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THIRTY POUNDS OF BONE

"the drift collective" released 19th november.

About Me

THIRTY POUNDS OF BONE
here's what some people wrote on bits of paper after they heard the first album.....
"Occupying its own trans-century time-period and impressively at odds with the rest of the record buying world yet all the more timeless because of it.
‘Beer is for your daytime and the whiskey’s for your bed.’
So wonderully, wonderfully homesick. And true." CRUD Magazine 5/5
"There is much to savour on this accomplished collection of plaintive laments, of which the title track and drone like uyeasound are exceptional." Q Magazine.
"With its tattoo-style artwork depicting a storm-tossed sea, and snapshots of the band in archaic suits clutching pints of Guinness, it's clear that this album isn't going to fit the clichés of many of the recent 'weird folk' trends." WORD magazine.
"Essentially, folk music should be heartfelt, honest and an expression of your roots, and Thirty Pounds Of Bone deliver with this wonderful record." NEWNOISE.NET
"Thirty Pounds of Bone like to dwell on shit. Heavy shit. The songs interlink via juxtapositions that create a wonderfully morbid and equally petrifying narrative." PLAN B Magazine
"If the lyrics, “My matches wouldn’t let me down again,” weren’t enough to make you think Lamb should be locked up, the military drum line shielding wailing screams in the background should have you scrambling for the Crimewatch phone number." GIGWIZE.COM
"Thirty Pounds of Bone is one man johny lamb — standard bearer for all things lo-fi in this shiny, chrome-plated 21st century." FLAVOURPILL
"Launching a new folk band can't be too easy, but when their album is as bold and innovative as Thirty Pounds of Bone's is, Folk aficionados should take notice. Proudly different, it has the side-ranging ambition and talent to appeal far more than only folk fans alone." 4/5 - RECORD COLLECTOR Magazine
the debut album "THE HOMESICK CHILDREN OF MIGRANT MOTHERS" is out now across the UK, and online. Drift Records

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/31/2005
Band Website: driftrecords.co.uk
Band Members: johny lamb with instruments and songs.

johny is joined by various friends on recordings and live. including for your pleasure:

sally megee, matt eaton, steve grainger, tandy hard, jon pugh, r g morrison, neil cantwell, mary hampton, al nero with more to follow.
Influences: liam clancy, alice donut, le reno amps, chris tt, the pogues, alasdair roberts, the pixies, damo, awfa fat boy, sally, watching the sadies, hard rains gonna fall, the fall, christy moore, christy brown, larry lynch, boces, religious fear, fishing boats, the greenland whale fisheries, natural history sunday, being in actress hands, cottonmouth rocks, tandy hard, mary hampton, my own imagination.
Sounds Like: have a listen.



"crutches" live at the Komedia. (shot by Stephen from Woodland Recordings).
Record Label: drift
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

eotr review

Actress Hands' Johny Lamb and Matt Eaton are back on The Local stage for the former's own band Thirty Pounds Of Bone, and while some of the summery power-pop influences are there live at its core this...
Posted by THIRTY POUNDS OF BONE on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:52:00 PST

ian c 21 review

Adrift at sea with only a banjo for company... Johny Lamb is a busy man. Not content with simply playing bass in Brighton power pop types Actress Hands, these days he can also be found fronting lo-fi ...
Posted by THIRTY POUNDS OF BONE on Fri, 18 May 2007 02:44:00 PST

ESP

new electric soft parade single. go and get it. rifftastic jazz fiends.......? sgood.
Posted by THIRTY POUNDS OF BONE on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 01:30:00 PST

lottiria

i don't know anything about this band. they are japanese. i love them. click on them in my top friends. really, do. x
Posted by THIRTY POUNDS OF BONE on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 01:27:00 PST

oh yeah....

played with loney, dear last sunday. they. are. fucking. amazing.they're on tour with the boy least likely to.go and see them!!!!!!
Posted by THIRTY POUNDS OF BONE on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:09:00 PST

a couple of things.....

i just wanted to corrct some things i've read in reviews about us.i don't live in devon. drift records is based there, and i lived there for a while but not for four years. and i was born in glouceste...
Posted by THIRTY POUNDS OF BONE on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:08:00 PST

the sadies

if any of you people have not heard of the sadies. i strongly urge you to find them and then go and see them.they are probably the best live band in the world!just amazing.charlemagne was supporting t...
Posted by THIRTY POUNDS OF BONE on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:12:00 PST

midlake and stuff

i saw midlake and richard hawley last night, it was a flawless gig. go and buy midlake records now!!!!! richard hawley was class too "expensive music" that's it......
Posted by THIRTY POUNDS OF BONE on Sat, 20 May 2006 03:59:00 PST

mixmag

just seen my face in mixmag. very wierd. i always thought it was just full of photos of girls dancing in night clubs. but apparently they print photos of scruffy men in churches too. they gave us (the...
Posted by THIRTY POUNDS OF BONE on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 07:26:00 PST