Nai Harvest – Hairball
When’s it out? April 27th following a UK tour Sheffield’s Ben Thompson and Lew Currie make scrappy punk-pop with an emo tinge. Debut album ‘Hairball’, recorded with Sky Ferreira producer Bob Cooper, is a polished statement of intent. Barging into pop-punk’s bustling house party, Nai Harvest make the kind of loveably melodic racket that catches your ear across the room without clearing it first. The Sheffield duo, whose album ‘Hairball’ arrives next month on Topshelf Records, inject a Metz-like sneer into the hardcore jangle of underground sweethearts Hüsker Dü, rolling into singalongs that make you feel like a gleaming god: benevolent and mighty.
Posts Tagged ‘Sheffield’
NAI HARVEST – ” All The Time “
Posted: April 10, 2015 in MUSICTags: Hairball, Nai Harvest, Sheffield
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The SHERLOCKS – ” Live For The Moment “
Posted: February 15, 2015 in MUSICTags: Sheffield, The Sherlocks
The Sherlocks debut album “Live For The Moment” The Sherlocks are a 4 piece indie/alternative unsigned band from Bolton on Dearne consisting of 2 sets of brothers. They are Sheffield’s latest indie band The Sherlocks are celebrating chart success with fans ‘going crazy’ for debut single “Live For The Moment”.
The track, out this week, has been at number five in the Official UK iTunes Top 40 Alternative Chart.
Singer Kiaran Crook, aged 18, brother Brandon, 21, on drums, Josh Davidson, 21, on guitar and brother Andy, 16, on bass, were already being talked about as Sheffield’s next big thing.
It follows a sold out UK tour earlier this year and suporting bands including The Enemy, Reverend and the Makers, Simple Minds, Scouting For Girls, The Pet Shop Boys, The Twangs and The Farm. The Sherlocks, signed by the same management as The View, Babyshambles, Pete Doherty and The Libertines,
TRAMLINES FESTIVAL – Sheffield 24th – 26th July 2015
Posted: February 4, 2015 in FESTIVALS, MUSICTags: Sheffield, Tramlines Festival
Tramlines 2015, Sheffield City Centre, 24th – 26th July
Tramlines is back for a seventh year, taking over 19 venues all over
Sheffield City Centre for three days of bands, DJs, parties and more.
Advance weekend tickets – tramlines.org.uk – £30
Saturday is the biggest day at this year’s festival, with all 19 venues and stages open,100 artists across the day and tens of thousands of music-lovers descending on the city centre to create an atmosphere like no other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1422579428&v=n6dZ4YpIqbM&x-yt-cl=85114404#t=78
There’ll be music spilling out onto the streets everywhere you turn, with highlights from the day includinh Basement Jaxx, Martha Reeves, Sugarhill Gang, Mike Skinner(DJ), Lonelady, Fat White Family, Slow Club, Polar Bear, Marika Hackman, DJ Q,Gilles Peterson, A Guy Called Gerald, Alexander Nut, Nao, Bodyjack, Hooton Tennis Club, Portico, Errors, Jus Now, Martelo, James Holden, Lapalux,Submotion Orchestra, Evian Christ, Nozinja, Fokn Bois, Tom Demac, Smutlee,Sticky, Sunship, Daddy Freddy and Braiden.
As ever, there’ll also be a ton of our favourite local and breaking artists throughout the day, making Tramlines Saturday the perfect time to get out, go exploring and discover your new favourite band.
The only way that you’ll be able to access this wealth of talent, though, is with an official Tramlines wristband.
Saturday day tickets are selling fast, and once they’re gone, they’re gone.
With the response to this year’s lineup having been so great, there’s no guarantee that there’ll be any tickets available on the door this time around, so get paid up to make sure that you don’t miss out.
The HALF EARTH – ” Glass “
Posted: January 24, 2015 in MUSICTags: Sheffield, singer songwriter, The Half Earth
Conor Stephenson aka The Half Earth first caught our attention with a stunning debut track . He spent last year supporting the likes of Money,Ezra Vine, proving that he is as impressive live as he is on record. Now, in 2015 he is currently preparing to open for Lucy Rose on her headline tour of the UK, another mandate for his live prowess, which will surely enhance his reputation
The Half Earth This song in question is the magnificently melancholic. The haunting beauty of the track lends itself to an acoustic arrangement, focusing your attention on Conor’s extraordinary voice.
JOE COCKER – ” Dies at 70 Years Old – 22nd December 2014 “
Posted: December 22, 2014 in MUSICTags: Grease Band, Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Sheffield
Joe Cocker, the English blues-rock singer with the intense howl and the distinctive stage presence, died of lung disease today while at home in Colorado. Cocker was 70.
