Member Since: 31/05/2007
Band Members: Daniel Henley sings and plays banjoJoseph Henley sings and plays acoustic guitar, electric guitar and accordionMatthew D. Oakman plays acoustic and electric guitarJohn Winstanley plays electric and standup bassTimothy Wheeler plays drumsThomas Vincent plays keyboardTony Donegan plays bouzouki and mandolin
Influences: The sun and the moon, storybooks, the west, moonshine.
Sounds Like: Decades writes music in the vein of, but does not sound like:
Sufjan Stevens
Wilco
Modest Mouse
Arcade Fire
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
The printing press keeps on saying things like this:
"With vocals reminiscent of Guillemots and the whisky drenched sounds of accordions and string sections, Decades are an 8 piece country delight... On this form, Decades are surely going to please even the most ferocious of critics."
"The layered alternative folk from this this London based eight piece sounds fresh. Its a pleasant change from the guitar driven bands that have been hitting my inbox. My love of well crafted lyrics has been well documented on the site in recent months. The delivery musically seems effortless, as does the vocal talent of Dan Henley." (Rocksellout.com)
Check out our BBC Artist page, where you can hear live tracks and an interview here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2007/10/
02/introducing_decades_feature.shtml
Record Label: Unsigned