Crazy Arm release their second single, ‘Henry Fabian Flynn’, on 2nd November 2009, through Xtra Mile Recordings. Available on download-only format, the single comes with two new b-sides, ‘Roasting River’ and ‘Poverty & Spit’.
Paying tribute to the folk-roots stylings of Dick Gaughan, Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs et al, ‘Henry Fabian Flynn’ may seem like a rebel song at first glance but is, in truth, of a more sensitive nature. The band won’t divulge any information on the song’s namesake other than to say that it’s about death, life and all those sh*tty things in between that can turn into good things if you look at them from the right perspective.
It might even be about loyalty. Not a guilt-stricken sense of national loyalty that makes people want to wave silly little plastic flags but a simple, everyday loyalty that puts compassion over country.
‘Henry Fabian Flynn’ is the second single to be taken from the band’s debut album ‘Born To Ruin’ - a steamrolling, roots-punk opus that draws on a myriad of diverse influences ranging from ‘60s country-rock to hardcore punk to crunchy, guitar pop with a passionate allegiance to grass-roots politics.
The b-sides, ‘Roasting River’ and ‘Poverty & Spit’, are two of the band’s earliest, unreleased songs, written in 2005 and resurrected due to popular demand.
Confirmed UK tour dates:
OCTOBER
Mon 12th - Marquee, Norwich
Tues 13th - Junction, Bristol (with North Lincoln)
Weds 14th - Seven, Nottingham
Thurs 15th - 3 Tuns, Whitehaven
Fri 16th - Chevys, Warrington
Sat 17th - The Cricketers, Keighley TBC
Sun 18th - The Shakespeare, Southport
Fri 23rd - The Irish Centre, Corby (with Tubelord)
Sat 24th - Kink Bar, London
Sun 25th - Harry’s Bar, Stoke
Mon 26th - Firebug, Leicester (with Tubelord)
Fri 30th - Walk The Line festival, Cheltenham
NOVEMBER
Sun 1st - Junction, York (with Tubelord)
Tues 3rd - Rockhouse, Derby (with Tubelord)
Mon 9th - Skiving Scholar, Plymouth (with Fighting Fiction) TBC
Mon 16th - Weir Lounge, Bath (with Fighting Fiction)
DECEMBER
Fri 4th - Clipper Bar, Camborne (with Bangers)
Sun 6th - venue tbc, Penzance, matinee show (with Bangers)
Tues 15th - Croft, Bristol (with Drag The River)
Thurs 31st - White Rabbit, Plymouth
What they said about ‘BORN TO RUIN’
“Stunning” KKKK - Kerrang!
“Quite brilliant” - Rock Sound
“Storming roots-punk debut” - Big Cheese
“Awesome!” - NME
“An explosive blast of glorious creativity, power and honesty” - The Fly
“Sure-fire contender for best debut album of 2009″ - Rock Midgets
“‘Easily up there as album of the decade” - allgigs.co.uk
“They deserve to be huge” - Mass Movement
“‘Undeniably authentic and fiercely intense” - God Is In The TV
“One of the most instantly addictive albums you’ll ever hear” - Last Hours
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Spectrum 7
“…a remarkably assured meld of razor riffing, blast beats and ambient soundscapes.” - Kerrang! KKKK
Release Debut Mini Album ‘So Silent The Night’ through Xtra Mile Recordings on 26th October and announce People In Planes Support!
Jason Mirchandani (Vocals/Guitar) - Sean Shreeve (Vocals/Bass/Programming) - Jon Hardless (B.Vocals/Guitar) - Graeme Healy (Drums) - Henry Morrow (Keys/Synths/Guitar)
Following on from the release of their hard-hitting debut single ‘Blue Wray’ in September, Spectrum 7 can now reveal that their debut mini album ‘So Silent The Night’ will be released digitally on iTunes and other major DSPs on 26th October through Xtra Mile Recordings. The album was recorded earlier this year at Ignition Studio and was produced by Lester Woodward and Patrick Jonsson (50 Cent, Flood of Red, Furthest Drive Home, Skirtbox).
