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The Black House

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The new album "Postcard from an abandoned hotel" is now available from Amazon.co.uk »


The Black House was formed in late 2005 and has been performing live since early 2006.
The Black House play a kind of dark acoustic folk rock that isn't really traditional rock or traditional folk - or, for that matter, uniquely acoustic. All members of The Black House have performed in punk, rock and garage bands and see the music they play today as a logical progression of that. The music is dark, thoughtful and good.
They would describe themselves as a kind of dark lounge band, but this confuses too many people. They don't play easy listening music thats for sure. The idea of the lounge band is the setting. A band that plays in a lounge, an old fashioned lounge, somewhere you sit late at night amidst the cigarette smoke drinking your bourbon, telling the bartender to make it one for your baby and one for the road while a band dressed in black and red sit in the corner and play a few tunes easy and low.
Or maybe its just a new take on an old idea, music and words that you have to listen to, that relax you some times and make you think at other times.
The songs are a collection of thoughtful originals and a few well-chosen covers all performed with an assured easy-going feel that makes the listener feel right at home.

15 years

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Member Since: 15/08/2006
Band Website: www.theblackhouse.net
Band Members: Ian Porter - Vocals / Guitar
Jon Bolton - Keyboards
Pete Collis - Drums / Percussion
Chris Glew - Bass

Influences: Ian.
Tim Hardin, Lou Reed, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave, Serge Gainsbourg, Jacques Brel, Polnareff, Townes Van Zandt, Jimmy Webb, Richard Harris, Suicide, Johnny Thunders, Gordon Lightfoot, Love, Scott Walker, Tindersticks, Long Ryders, Lee Hazlewood, Velvet Underground, Glen Campbell, David Ackles, Plush, Clifford T Ward, Spacemen 3, Silent Hill 2 OST.

Pete.
Yo La Tengo. Seam. Iron & Wine. Pink Floyd. Calexico. Jim O’ Rourke. Lee Dorsey. Blood & Fire. Catskills. Lamb. Jamie Lidell. Wilco. Sebadoh. Tummy Touch. Close Family Hannan. Pavement. Matthew Herbert. Tom Waits. Spring Heel Jack, Rising High. Lambchop. Spiritualized.

Jon.
Lone Justice, Cowboy Junkies, Maria McKee, Green on Red, Depeche Mode, Mark Almond, Joy Division, Big Star, P J Harvey, The Triffids, Billy Joel, Randy Newman, Rufus Wainwright, Anthony and the Johnsons, Jean Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk, Human League, Air, Dean freedman.

Chris.
Tom Waits, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Sixteen Horsepower, Woven Hand, Lilium, The Vanity Set, Thee Headcoats, The Buff Medways, Gogol Bordello, Hans Zimmer, Ennio Morricone, Johnny Cash, The Stooges, Willard Grant Conspiracy, William Elliot Whitmore, Dirty Three.
Record Label: Bromleigh
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

songs from a small town

We are going back into the studio to begin recording new material. We are hoping to have rough mixes within a month or two. We feel our sound is developing with a darker timbre and more emphasis on th...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:57:00 GMT

Melancholic acoustic with a touch of alt country

The Black House are now on Last.fm. The album  Postcard From An Abandoned Hotel has received great reviews being described as sombre and beautiful.Please give a few of the songs a listen on Last.fm...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Jan 2009 04:27:00 GMT

CD Single

We  have taken delivery of our CD single 1989 B/W Shadows (acoustic mix) and 1989 (instrumental mix). Copies will ship Friday 17th October, if you are a radio station or publication and...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:45:00 GMT

Itunes

Our debut CD Postcard From An Abandoned Hotel will be available to download from Itunes from the 27th October 2008.
Posted by on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:55:00 GMT

Amazon

Our debut CD Postcard From An Abandoned Hotel is available to pre-order from amazon.co.uk and will ship on 31st October 2008.
Posted by on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:53:00 GMT

CD launch text

Review Clearly owing a debt of gratitude to the likes of Leonard Cohen, Scott Walker, Nick Cave and The Velvet Underground's third album, The Black House have produced a slow burning album which proba...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:21:00 GMT

jackson c frank

just discovered jackson c frank, nothing will ever be the same again.
Posted by on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:05:00 GMT

Update. 5.4.8

Good people, heed my words. I, [c. glew], have joined The Black House recently. We played our first show together in Exeter’s fine drinking establisment The North Bridge Inn last month.Well...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:42:00 GMT

This is not for you...

With this band we are trying to tap into a darker, melancholic vein of song writing without becoming overly sentimental, clichéd or maudlin. To try and express that sad inner place everyone goes to at...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:56:00 GMT

Bass player wanted - Exeter/Devon

Bass Player Wanted - Exeter/Devon We would still very much like to hook up with a bass player for live shows and recording. We need someone who can bring a subtle touch to the bass and obviously some ...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:48:00 GMT