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THE BRANDED

100% Rhythm & Booze!

About Me


INTRO...
The Branded fprmed in summer 2006, wrote some songs and released their first 45 in June 2007. After a rockin' few shows in UK in the summer of 2007 they were promtly signed by Dirty Water records of London, who dug their raw garage-R'n'B sound. December 2007 saw the first 7" release on Dirty Water records, 'You got the hurt'. After a frantic 2 day recording session the Branded managed to lay down 11 songs for the debut LP, which will be released on Dirt Water records on March 22. The Band will be playing all over Europe this year so keep an eye or ear open..... "THE BRANDED.... Hailing from Malmö in southern Sweden they are fronted by English man Lee Tea (formerly bassist with Thee Exciters) who is responsible for the raw vocal and guitar sounds while John Krantz on bass and Anders Hansson make up the driving rhythm section. The Branded have taken their interpretation of the sixties garage band rockin' rhythm'n'blues sound around half of Europe already and they’ve only been together for just over a year. The band has already released one single, “She’s My Woman”, which sold out within a few weeks. The stomping future classic, “You Got The Hurt” (on Dirty Water Records), is their second release, to be followed by an LP very soon!"
Dirty Water records, London.
LATEST NEWS...
The new 45 'You got the hurt' is out NOW on Dirty Water records and available in all good record shops, distributed through Cargo. See blog for details of how to buy it. The first single 'she's my woman' is now sold out, but there were some still available at the Rough Trade shop London. THe Branded's debut LP is released 22 March, coinciding with the Sonics visit to London. The Branded will be playing on the Saturday afternoon at the Beat Bespoke, see you there. Check above for more shows.
TOUR BOOKING...
Westpol Productions are now booking The Branded shows/tours in Europe, and Segnali2006 are booking shows in Italy.
Contact Westpol Productions: [email protected]
Or you can of course contact us here on myspace.
RECORDS...
7" Single - 'She's my woman' b/w 'I'm Branded'
Ravens End Records 2007, Ltd edition 100 copies only
Released July 2007
NOW SOLD OUT!
7" Single - 'You got the Hurt' b/w 'I cant stand it!'
Dirty Water Records 2007
Release date: December 2007
BUY NOW Click Here.
NEXT SHOW...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/28/2006
Band Website: dont be silly aint got time!
Band Members: Lee Tea - Vocals, Hofner Galaxie, Vox Lynx, Harmony Rocket & Burns Vibra Artist Guitars (but not all at the same time)

John Krantz (aka Bobby Garland)- Gibson EB3 & Burns Bison Bass
Anders Hansson - Ludwig & Slingerland Drums

Influences:
'The' No 1 garage rockers from Malmö.....

50's Rock'n'Roll, Delta Blues, Rockabilly, Raw R'n'B, 60's Garage and Any good low down and dirty rock'n'roll. Its gotta be TRASH!!!!!
Bo Diddley, Link Wray, Dick Dale, Johnny Burnette Trio, The Big Three, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson, Lightning Hopkins, Jimmy Reed, Slim Harpo, Hound Dog Taylor, Nervous Norvous, Hasil Adkins, Mel Dorsey, Bunker Hill, Eddie Cochrane, Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two, Carl Perkins, Little Richard, Larry Williams, Dean Carter, The Troggs, Ian & The Zodiacs, The Pretty Things, Downliners Sect, The Scorpions, The Kinks, The Fairies, Namelosers, The Bootjacks, The Lee Kings, The Shanes, The Lions, The Shakers, The Lollipops, Jack & the Oulaws, Sir Henry & His Butlers, Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages, Johnny Kid & The Pirates, The Dakotas, The Sonics, Paul Bearer & The Hearsemen, The Talismen, The Shepherds Heard, The Starfires, The Wailers, The Stoics, The Sparkles, We The People, The Alarm Clocks, The Rats, The Trashmen, you get the picture right?



Sounds Like: The kinda shit thats makes you wanna boogie!
Record Label: Raven's End, Dirty Water Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Record reviews...

Lowcut Magazine, Denmark, Dec 2007The Branded : She's My Woman/I'm Branded 7" (Raven's End Records) Lee Tea of Thee Exciters and a couple of Malmö citizens are behind this sublime garagerock combo. Th...
Posted by THE BRANDED on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:00:00 PST

New 45 buy it here

The new 45 by the Branded is out now and available to buy from us right here, its released on Dirty Water records of London and distributed by Cargo. The official release date is febuary 1st, then it ...
Posted by THE BRANDED on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:29:00 PST

2007 gig round-up!

So its now 2008, 2007 was the first year for The Branded, with our first gig on Dec 1 2006 and last gig of 2007 on Dec 31. So what the hell happened in between? Well..... heres a list of all our gigs/...
Posted by THE BRANDED on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:58:00 PST

Branded, Untamed, Satans at Bodoni

Its taken a bit of time but finally heres some pictures of the night The Untamed and Satans came to Bodoni in Malmö. It was a storming night of primitive garage, rockabilly and R'n'B. First up were T...
Posted by THE BRANDED on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:54:00 PST

Live at Barre Club, Cesena, Italy

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Posted by THE BRANDED on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:47:00 PST

7inch Single - how to buy it.

THIS 45 IS NOW SOLD OUT! LTD EDITION 100 COPIES! The Branded's first 7" single is now out and selling fast! You can order it right here through Paypal, you dont need a Paypal account by the way. Just ...
Posted by THE BRANDED on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:52:00 PST

Bodoni with King Khan & The Shrines

Wow what a great night! King Khan & his sensational Shrines blew the roof of Bodoni, and we had the pleasure to open for them. If you missed this show then too bad you missed a scorcher! The Shrines p...
Posted by THE BRANDED on Sun, 27 May 2007 09:13:00 PST

The Branded in Norway, 30/31 march

After 1200km and two nights of rock'n'roll mayhem, here are some pictures of the whole crazy party in Oslo. No pictures of the Fredrikstad gig I'm afraid, unless anyone out there took some? Maybe you ...
Posted by THE BRANDED on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:17:00 PST

Panora 23 march 2007!

The Branded rockin' & reelin' at Panora Friday 23 March, thanks to everyone who came, it was a great night, and special thanks to our amazing DJ team, Peter, Jacob, Brock & Johanna. See you next time!...
Posted by THE BRANDED on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:09:00 PST

Branded on Mark Lamar's BBC 2 show Friday midnight

The Branded will be featured on Mark Lamars BBC Radio 2 show on Sat 3 March 00.00-3.00am, go on give it a listen, you can listen to the show via the website until next Saturday.Heres a link : http://...
Posted by THE BRANDED on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:57:00 PST