Songwriter / Producer / Musician

Based in London / Liverpool

thomasmcconnellmusic@gmail.com

An Alt. Country Americana band, coming out of Melbourne Town, Australia.

Lead by singer song writer, Gerry Rival, who has been writing songs and playing in bands for over 20 years. While coming from an Indie and Punk Rock background he has also drawn influences from a wide range of artists and styles; from Alternative Country to Americana to roots, he has found his own unique style. Blending melody and emotive guitar work to create a compelling sound that carries his seemingly simple yet thought provoking lyrics. After having  decided it was time to go solo, he's been recruiting various other talented musicians to make his visions come to life. And so the Wheels and Fire were born.


Current members:

Gerry Rival - Vocals/Guitar,
Pete Allsep - Drums,
Richard Hurst - Bass
Louis Bursten - Guitar

Guests-

Kat O'Gotham - Fidddle
Lauren Garcia - Cello

POP MATTERS.COM
"......you realize you’ve just sat through a record made by a hell of a band. Forgive Yr Blood is anti-arena-rock made perfect. It’s a small-scale, lo-fi masterpiece...."
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/135681-solvents-forgive-yr-blood/


KEXP Blog: song of the day, 12.17.10
"....Listening to Forgive Yr. Blood,  is a folk-punk indie rock joy all the way through...."
http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2010/12/17/song-of-the-day-solvents-we-were-guests-here/

SSG Music:
"...Solvents commitment to craft is abundantly present throughout this short but sweet record...."
http://www.ssgmusic.com/solvents-forgive-yr-blood/

Rock n Roll Report:
"...rock n roll as the high art it has always deserved to be...if you only buy 1 album this year, make it this one...''
http://rockandrollreport.com/cd-review-solvents-“forgive-yr-blood”/

The Big Takeover
"...honest and heartfelt songs that should lead to their breakthrough.."
http://www.bigtakeover.com/recordings/solvents-forgive-yr-blood-bee-resin

Metro Mix NY:
"..an under the radar debut worth seeking out...."
http://newyork.metromix.com/music/essay_photo_gallery/new-music-in-stores/2334851/photo/2334898


I'm Jake Gordon, and this page is for my music.

PARENT - Biography
An album of “soul achingly rich acoustic landscapes” 
(Diamond Deposits Blog)

PARENT are Rachel Kern (voice) and Jason Brown (guitar). Following a random meeting in a Manchester park in 2013 when they were there with their respective children, polite parental chit-chat soon exposed a common interest in music and the arts. 

Following a few early gigs playing acoustic versions of material from Rachel’s previously released electronica album, creative juices started to flow and the duo started writing what has morphed into their debut album. 

The album consists of 12 beautifully crafted songs with bespoke string arrangements by Sarah Brandwood-Spencer. Lyrically the songs cover a range of topics including delicate issues such as personal loss through to more universal topics including mental health and well being, an area the duo feel passionately about. 

The upload of their song “You’re Not Broken” to Soundcloud in November 2015 was met with a hugely positive response. CHRIS DIFFORD from Squeeze described this song as simply "wonderful" and they received airplay from TOM ROBINSON on his show on BBC6 Music, as well as plays on indie shows in Europe and Canada. 

Early reviews of the album are equally as enthusiastic. The first blog review gave it 4.5/5 stars and DENISE JOHNSON (Primal Scream, Electronic, New Order, ACR) said "this album is just beautiful" describing their song "Until Then" as "sublime". 

Parent have been active on the UK live scene with specialised pop up gigs in different spaces in the north of England. The first gig was in a disused bank to an invited audience and most recently they have played their biggest gig to date at their official album launch at the very beautiful Hallé St. Michael’s – a former church in Ancoats, Manchester. Live they are accompanied by a stunning string quartet which includes leading players from Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra and as interest in their music spreads, all gigs to date have sold out. 

PARENT have been sending pre-release copies of their CD album to selected fans on twitter, again receiving an incredibly warm response. The album is officially released on all platforms on Friday 17th June 2016.

parentmusic.bandcamp.com
@parentmusic
facebook.com/parentmusic


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