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Harry Angel

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Scrawny speed-freak goth-punk 4-piece . We have previously had the pleasure of playing with ace bands like The Young Knives and Six By Seven and a very surreal support slot to Girls Aloud (!) .

" The best thing about Harry Angel is how they always sound like they're in an amphetamine fuelled rush to get to the end of every song so they can sit quietly in the corner, grinding their teeth, bug eyed ...while the melodies hang on for dear life" NIGHTSHIFT

" Plenty of Sonic Youth's less headf*ck moments abounding throughout; an assault on the senses courtesy of the guitars and a driving rhythm section...I like this band very much. So should you." SOUTHSCENE.NET

BACKGROUND ART BY NICK AINLEY - CHECK HIM OUT AT WWW.SHINYBINARY.COM - THANKS NICK!

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Member Since: 29/09/2005
Band Website: www.harryangel.co.uk
Band Members: Chris Beard (lead vocals, electric guitar), Dan Lordan (electric guitar, keyboards), Hayley Phillips (bass, vocals), Andy Wright (drums)
Influences: Amen, Big Black, Bloc Party, Blondie, Carina Round, Cocteau Twins, The Cure, David Bowie, The Dead Kennedys, Dive Dive, Elastica, Fugazi, Garbage, Girls Against Boys, Idlewild, Jeff Buckley, Joy Division, Massive Attack, Mclusky, Morrisey, Muse, Nirvana, The Pixies, PJ Harvey, Placebo, The Police, Queen, R.E.M., Radiohead, Rocket From The Crypt, Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Sonic Youth, The Stooges, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Wildhearts, chas n dave
Sounds Like: " Think Seafood doing Mission of Burma with Matt Tong on vocals, with elements of Ikara Colt and Girls Vs Boys, barely resolved tension pushing at the edges with ever vaulting guitars bolstered by thick basslines by a tiny bassist and rapidfire drums" SWEEPING THE NATION
Record Label: http://www.myspace.com/boywithatoyvs

My Blog

Gigs and recordings

Alright people.  Bank Holiday weekends rule, especially when the sun is a-shinin.Cheers for coming along on Friday, those who made it.  Even with your lovely support it was a rather nerve-racking gig ...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:49:00 GMT

Good Friday gig at The Wheatsheaf, Oxford

Good time for a 'Back From The Dead' gig, eh?No longer residing in the 'Where Are They Now?' file with Spinal Tap, Menswear and Richey Manic, we have a booking on Friday 10th of April. Also treading t...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:20:00 GMT

New website

Myspace is all well and good, but nothing beats a good website for retaining some sense of identity in this massive sea that is myspace.... We have replaced our lo-fi site with a new all singing ...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:10:00 GMT

(Harry) Angel of the North

Hi everyoneCheck out the dates for our  mini tour of the north; there are more to be confirmed.Hope to see you there...From all the bandHA.
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:11:00 GMT

Buy our music on iTunes

Our two EPs 'Death Valley of the Dolls' and 'You are your own Disease' are now available in the iTunes store. Just type in Harry Angel and have a browse! Look out for our 3rd  iTunes only EP in ...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:51:00 GMT

latest review

'Arriving from Oxford via the same volcanic rock as Muse, the quartet make the most of their obvious influences - Radiohead, Pixies - and twist them into their own dramatic rage. To a demented wall of...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:25:00 GMT

gig history..as requested

23/02/08  Under The Boardwalk, Sheffield. 22/02/08  The Mill, Mansfield 21/02/08 Trash, Leeds. Soundpeople present Nova Saints 20/02/08 Head of Steam, Newcastle 19/02/08 Wheatsheaf, Oxford ...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:33:00 GMT

Reviews of the EP

Other than lovely Nightshift, Southscene.net - http://www.southscene.net/reviews/singles/article.php?id=331 3 and The Mag :www.the-mag.me.uk/?ArticleId=1503also quite like us, which can only be a good ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:52:00 GMT