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Decades

About Me

The Less and Less (I Feel For You)
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____________________________“A few things sounded nice when we wrote them down, then better when we said them out loud”
Daniel Henley
____________________________Decades is the story of 14 arms and 14 legs, trying their best to move in the same direction. Not compounded by opinion; finally escaping the boundaries of narrow-minded perception. Decades create story books of music, songs sculpted from genuine emotion. The meaning of the word 'song' continues to escape the masses; it must be reclaimed as our own. Decades has created a catalogue of wistfully beautiful, enchanting songs made to be sung out loud.def: SONG "a short poem or other set of words set to music, meant to be sung"
.....or "a musical cry of some birds"we must create.____________________________The tiniest breath of hope inhaled, with a liberal glimmer of truth. We won’t stay recumbent; not nowRemember the stirring of hairs and that one emancipating shiver; as the notes resonate through our souls. Abandon monotony, and whisper sweetly into the ears of decades passed; “Like a faded love, we can’t rely on you anymore.” Feel elated, liberate the secret, for pastures new will lean through the clouds and guide us all on our way home.Devoted to devotion; awash with capacity; we must create.
____________________________ “I have been underestimated for decades; I have done very well that way” Helmut Kohl
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My Interests

Music:

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

My Blog

Some more super-nice press

Our friend Ian has made us his 'myspace band of the week' on his bloggy wog. Check it out! http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&f riendID=115345577&blogID=348694810 Make sure ...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:24:00 GMT

Some press

We've had a little feature written about us on www.rocksellout.com. Go check it out at http://rocksellout.com/2008/01/07/london-calling-decades/It reads a little something like this:   I fir...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:06:00 GMT

2 New Songs For You

Hey everyone Just to let you know that there are two brand new songs for you to listen to on our Myspace page. We've only just got them today, but love them so much we just can't wait to share them w...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:17:00 GMT

Link to our BBC Artist Page - stream live tracks and interviews

Greetings.On Sunday (30/09/07), we popped in to see our friends at BBC Three Counties Radio. We recorded 4 songs live and were interviewed by our new pal Gareth. If you're interested, you can view our...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:33:00 GMT

Decades decoded - waxing lyrical

I thought, since we have our first batch of shows coming up in August and September, it'd be an idea to post some lyrics up for you. That way, you can sing your hearts out with us! -------------------...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:01:00 GMT

'A new video, and other such developments'

We've just changed the video on the front page to a live version of our newest song, "Oh Now Come! They Will See, The Height Of Liberty!" We've just this weekend received the mastered CD of Mary Angel...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:09:00 GMT

Decades is here

Friends, We'd like to welcome you all to the myspace for Decades. Please, take a look around, enjoy the songs and keep checking back because we have lots of exciting news on the way - including the fi...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:16:00 GMT