Joe Cocker was born in the British city of Sheffield — also the home of another famous Cocker, Pulp frontman Jarvis. (They’re not related, but Jarvis’ father Mac used to lie and say that he was Joe’s brother when he was an Australian radio DJ.) Born John Robert Cocker, Joe got his start as a 16-year-old leader of a band called the Cavaliers. He’d spend his teens and early twenties performing under various names (he was Vance Arnold for a while) and leading various groups: Vance Arnold And The Avengers, Joe Cocker’s Big Blues, the Grease Band. Despite a short-lived Decca Records deal in 1964, Cocker wouldn’t break through until 1968, when his Grease Band covered the Beatles’ “With A Little Help From My Friends” as a wild, sincere, throaty blues-rocker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRzKUVjHkGk
Cocker’s version of “With A Little Help From My Friends” would be his signature song for his entire career. He famously performed it at Woodstock and got a highlight spot in the Woodstock documentary, and years later, it would serve as the theme song for “The Wonder Years”. In the years that followed, Cocker would score more hits with more covers: Leon Russell’s “Delta Lady,” Julie London’s “Cry Me A River,” the Box-Tops’ “The Letter.”
His version of Billy Preston and Dennis Wilson’s “You Are So Beautiful” was a massive international hit in 1974, but he didn’t score his greatest chart success until he topped American charts in 1982, when his Jennifer Warnes duet “Up Where We Belong” served as the main theme for the movie An Officer And A Gentleman.
Joe Cocker remained a goofily genial pop-culture presence throughout his life, never taking himself too seriously. He performed on Saturday Night Live while John Belushi stood right next to him, imitating his spasmodic stage presence. He recorded an early-’80s reggae-pop album at Compass Point studios with Sly & Robbie backing him up. He performed at Woodstock ’94. He kept steadily performing until very recently, and Fire It Up, his final album, came out in 2012.
The HIGH HAZELS – ” Misbehave “
Posted: August 18, 2014 in MUSICTags: Indie, James Leesley, Misbehave, Sheffield, The High Hazels
Sheffield based band The High Hazels, groove driven indie track with intricate psychedelic guitars their debut album is due soon .the track “Misbehave” will be issued as the first single from the upcoming album and comes after the “In The Half Light” Ep
THE LAKE POETS – ” Honest Hearts ” Ep
Posted: July 28, 2014 in FESTIVALS, MUSICTags: Martin Longstaff, Multi Instrumentalist, Sheffield, singer songwriter, Sunderland, The Lake Poets, Tramlines Festival
I watched a superb duo called the LAKE POETS last night at the Tramlines Festival in Sheffield Martin Longstaff a multi instrumentalist takes the vocals while his partner in the band plays some wonderful pedal steel giving a haunting backdrop to their songs please check out more from this band http://www.thelakepoets.com the new ep is out now
BLESSA – ” Unfurl “
Posted: July 24, 2014 in FESTIVALS, MUSICTags: Blessa, Love Is An Evol Word, Sheffield, Tramlines Festival
Sheffield band Blessa have so far issued some superb stuff on Soundcloud, the band have been making waves and creating a stir with their songs and the brilliantly titled “Love Is An Evol Word” Ep, shimmering guitar and superb vocals from Olivia Neller. The band will be at the Tramlines Festival this weekend in Sheffield.
SLOW CLUB – ” Complete Surrender “
Posted: July 11, 2014 in CLASSIC ALBUMSTags: Alternative, Charles Watson, Complete Surrender, Deershed Festival, Rebecca Taylor, Sheffield, Tramlines Festival
Slow Club were always going to produce a classic album with superb musicianship and such songwriting talents of Rebecca Taylor and Charles Watson they are a powerful partnership, the Sheffield based Boy/Girl duo have played some wonderful energetic live sets but now with the added band members including the wonderful Sweet Baboo the band have just got better and are now headlining festivals. Formed in 2005 when teenage friends they have powerful pop songs and charismatic vocals with influences of all genres, the new album “Complete Surrender” is more immaculate produced pop and at last I hope everyone appreciates this wonderful quality band catch them at Tramlines or Deershed festival,
BLESSA – ” Island Mining “
Posted: July 7, 2014 in MUSICTags: Alternative, Blessa, Indie, Olivia Neller, Sheffield
with a wonderful voice lead singer Olivia Neller and the band Blessa are making some wonderful songs lookout for the brilliantly titled EP “Love Is an Evol Word”
The Fat Angel Sings 