Chris Helme 's Upcoming Gigs
Fri 19 Dec, 14 
Solo Show, St Peters Church, Sudbury, United Kingdom

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Chris Helme, who first rose to prominence as the front man of John Squire’s post-Stone Roses band ‘The Seahorses’ will release his brand new solo album on August 27th. Still rightfully remembered for the anthemic Britpop classics Love Is The Law and Blinded By The Sun - songs that evoked everything the 90’s stood for, the excitement, the culture and the bands that provided a voice in a period of political and social imbalance. Present day societal context may well in fact mirror those times but the man himself, now, appears cut from an entirely different cloth. 

Helme’s is an enviable back catalogue, bolstered further by his acclaimed works with The Yards, but it’s The Rookery’s knack for melody and imaginative, intricate, three-way guitar interplay that brings each track to such lush, blossoming, climaxes. Add to this Helme’s keen ear for arranging and those brooding string passages resonate even more deeply. 

Recorded in just 9 days at The Rookery, a country hideaway nestled in the wilds of the Yorkshire Dales, the album reveals a beguiling vulnerability in both Helme’s voice and lyrics. The wonderfully restrained Darkest Days’ somber refrain, ‘Following you, leads me astray’, rings out with the sentiment of changing direction, putting paid to past misdemeanors, while on the forthcoming single Long Way Round, Helme is found resolute in his plaintive cry, ‘Now you’ve found yourself, you’re on your own’.  An apt lyric indeed as his solo path turns this dramatic corner. 

There is plenty on offer here as Chris and producer Sam Forrest (Nine Black Alps) showcase their depth of sonic understanding as fuzzed out guitars are married with distorted Mellotron, melting strings, whistling feedback and haunting orchestral vocals. Melodies rooted in traditional folk structures are vividly reimagined on an album of startlingly rich variation. Even the Rolling Stones’ stomp of Daddy’s Farm bookended between the blues filth of Pleased and the gorgeously mellow Summer Girl, doesn’t stick out, testament to Helme’s most powerful weapon – his voice. 

This aspect to his music was never in question. From the earliest days of his career, his voice always commanded attention, and The Rookery’s variation is seemingly bound by this one continuous thread. File next to CSN&Y, Led Zeppelin 3, Buckley, The Coral, and enjoy. 

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For all management enquires please contact Kate Smith at : kate@magnificentartists.com or call
 + 44 (0) 7969 421 943

www.chrishelme.co.uk


Not only 'Glasgow based', alternative rock outfit 'Red Sands' and the city in which they were raised is as much a part of them as they are of it. From the river that runs through the city to the satellite towns and dramatic rural landscapes that surround it, these are influences steeped in the bands music and consciousness. From dreamy West coast psych to fuzzy acid folk and prog, the band wear their hearts firmly on their sleeves, never forgetting their love of classic British rock and pop. The band are currently recording under the guidance of Marco Rea (The Wellgreen, Stevie Jackson, Snowgoose and DT6) with a summer 7" single to be followed by their debut album later in 2012.

HOLY PISTOL CLUB are the most dynamic, enthusiastic and exciting band
to come out of Scotland and burst on to the music scene in years.
Formed in 2011 from the ashes of three bands the life-long friends
have now set about bringing  their own unique passionate, enigmatic
and sleazy twist on Rock n Roll.
During their short time together the power five piece band have played
to packed crowds throughout the UK and have received critical acclaim
from some of the biggest names in the music industry.
Now they find themselves with the world at their feet and with their
swagger, self-belief, catchy songs and an unstoppable desire to
entertain - the group are destined for big things.
In their previous forms the talented lads have dazzled thousands of
music-lovers at festivals including T in the Park, Rockness, Download,
Go North and Live at Loch Lomond.
More recently HPC have developed a strong cult following throughout
the Glasgow music scene and have enthralled audiences during their
performances in the 02 Academy and King Tut's and were even invited
down to London to play with Alan McGhee.
In 2012 the group played to their most captive audience to date when
they staged a sizzling cell-out gig in HMP Shotts - a maximum security
complex for serious adult male offenders.
With so much skill and passion it's just a matter of time before you
see the name Holy Pistol Club in lights...

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