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ULTIMATE PAINTING – ” Live Session at the Chirp Factory “

Posted: July 15, 2015 in MUSIC
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The UK’s Ultimate Painting joined us for an exclusive Live Session while on their US Tour joining Twerps and White Fence. The band features James Hoare on Guitar & Vocals from the band Veronica Falls, Jack Cooper from Mazes on Guitar & Vocals, Neil Robinson on Drums, and Chicagoan Anthony Cozzi (Radar Eyes) on Bass. The session was engineered by Mike Lust of Manor Mobile Recording. Video and editing by Big Foot Media. Check out the full audio of the session here too,  – https://soundcloud.com/chirpradio/set…

Jack Cooper & James Hoare are Ultimate Painting. The two formed a fast friendship when Jack’s band Mazes (U.K.) were on tour supporting James’ band Veronica Falls, sharing similar tastes in music, art & films. It wasn’t until after returning home that a musical synergy was formed. After numerous demos were exchanged, a few casual jam sessions turned into something more; a partnership. Christening themselves after a piece of art by the Southern Colorado desert community (and fanciful geodesic dome builders) “Drop City”, the lads set to work recording their debut proper – released by Trouble In Mind in October of 2014.

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ULTIMATE PAINTING – ” (I’ve Got The) Sanctioned Blues “

Posted: July 9, 2015 in MUSIC
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The new Conservative government showed their true, reprehensible colours with the backdoor announcement of their plan to amend the Hunting Act and usher in a return of the cruelest savage of all cruel sports. It seems apt therefore that we have an excellent new song from Ultimate Painting that also lambasts this out-of-touch, arrogant, overpaid government.

The duo of James Hoare (Veronica Falls) and Jack Cooper (Mazes), have announced a new single (I’ve Got The) Sanctioned Blues due to be released 28th August. It’s taken from will their forthcoming sophomore album, Green Lanes which is released on the 7th August via Trouble In Mind Records.

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The song laments the unfair benefits system (the sanction of the title, in this instance, being a penalty you get if you fill in a form wrong / miss an appointment) and reminds us (as if we needed it) that the Conservative way has always been particularly hard and cruel on the less fortunate members of society.

Thank goodness we still have bands like Ultimate Painting .

 

ULTIMATE PAINTING – ” Break The Chain “

Posted: May 21, 2015 in MUSIC
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Ultimate Painting are members from Mazes and Veronica Falls. Ultimate Painting released the much adored debut album ‘Ultimate Painting’ last summer catch some of the tracks on my pages elsewhere. Ultimate Painting are now going to release another album this summer. Some of that album sounds like Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. Its a great album. Here’s the first single titled ” Break The Chain “. . If you like it you’ll probably like the whole album even more, taken from their forthcoming album “Green Lanes” – due out August 7th via Trouble In Mind Records

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“Green Lanes” will be the second album from London-based band Ultimate Painting. Formed as a loose collaboration by Jack Cooper (Mazes) & James Hoare (Veronica Falls) the project quickly turned into a full-fledged band in 2014 with the release of their s/t debut album on Trouble In Mind. That album received praise worldwide from NME, Pitchfork, Consequence of Sound & more & with “Green Lanes” the band is poised for more accolades. The album is focused & cohesive, the result of two voices becoming one and each member’s songs complimenting the other, carving out a distinct & unified voice as Ultimate Painting.

Slinking out of the gate, the first song “Kodiak” is an hummable future-classic with Cooper & Hoare’s guitars dancing around each other with ease. The licks & lyrics conjuring up images of Sixties California & Seventies New York; a picture of dark clouds on a sunny day. The rest of the album follows suit with the airy, lush harmonies of “Sweet Chris” & “Two From The Vault” and even kicks up some dust with the chooglin’ “(I’ve Got The) Sanctioned Blues” and the manic ”Woken By Noises”. While their s/t debut was all Cooper & Hoare, this time out, they are augmented by the addition of their live drummer Neil Robinson who provides propulsion on all but one of “Green Lanes”s tracks. The album artwork was once again provided by Portland artist Bradley Kerl, who portrayed Hoare’s London flat & recording space chock full of the equipment used to record both the band’s albums casually tumbling toward the viewer.

2015 sees the band hitting the road again, with appearances at UK & European Festivals as well as a full US Tour in the fall in support of “Green Lanes”

ULTIMATE PAINTING – ” Ultimate Painting ” and ” Ten Street “

Posted: March 15, 2015 in MUSIC
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The UK group Ultimate Painting and Australia’s Twerps are in NYC currently and are playing two shows this weekend: March 13th at Rough Trade and March 14th at The Mercury Lounge. .

Last night Ultimate Painting played a surprise, late night show at Elvis Guesthouse which is quickly becoming the place for secret squirrel activity. Their 40-minute set included a lot of last year’s self-titled debut, plus two songs from their next album which is currently being mastered by Total Control’s Mikey Young for release on Trouble in Mind Records  later this year.  James Haore and Jack Cooper’s VU/Dead-style guitar interplay comes off even better live than on record, and their rhythm section  with Jack’s Mazes bandmate Neil Robinson and CoCoComa’s Anthony Cozzi on bass) is tight.

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Next week, Ultimate Painting and Twerps will be in Austin for SXSW.

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ULTIMATE PAINTING – ” Ultimate Painting “

Posted: June 19, 2014 in MUSIC
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Ultimate Painting is James Hoare from Veronica Falls and Jack cooper from the band Mazes, they have the self titled album not due out until October…….

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