Villareal

MAY 2009.....THE SONGS ARE WRITTEN, STUDIO TIME IS BOOKED AND THE BAND ARE PLAYING LIVE AGAIN. THE LATEST INCARNATION OF VILLAREAL HAS TO BE THE BEST YET, SO COME AND WATCH US PERFORM LIVE DURING THE SUMMER OF 2009!! OVER THE NEXT 2-3 MONTHS WE'LL BE LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR 3RD ALBUM, WHICH WE HOPE WILL BE FINISHED BY SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER. WE ARE RECORDING AT TRANSMISSION STUDIO'S BRIGHTON...THE FIRST TIME ONE OF OUR ALBUMS HAS BEEN MADE IN OUR HOMETOWN!!
MARCH 2009.....WELL, IT'S BEEN A WHILE-BUT VILLAREAL ARE FINALLY BACK ON TRACK WITH 11 NEW SONGS WRITTEN FOR THEIR THIRD ALBUM [PROVISIONALLY ENTITLED 'LIT BY SPARKS']. ON TOP OF THIS, WE ARE PLAYING OUR FIRST FULL BAND SHOW ON FRIDAY 17 APRIL [8.45PM] AT BRIGHTON'S PRINCE ALBERT VENUE. THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST CHANCE TO SHOWCASE A WHOLE NEW SET OF TUNES WITH NEW DRUMMER ALI GAVAN[ KINDLY ON LOAN FROM THE SARAH MICHELLES...CHECK THEM OUT-THEY'RE GREAT!!].IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULD COME OUT AND CATCH US ON THIS EVENING.... JULY 2008...VILLAREAL HAVE SEVEN NEW SONGS AT THE REHEARSAL STAGE WITH OTHERS TO FOLLOW! JIM AND SIMON ARE PLAYING MOST OF THESE AT THE PRINCE ALBERT ON SAT 26TH JULY [AS SUPPORT TO THE WONDERFUL SALTER CANE+THE ELMS]. THE THIRD VILLAREAL ALBUM LOOKS SET TO BE CALLED 'LIT BY SPARKS'. SONGS WILL INCLUDE; CINDY 65,KID COSMIC VS. THE FALLING STARS, THE OLD DAYS,CAFFEINE SLUMP,SMOKE AND MIRRORS,GOODBYE SONG,PANIC BUTTON,YOUR VOICE,PURPLE AND BLUE,GIRL WITH X-RAY EYES AND ABANDON SHIP. ROCKIER THAN THE 2 PRECEEDING ALBUMS [SPOOK FREQUENCY 2005 + BLUE SNAKES 2007], THE BAND WILL HEAD INTO THE STUDIO IN EARLY 2009.
WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR AN NEW DRUMMER-SO IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR-PLEASE CONTACT US
FEBRUARY 2008....FIRST SIGHTINGS OF BRAND NEW VILLAREAL SONGS.THE DREADED THIRD ALBUM SYNDROME WILL NOT BE AFFECTING VILLAREAL!! LOOK OUT FOR A SPECIAL NIGHT AT THE PRINCE ALBERT IN BRIGHTON ON FRIDAY 4 APRIL 2008. 'BLUE SNAKES' IS PICKING UP DECENT REVIEWS ACROSS EUROPE-ANY OVERSEA'S PROMOTERS WHO FANCY PUTTING TOGETHER A TOUR SHOULD CONTACT US HERE!!
TO DATE WE HAVE RELEASED 2 ALBUMS- 'BLUE SNAKES' [2007] AND 'SPOOK FREQUENCY'] [2005]. IN 2006 SHIFTY DISCO RELEASED A SINGLE OF OURS CALLED 'JUST LIKE AN AEROPLANE'.
ALL OUR SONGS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH LOCAL RECORD STORES IN BRIGHTON [AND HOSTED THROUGH TUNECORE AT VARIOUS DIGITAL MEDIA SUCH AS I-TUNES, NAPSTER. CHECK OUT WWW.VILLAREALMUSIC.COM FOR LYRICS AND PHOTO'S NOT HOSTED HERE]...
VILLAREAL FORMED IN 2004 AND HAVE SUPPORTED OKKERVIL RIVER,MEW,GOLDRUSH, WEDDING PRESENT AND ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE. WE MAKE MUSIC THAT IS BOTH SAD AND UPLIFTING.
VILLAREAL ARE CURRENTLY LISTENING TO SPOON'S AWESOME 'GA GA GA GA GA',THE ELECTRIC CINEMA,OKKERVIL RIVER,GOOD SHOES,THE LITTLE ONES,TRASH CAN SINATRA'S,MY LUMINARIES,TURNCOAT,LOWGOLD AND PRESTON SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY.
OLD NEWS... VILLAREAL RELEASED THEIR FIRST ALBUM ['SPOOK FREQUENCY'] IN 2005, AND SOLD COPIES ALL OVER THE WORLD AFTER A SPATE OF GREAT REVIEWS.OUR MUSIC HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS 'BITTERSWEET INDIE-POP' AND 'MISTY-EYED LO-FI GREATNESS'.