Happy Monday! Just thought I'd do a spot of writing to help me forget about the fact that it's Monday and there's still four more real work days left.
Anyway, I have a couple of tidbits to get you smiling for the rest of the week.
The Wishing Well
This little gem arrived for me today. Life On The Border, the debut single for the Melbourne band, The Wishing Well. The Wishing well, it seems, have only been together as a band for just over a year now. However, the quality of sound that they produce is not that of an immature group of musicians.
The song itself is airy and wistful; reminding me somewhat of being a child, playing in a park at sunset; the world at my feet. I apologise if that sounds a bit poncy.
At over 100 live shows to date, I can only imagine that after luring people to their shows with the recorded music, they would truly make their fans during their shows/ It's bands like this that generally suck me in, not by their releases, but by the magic they perform on stage.
The Wishing Well are: Jai Larkan (vocals/acoustic guitar/piano), Tom Morgan (bass/vocals), Zac Johnston (violin), Andy Reed (drums) and Rachael Byrnes (vocals/acoustice guitar).
See them soon at (if you're lucky enough to be in Australia):
22nd Feb - The National Hotel - Geelong (Victoria)
23 Feb - The Vic Hotel - Port Fairy (Victoria)
9th Mar - The East Brunswick Club - Melbourne (Victoria)
14th Mar - The Golden Vine - Bendigo (Victoria)
15th Mar - The Nerrina - Ballarat (Victoria)
....and continuing on a tour of the East coast until mid-June.
or check out their website: thewishingwellband.com
The Motive
From one extreme to the other. The Motive are a punk-esque rock band from Birmingham way in England. I hate to say this (only because Rob was a beering friend many years ago) but these guys just don't do it for me. A lot of the reason is that punk music, well... I just don't appreciate it was much as some people do. I don't see the skill or talent in the players of it.That's my little rant though, so please don't pay attention.
Luckily, though, The Motive are far more rock than they are punk, which is a definite plus. Additionally, there are a great number of people in this world who this style of music would be right up their alley. You're standard four-piece: two guitars, bass and drums; although plain and sparse in the sound thickness, these guys can pump it out!
Everyone Lies is the bands latest release, which you can hear tracks off on their myspace page (which I have been told has an out-of-date biography). Keep your eye out for these guys, though. It's only going to get better from here and these guys know how to put in effort when it counts.
Who are they?
Add Jones- Lead Vox/ Rythmn Guitar
Chris Green- Drums
Paul Bradley- Bass/ Backing Vox
Rob Bamber- Lead Guitar.
That's all from me!
Sally ...who can only spell on thursdays
Anyway, I have a couple of tidbits to get you smiling for the rest of the week.
This little gem arrived for me today. Life On The Border, the debut single for the Melbourne band, The Wishing Well. The Wishing well, it seems, have only been together as a band for just over a year now. However, the quality of sound that they produce is not that of an immature group of musicians.
The song itself is airy and wistful; reminding me somewhat of being a child, playing in a park at sunset; the world at my feet. I apologise if that sounds a bit poncy.
At over 100 live shows to date, I can only imagine that after luring people to their shows with the recorded music, they would truly make their fans during their shows/ It's bands like this that generally suck me in, not by their releases, but by the magic they perform on stage.
The Wishing Well are: Jai Larkan (vocals/acoustic guitar/piano), Tom Morgan (bass/vocals), Zac Johnston (violin), Andy Reed (drums) and Rachael Byrnes (vocals/acoustice guitar).
See them soon at (if you're lucky enough to be in Australia):
22nd Feb - The National Hotel - Geelong (Victoria)
23 Feb - The Vic Hotel - Port Fairy (Victoria)
9th Mar - The East Brunswick Club - Melbourne (Victoria)
14th Mar - The Golden Vine - Bendigo (Victoria)
15th Mar - The Nerrina - Ballarat (Victoria)
....and continuing on a tour of the East coast until mid-June.
or check out their website: thewishingwellband.com
From one extreme to the other. The Motive are a punk-esque rock band from Birmingham way in England. I hate to say this (only because Rob was a beering friend many years ago) but these guys just don't do it for me. A lot of the reason is that punk music, well... I just don't appreciate it was much as some people do. I don't see the skill or talent in the players of it.That's my little rant though, so please don't pay attention.
Luckily, though, The Motive are far more rock than they are punk, which is a definite plus. Additionally, there are a great number of people in this world who this style of music would be right up their alley. You're standard four-piece: two guitars, bass and drums; although plain and sparse in the sound thickness, these guys can pump it out!
Everyone Lies is the bands latest release, which you can hear tracks off on their myspace page (which I have been told has an out-of-date biography). Keep your eye out for these guys, though. It's only going to get better from here and these guys know how to put in effort when it counts.
Who are they?
Add Jones- Lead Vox/ Rythmn Guitar
Chris Green- Drums
Paul Bradley- Bass/ Backing Vox
Rob Bamber- Lead Guitar.
That's all from me!
Sally ...who can only spell on thursdays
