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Arms of Cuba

About Me



After a brief spell as a duo The Liars Club, Jay and Mark attempted to assemble a more roadworthy rock n roll outfit at thebeginning of the year. Old friend Tom soon stepped into to provide a rhythm sound of Ramonesesque proportions and now ablybacked up by bass maestro Tim - whose dexterous fret work propels tracks such as ‘Decoy’ to new heights – they are simplyready to cut loose and play, play, play. Check out the tracks on playlist and tell us what you think!

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Member Since: 10/11/2006
Band Website: www.armsofcuba.co.uk
Band Members:
Jay Tennant - Vocals/Percussion
Mark Draper - Guitars/Backing Vocals
Tom Hawley - Guitars/Backing Vocals
Tim Francis - Bass
Rob Handford - Drums
Influences: Arms of Cuba's aim is not to sound, crib, copy and pillage any of the following greats' music, more blend their sounds into something unique, an amalgam of past and present to bring you the future.
Mark:
Editors, Manic Street Preachers, BRMC, U2, QOTSA, Mark Lanegan, Smiths, Pixies, P J Harvey, Black Keys, Clash, And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead, Brendan Benson, Futureheads etc etc....
Sounds Like: (See influences)...otherwise upbeat, commercial, non melodramatic indie rock n' roll, 100% bullshit free, aural pleasure with a punch!
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Personnel update: pastures new

Well, sadly, Arms of Cuba parted ways some time ago. Thanks for all the support and here's a rundown on what we've all been up to since we said a teary farewell to those heady nights rocking...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:43:00 GMT

Goodbye Rob...

We're sad to say it but unfortunately our drummer Rob is moving on from our humble band to pastures news...Rob's been a big part in pushing the band forward and getting us up to scratch, we'll surely ...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:00:00 GMT

Drummer wanted!

Arms of Cuba now need a new drummer, someone with enough talent to push the band forward and help develope a fuller sound to realise our true potential. We will be recording a more professional demo ...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:18:00 GMT

Live at The Shed, Leicester Saturday 10th

Join us at the Shed on Saturday night - Click above, print it, bring it!
Posted by on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:57:00 GMT

More Leicester gigs coming soon!

...AoC will be playing more shows very soon in Leicester, please come along to support!
Posted by on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:49:00 GMT

Thank you for all the support!!

Just a note to say a BIG thanks to all those who made it down to support us at our debut at the Charlotte on the 16th, and also tonight at the Shed, we really appreciate the support and we had a fanta...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:39:00 GMT

New Track + Gigs this Week

Hey!Check out another of our tracks, "Alone" above.Also, we're playing two gigs in Leicester this week. We're at The Charlotte on Tuesday night with Messini Assault and The Moths (see below) and the S...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:53:00 GMT

Rehearsing hard....Sunday wicked Sunday

The guys are currently rehearsing like dogs and getting geared up to gig post -Christmas, there are some new tunes on the way too!
Posted by on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:21:00 GMT