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FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS

Morrissey with Mick Ronson on guitar

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Member Since: 4/5/2005
Band Website: firstofthegiants.co.uk
Band Members: Stephen Powell
(guitar and vocals)
Benjamin Stone
(bass guitar)
Michael O'Connor
(guitar and vocals)
Adam Cann
(drums)

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Influences: Blur, Supergrass, Jetplane Landing, Hell is for Heroes, Manic Street Preachers, S*M*A*S*H, Crashland, These Animal Men, Easyworld, The Junket, Longpigs, Editors, Interpol, Guided By Voices, Mega City Four, Joy Division, Dinosaur Jnr.....
Sounds Like: "You can get really behind the band and into the songs as Stephen Powell sings. You still get the impression that the band want to headline the world's stadiums but with songs like this they also want to gain some credibility beforehand."
Indie MP3

"Imagine Morrissey with Mick Ronson on guitar....'Johny Moronic' has all the trademarks of a bubblegum hate anthem"
Venue Magazine

"The sound is epic, reaching and ambitious. This isn't the sound of a band that wants to be playing local pubs in front of ten people on a Saturday night, this is a band that sounds dissappointed that they aren't being asked to open Wembley Stadium in a few months time."
The Beat Surrender

"With the charcoaled heart of interpol and the angular guitars of The Automatic - FOTG have found a killer recipe for emotionally engaging post-punk of the highest order! Impressive Stuff!"
Subba Cultcha

"An unabashed pop fix of ramshackle guitar jangle and sunny side up melodies, Obsessive Compulsive finds Bristol based four piece FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS striking a winning blow for lo-fi pop brilliance. A soundclash between Guided By Voices, Mega City Four and early Soul Asylum, with just a hint of the Proclaimers thrown in for good measure....A gloriously ramshackle combination of lo-fi charm and pop brilliance, Obsessive Compulsive is the sound of FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS making a massive statement of indie rock intent. "
UK Music Review

"The stadium-sized ambition of this breakneck single belies a commendable DIY approach and an integrity sadly lacking from many mainstream indie anthem. Musically the melodies are hot on the heels of Hundred Reasons, while the riffs stand converse to converse with the best indie shoe gazers out there: all in all a fine mix of energy, passion and, yes, music that flew by and had me hitting repeat. Repeatedly…"
The Fly

"Taking the rapturous hooks of Joy Division and polishing them into a gem of a tune, FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS stride so many idea’s in such little time, you can’t help but be swept along by it all…"
Subba Cultcha

"....Listening to the three tracks that make up the single (with Who Needs Enemies? being the standout) you soon become aware that it is pretty majestic stuff. Imposing guitars that sound like crashing waves and gliding, soaring vocals imprint their images into the listeners conciousness. You can easily imagine this lot clad in long, dark raincoats standing on a beach with storms overhead circa 1983. Well recommended."
Indie MP3

"FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS carry a stately grace like a musical elder with some forceful guitar parts that both power the single 'Obsessive Compulsive' and chop it up into definable segments. They use some slightly quirky key changes that make this edgy and modern sounding....A useful debut, to use a football parlance."
Tasty Fanzine

"While the opening title track (Obessive Compulsive) storms in on a crescendo before moving in unhurried fashion through interweaving guitar lines and extended breakdowns, the next - 'Who Needs Enemies' - is simply urgent blast-through-to-the-finish pop-rock, all big choruses, ebullience, and neat lyrics..."
Venue Magazine

"Obsessive Compulsive is the strongest song for my money. It reminds me of someone. I can't quite put my finger on who. Which is annoying. No, not the song, the fact that it reminds me of someone I can't recall. As for the song, imagine The Editors if they were halfway decent."
Lost Music

"...the sort of guitar-led rock music that will fit in very neatly with the XFM kind of music that’s around these days. Who Needs Enemies is more rocky and has an air of Teenage Kicks. It’s sill grounded in guitars but the chorus has a great rhythm to it, very fluid, like an undulating stream..."
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Record Label: LittleThink
Type of Label: Indie

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Hypochondriac Reviews

As we get them:Indie mp3 Blog
Posted by FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:39:00 PST

Venue Magazine likes FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS, especially Hypochondriac.....

The lovely Kid Pensioner at Venue towers has given us our second nice review in nearly as many months.  You can still buy Venue 809 in the shops but if your budget doesn’t stretch that far ...
Posted by FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:53:00 PST

New single, new myspace tune, new website....

We’ve had a little spring clean of the myspace and our home at www.firstofthegiants.co.uk in order to celebrate the impending release of our next single Hypochondriac on 18th April on Lit...
Posted by FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:48:00 PST

Its all looking up.....

On Sunday we commence rehearsing after Adam's little 'incident'.  As you will see from our myspace page, we have a bunch of gigs lined up, including one in Bath and one in London.  The Londo...
Posted by FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:05:00 PST

Get Well Soon Adam......

Unfortunately our illustrious tub thumper Mr Adam Cann has had an unfortunate accident involving something hard and his elbow.  He will not be attempting a 'Def Leppard' and drumming in a one arm...
Posted by FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:19:00 PST

BBC Bristol Interview

This morning Steve joined Rowena from Santa Dog on the John Turner breakfast show on BBC Bristol Radio.  Steve and Rowena were banging on about how great it was that Ashton Court Festival was def...
Posted by FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:14:00 PST

Ashton Cout Festival

This week we found out that we are playing Ashton Court Festival on the Saturday on the main stage at 1.30pm.We're playing Ashton Court FestivalHooray!!!!
Posted by FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:04:00 PST

South West Sound CD and Gig plus Radio Plays

It's finally spring and the sun is shining. The festival season is bearing down on us and our hopes are getting up once again for the 2 months between now and when we find out we didn't get on any bil...
Posted by FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:51:00 PST

HAPPY Christmas yo ho ho ho!!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS one and all!! Last weekend we played The Luminaire in London. This is surely one of the best venues in the country. It was an absolute pleasure to play there. If th...
Posted by FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:30:00 PST

New Mysapce, new tune, new website. Wahey!

So there we have it, we've finally sorted it all out.Hopefully by now you can hear our brand new single playing.  We're so very proud of it and we hope that you like it.  Please post a comme...
Posted by FIRSTOFTHEGIANTS on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:28:00 PST