Member Since: 11/5/2005
Band Members:
~ Alan ~
~ Ian ~
~ James ~
~ John ~
~ Philip ~
Influences:
The Janes are influenced by The Ark, Belle and Sebastian, William Blake, David Bowie, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Anthony Burgess, The Pretty Things, The Byrds, Spacemen 3, Lewis Carroll, The Creation, BBC Quadrophonic Radio Workshop, The Cocteau Twins, Echo and the Bunnymen, Bomp!, The Fall, Joy Division, The Kinks, Stanley Kubrick, The Left Banke, C S Lewis, Love, Orange Juice, Ride, The Committee To Keep Music Evil, Liverpool, The Cure, Kraftwerk, The Monochrome Set, Bob Dylan, Nicolas Roeg, The Pale Fountains, The Beach Boys, The Stones, Syd Barrett, 13th Floor Elevators, The Velvet Underground, The Beatles, Philip K. Dick, Can, Scott Walker, The Smiths
Sounds Like: "The Astral Janes have taken all that’s great from the 60’s psychedelic era and stamped their mark all over it creating a 21st century sound."
"Music falls effortlessly from the lips and fingers of The Astral Janes, creating such an accomplished sound, these boys were born for music and we are all borne for the sound of The Astral Janes."
Broccoli Music
"And their sound? The 'England's Newest Hitmakers' Stones of 1966 meet the White Light/White Heat Velvets, or Arthur Lee accepting an invitation to join the Barrett-era Floyd. I know how they sound, I just don't know where they could be getting it from in 2008. The times are clearly a-changin' again."
Shindig Fanzine
"I'm sure the 2nd British Invasion will begin right here, with these new faces of beatdom."
The Crack
Type of Label: None