up is Kamikaze Girls from Leeds, as a band they've played 3 shows
however up until like November last year they went under the name Hearts
& Souls who we had the pleasure of playing with at one of the
Struggletown gigs at Bloc and have since seen them again playing another
Struggletown showcase. They have produced some fantastic almost indie
laced thought provoking emo punk with a great use of dynamics and again
like all the bands I've mentioend above put on a great live show. They
released a tape last year which you can buy on their bandcamp and you
can check a sample of what's on it on their Soundcloud. https://soundcloud.com/kamikazegirls/a-c22-recording
If
you know me even a bit you'll know I'm a big fan of board/card games
most specifically I'm a big fan of the game Magic The Gathering so when
we were in Chicago I decided to play in a little tournament, I went 2-2
with a Temur aggro deck...anyway in my last match I got paired against a
guy called David who was playing a Jeskai tokens deck. Anyway we got to
talking about music and mention about being out there to record and he
was telling me about his band Stoop Goodnoise. When I finally got the
chance to check them out I really digged them, the band have great hooks
with a big dynamic sound with lots of reverb and delayed lines up the
neck and some solid grooves to back it up. You can check out the title
track to their last album “The Sea One” on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF_71D81ti8
We
got the opportunity to play with, stay with and party with so many
great bands last year and I wish I could write about more of them so
I'll just leave a bunch more quick links down here.
Bluebird https://www.facebook.com/bluebirdband?fref=ts
Jaded https://www.facebook.com/jadedtheband?fref=ts
Hora Douse https://www.facebook.com/HoraDouse?fref=ts
Forrest https://www.facebook.com/Forrestsouthwales?fref=ts
Hindsights https://www.facebook.com/hindsightsuk?fref=ts
Home Schooled https://www.facebook.com/homeschooledband?fref=ts
James Carroll https://www.facebook.com/jamescarrollemo?fref=ts
Arizona https://www.facebook.com/ArizonaUK?fref=ts
Algiers https://www.facebook.com/wearealgiers?fref=ts
Stay Punk,
Wull
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Already Heard Session: The Winter Passing - Fruits Of Gloom
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