Member Since: 9/5/2005
Band Website: viarosatheband.co.uk
Band Members: Richard Neuberg: vocals, guitars;Emma Seal: vocals;Josh Hillman: violin, viola, saw;Rob McHardy: lap steel, guitars, mandolin, banjo;Mick Young: stand-up & electric bass;Nick Simms: drums;
Influences: Johnny Cash, Low, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Leonard Cohen, Gillian Welch, Richard Buckner, Tom Waits, Nina Nastasia, Cat Power, Tindersticks, Dirty Three, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, D Braxton Harris, The Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, The Violent Femmes, Patti Smith, Mark Lanegan, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Lambchop, PJ Harvey, Bowie, Van Morrison, REM, Talk Talk, The Stones, Nick Drake, John Martyn, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley, Mazzy Star, Bruce Springsteen, Calexico...
Sounds Like: This review clip gives the general idea... "Imagine the bastard offspring of Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen who had been taught to play by Johnny Cash and had spent his Summer afternoons receiving singing lessons from Jim Morrison fronting a 21st century hybrid of Lindisfarne and The Doors, and you’ll start to get the picture…"
Record Label: Pronoia Records
Type of Label: Indie