http://selectbookingagency.co.uk Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:28:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Nacional and Kids Love Lies will both feature on a new download album Breaking Rocks being released on Silver Door Records, as part of the Jail Guitar Doors initiative. Founded by Billy Bragg, Jail Guitar Doors is an independent organisation which aims to provide instruments to those who are using music ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2010/03/jail-guitar-doors-initiative-nacional-kids-love-lies/ Ice Black Birds are an edgy blues-influenced four piece from Brighton via London. They draw influence from 60s and 70s rock ‘n’ roll via Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Sabbath but seem set to bring forth a unique and fresh burst of modern indie blues back into the industry not unlike ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2010/02/ice-black-birds/ Right, let’s be honest biographies are often boring and monotonous. Four lads from a big city...blah blah blah....Firstly then, perhaps it would be more productive to tell you what The Book Club are not, rather than to tell you what they are about. For a start you won’t find them ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2010/02/joe-carnall-the-book-club/ Singer songwriter Richard Judge puts his first child to bed and with a kiss on each eye; draws back the curtains to reveal ‘i dream in colour’. Having supported the likes of the Kooks and Jarvis Cocker as well as being exposed by MTV2 and XFM, Richard is no stranger ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2010/01/i-dream-in-colour/ Life In Film are Samuel Fry, Edward Ibbotson, Dominic Sennett and Micky Osment. The band formed when circumstances found the four friends living in the same town, and in fact the same flat in East London. Living together was the perfect opportunity to share their musical likes and ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2010/01/life-in-film/ Many have described ANNASAID as one of the most talented current bands. The band possesses an untamed energy and the unique ability to draw the listener into its universe. These young men focus on rhythm and melody and with more than three years experience, 100 live concerts and an average ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/12/annasaid/ "This strop pop palpitation is a sub three minute rush of Pretty Girls Make Graves style post hardcore sweetness. Firecracker singer Ellen Murphy sounds pretty much like Kate Nash would if she dropped the prim and proper act and thrashed herself into a full on Kathleen Hanna hissy fit" NME. Kids ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/11/kids-love-lies/ Since they began playing live last year, Leicester's math rock/ pop quintet Minnaars have already notched up shows all over the UK and in Europe. Produced by Forward Russia's Tom Woodhead, their brand of incessantly catchy, dark-disco-electro-rock fuses pop orientated intricate poly-rhythms with floor shuddering dance beats and has garnered ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/10/minnaars/ Danny Connors, ex frontman of The On Offs, is back with a new solo project with his band The Ladders. A travelling man who cites Ronnie Lane as a big influence on his life, his movement through scallydelica, 60s Kinks-ish pop, reggae-lite, punkish new wave and even rap make comparisons ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/10/danny-connors-and-the-ladders/ What Would Jesus Drive are a London based four-piece ensemble. Forging the explosive energy of hardcore and the subtleties of post-punk, What Would Jesus Drive possess a fascinating sense of urgency and drive - making lively irresistible electro-pop noise uniquely their own. With nods to the synthetic bounce and scrappy ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/08/what-would-jesus-drive/ 2010 is set to be the year for Leeds band The Kiara Elles. The bands sound ranges from dancey and quirky to dark and punky, invoking memories of anything from Joy Division to Le Tigre or as The Guardian have said “Like one of those out-of-nowhere indie records that has the ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/08/the-kiara-elles/ The Troubadours are a foursome of lads - half from Liverpool, half from Wigan - who have been rapidly building a reputation as one of the most exciting new bands of 2009. They consist of Mark Frith (lead vocals/guitar/piano/harmonica), Robbie Taylor (backing vocals/lead guitar/violin), Tony Ferguson (backing vocals/bass guitar), Elmo ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/07/the-troubadours/ Rochdale four-piece The Hidden Revolution deliver a heady mix of sincerity, angst and optimism that sees them forging their own niche in the current music scene. Their song-writing prowess is further bolstered by the phenomenal vocals of front man Chris Wise, articulating every line with equal amounts of passion and ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/07/the-hidden-revolution/ Image © Ben Hickman Leigh Mary Stokes is a 19 year old singer songwriter who writes infectious, emotive indie pop. Listening to Leigh is like tea and crumpets before work, roast dinner at your mum's and listening to your iPod on the bus. It is everything that is right in your ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/05/leigh-mary-stokes/ ‘One of the most eloquent and raucously British voices in the last 2 decades’ - The Fly Magazine Chris Helme served his dues as front man of ‘The Seahorses’ in the late 90’s. The York based singer-songwriter, blessed with one of the remarkable voices of his generation and a sublime song ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/04/chris-helme/ Taking their name from a line in Dylan's Mr Tambourine Man, Reading three-piece, The Circus Sands, are gaining a reputation as one of the most exciting and sought after new bands of 2009. Distorted guitars, sleazy basslines and pulsating drumbeats are what you can expect to witness as they rip ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/04/the-circus-sands/ Nacional have released two singles Telephone/Yorkshire and On T.V with Art Goes Pop records with distribution by Rough Trade and various digital download sites including ITunes. As a result, some of Nacional’s achievements to date include winning the Magnus Magnusson award, completing two successful U.K tours and showcases at Texas’ ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/04/nacional/ A Leeds collective with a sprinkling of the North East, sets up a fine and very accomplished set of musicians. Formed in back end of 2008, Hail Animator have forced their way on to the thriving music scene showcasing their blend of guitar led indie-pop at venues including Leeds’ Cockpit ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/04/hail-animator/ Hailing from Oregon’s City of Roses, this hard (post) rocking four-piece have been busy carving up a niche in Portland ’s music scene. Having been known to emit a certain presence and soul stirring appeal during their live shows, their style emanates rock with an underlying aroma of melodrama and code ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/04/black-mercies/ Kid Canaveral are an Edinburgh based indie pop band who make music you can dance around and flail your limbs too. They are David MacGregor, Kate Lazda, Rose McConnachie and Scott McMaster. Over the past few years they’ve been busy writing and perfecting their noble craft and in true indie spirit have self-released ... http://selectbookingagency.co.uk/2009/04/kid-canaveral/