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About Me



'Roots' T-Shirt = £10

Press:
Matt - [email protected]
Management:
Jakomi - [email protected]
Band:
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Member Since: 23/10/2007
Band Members: Ian Smith (drums)
James Saddington (guitar)
Joseph Smyth (bass)
Liam Davis (guitar)
Steven Marciano (keyboard/guitar)
Thomas Clark (vocals)
With additional help from....
Daniel Abela (mixing/production)
Howard Felton (string/brass arrangements)

Influences: anything pre and nothing post.
Sounds Like: "...I'm a sucker for big anthemic indie shoe-gaze pop songs and this fits the bill on all counts!"
Nic Harcourt (LA Times Magazine/KCRW)
‘One to Watch’ 2009
Steve Lamaq (Radio 1)
“...swirling strings danced around in the mix, the orchestral edge adding to the theatricality of the singer’s falsetto - hinting at a band with the potential to redefine the parameters of epic song-writing.”
Artrocker Magazine
"...this band is making a large impression on how British Indie music should be rethinking its style."
Mad Dog Magazine

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Record Label: Thirty Days Of Night Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Album Release Date & Title/Tracklisting Announcement

We are pleased to announce we will be releasing our debut mini-album 'w o l v v e s' on Monday 12th October 2009. The tracklisting is as follows:1. God can't take his eyes off me2. Stumble3. Welcom...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:07:00 GMT

TDON SET TO RELEASE OUR DEBUT!

Hey everybody,We are very pleased to announce that Thirty Days Of Night Records (Dead Swans, Gallows, Bring Me The Horizon, Eternal Lord) are set to release our debut nationwide on the 12th of Octob...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:41:00 GMT

Nic Harcourt & Mini-Album Release

We'd just like to give our thanks to Radio DJ Nic Harcourt for his support by playing us many times on his radio show on KCRW in LA, and also by featuring us in the The LA Times Magazine, of which he ...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:03:00 GMT

Down and out in London and Stevenage....

In a major week of bad luck.... our second van in three days simply died on us this afternoon just outside London. Luckily we were as close to a service station as you could be in this sort of situati...
Posted by on Fri, 08 May 2009 15:12:00 GMT

Confirmed for Liverpool Sound City Festival in May!

Hello everyone,We have been confirmed to play the Liverpool Sound City Festival, which runs from the 20th-23rd of May and features acts such as: Clinic, The Zutons, Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) among...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Of all the blogs, in all the social networking joints, in all the net

You walk into mine.http://twitter.com/eaststrikewestMaybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life.
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:59:00 GMT

Review from MadDog Magazine

This review will be appearing in MadDog Magazine next month which is available in four counties in South East England. Pick it up if you get the chance.When the term Shoegaze was coined in the mid ...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:26:00 GMT

Artrocker Live Review

http://www.artrocker.tv/reviews/article/eaststrikewest-subst atic-club-fandango-londonMany thanks to Lewis Hingston and Artrocker.e a st stri ke w    e  st
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:58:00 GMT

t w o t h o u s a n d a n d n i n e

r e c o r d i n g n e w m a t e r i a l at escape route studios - 24-27 january.possible international release of the t h r e e m o v e m e n t s s p l i t record.release of f i r s t f u l l l e n g ...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:46:00 GMT

***Steve Lamacqs top 60 records of the moment***

eaststrikewest are featured on part one of Steve Lamacq's 'top 60 records of the moment' - which is to be aired on Radio 1 this Wednesday, the 5th of November - anytime between 9-10pm.  Our thank...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:11:00 GMT