Member Since: 9/25/2007
Band Website: Photography: Boy Sudlow (See top friends)
Band Members: Kevin McGrother (Words and Music, Vocals, Some Instruments); Mary Joyce (Vocals - Same Old Story); Linzi Hunter (Vocals - Living In An Enid Blyton World); Mike Frankland (All Other Instruments, Engineering & Production)
Influences: Edward Elgar ... Eric Cantona ... David Scarboro ... Terry Hall ... Amelia Fletcher ... The Pastels ... Stephen Duffy ... Pete Wylie ... Yeah Jazz ... The Weather Prophets ... Enid Blyton ... Sarah Records ... A House ... Mike McGrother ... The Lovehearts ... Robert Owen ... Elvis Presley ... Dexy's Midnight Runners ... Shandy Wildtyme ... Evan Dando ... Morrissey ... The Housemartins ... Vincent Van Gogh ... Prefab Sprout ... The Primitives ... Arthur Ransome ...
Sounds Like: "an unrepentant indie popster ... Living In An Enid Blyton World sounds like the best of British indie pop from the 80’s ... This record deserves to be blogged about on each and every English music blog, indie pop blog, webzine and fanzine." (Songs Illinois, USA)
"fab debut album ... lovely album filled with intelligent and funny lyrics. With songs ranging from jangly and catchy pop songs in an English 80’s pop tradition to some songs accompanied by only piano or accoustic guitar Kevin McGrother has created a varied album where the great songwriting is in focus." (Fraction Discs, Sweden)
"Bouncy Pop With Brains ... Poppy tunes with a peculiarly English bent (Crack magazine, England)
"Fascinating ... Intelligent and intimate ... a real talent" (North East Evening Gazette, England)
See also:
www.songsillinois.net/2008/11/indie-pop-from-kevin-mcgrother
http://madridmusic.com/360grados/?p=209 (Spanish language)
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Major