‘So Silent The Night’ shows a massive progression from bassist Sean Shreeve and guitarist Jon Hardless’ humble conception of the band jamming out guitar melodies backed only by a PS1. With a line up completed by Jason Mirchandani (Vocals), Henry Morrow (Synth/Guitar) and Graeme Healy (Drums) the band have gone on to produce one of this year’s most genre defiant albums. Tracks such as ‘Serafin’ and recent single ‘Blue Wray’ display the band’s ability to write face-melting riffery while ‘Glass Houses’ and ‘Everything I Learnt at School was a Lie’ have the electronic backbone that Aphex Twin and DJ Shadow would be proud to put their name too.
Tracklisting:
1. Blue Wray
2. Frozen
3. So Silent The Night
4. September
5. Everything I Learnt at School was a Lie
6. Glass Houses
7. Serafin
Having already supported the likes of Enter Shikari, The Xcerts, Cage the Elephant and Frank Turner the band will now hit the road in support of the release of ‘So Silent The Night’ at the following venues:
OCTOBER
14th - The Shed, Leicester
15th - Jilly’s Rockworld, Manchester
17th - Alton Community Center, Alton
21st - 229, London
25th - The Cellar Bar, Bracknell
27th October - Jam, Brighton
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“…a remarkably assured meld of razor riffing, blast beats and ambient soundscapes.” - Kerrang! KKKK
“…a glimpse of future stars in the making. Turn on, tune in, rock out!” - Rocksound
“..an emotional and energetic blend of frenetic and cathartic bleep and blip ridden rock”
- The Fly
Fighting Fiction
Debut EP release ‘A Lesser Of Two Evils’
out on Dead Planet Records 16th November 09
Jacob Glew (vocals, guitar),
Andy Cooke (guitar, bass, backing vocals)
Matt Roffe (guitar, bass, backing vocals)
Rob Ballingall (drums)
Fighting Fiction’s debut EP ‘A lesser Of Two Evils’ is a powerful collision of indie rock guitar riffs, reggae tinged punk and socially aware lyrics. These are songs written with anger and sung with passion. The Bristol based four-piece evoke an honest and fundamentally English sound that is reminiscent of the brooding reggae guitar hooks of London Calling era Clash, the lyrical wordplay and vocal delivery of Billy Bragg, and more recently, the guitar based sing-along sensibilities of King Blues.
Recorded with Producer Mark Williams (Bloc Party, Biffy Clyro, Million Dead, Oceansize) a buoyant energy shines through the recording. The un-apologetic sheer youthfulness of gang vocal infused choruses and hook lines show the listener these songs are made to be sung back at them.
Borne of a mutual passion for live music and energetic performance, Fighting Fiction formed in late 2007 in Bristol when the four lads met at University. Drummer, Rob Ballingall explains why the group clicked. ‘Going to gigs together when we were getting to know each other just got us talking about what we enjoy about music… a massive part of it is crowd participation, we love hand-claps and sing-a-longs, call and response… It’s just a rush to get the audience involved’ The band have completed a 30+ date tour across the UK this summer, supporting the likes of This Town Needs Guns, Laura Marling, The Automatic and securing slots at both the Isle of Wight and Isle of Man TT festivals.
The debut EP ‘A Lesser Of Two Evils’ is released on the 16th November 2009, available on iTunes and Limited Edition CD.
October
13 The Junction, Bristol
19 Latest Music Bar, Brighton
22 Riverside Studios, London
29 Crosskings, Kings Cross, London
31 Walk the Line Festival Cheltenham
November
2 BBC6 Introducing Interview w/ Tom Robinson London 1pm
9 The Skiving Scholar Plymouth
14 Wired @ The Guildhall Gloucester
18 Bar Music Hall Shoreditch, London
20 Milkwoodjam Swansea, Wales
14 Venue TBC w/ Sounds of Swami Bath
