Ananda was formed from two friends who shared a profound passion for music. The band was formed in early 2010 when Jake and Polly began to play music together at school.

The music we play is inspired by artists such as the libertines to Alter bridge and the soulful stylings of famous British music past and present. Ananda aim to write songs with a passionate lyrics built off of life experience. We aim to do something different from every other band out there which gives us a very original and individual style of playing and writing. 

Our live sets includes up tempo numbers which we balance out with more slower ballads to create continuity throughout the set. All of the band have been inspired by acoustic music such as folk and early blues so acoustic music is something we feel needs to be more prevalent in todays music. We like to do this by splitting our set into acoustic and electric to give a more eclectic feel to our music.

Listen to 'walls' now to hear the end product of a fantastic session at Leeders Farm recording studios.
You can also hear' little lonely girl' and 'faith'
Ananda 

Contact - info@dukesofnewyork.co.uk

Dukes of New York - the B-movie of music - pop/rock band from the UK, with an interest in guitars, bad/good movies, retrogaming and pizza... 

A long time ago, in a Suffolk town far, far away… Three different duo’s stepped into a magic wardrobe, and on the other side - the “Dukes of New York” were born! Well, that’s our story and we’re sticking to it… 

The Dukes are:
Philip Bradbrook - Bass
Michelle Major-Butler - Vox, Backing Vox
Will Hessey - Guitar, Vox
Zoe Bradbrook - Vox, Backing Vox

Our shiny new single is called “Poor You”. With Zoe singing the lead vocal, it’s a song about refusing to kowtow to the follies of the tame and the fake. It’s available on all digital download/streaming platforms such as Spotify, iTunes, and Apple Music, as well as our Bandcamp page.

It’s our fidgety relentlessness to not stay still that has led to playing festivals and gigs across the UK and Europe, radio airplay in the USA, and being involved in rather super projects with such acts as Electric Six and Eagles of Death Metal.

So keep your eyes out - your ears peeled - you never know where we’ll pop up next…

DoNY xx

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