Member Since: 19/04/2008
Band Members: George, Alex, Daniel, Russell
Recorded at Axis Studios during a power cut
Influences:
Sounds Like: "The Crookes have ambition and flare and a singer with a beautiful voice; one of those special, poetic voices which dips and soars above their jangling guitars"
Steve Lamacq
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"The Crookes sound like their musical hearts are owned by both a reverence for storytelling and 1960s pop songwriting, and a faint nostalgia for times gone by.
They come across like a gang of dreamers who see the world in pretty sepia tones, where delicate guitar pickings and finger clicks become jangly C86-style outbursts, topped with a lyrical streak of whimsy romanticism"
Forge Press
"For a group of young art students, Sheffield-based The
Crookes sound particularly well-seasoned. Influenced
by sixties groups and modern folk, their tunes echo
Belle and Sebastian in their cheery, mellow indie spirit.
Hopefully this fun, folksy group will continue
to bring vibrant tunes"
Sandman Magazine
"The Crookes represent everything that music should be with joyful insatiably catchy songs...Their live performance is also shaping up to be impeccable, especially in its uncanny ability to put a smile on the face of every audience member"
Sheffield Steel
"Hailing from the area of Sheffield that is their name, THE CROOKES are a rather attractive bunch of young lads who specialise in lovely shanty-esque folk-pop... Catch this most delightful C86/Postcard Records-esque guitar pop outfit before they become megastars and start bedding Alexa Chung n' Daisy Lowe. Not at the same time, though, The Crookes are not gang-bangers, I can categorically deny this"
Fuzz Club
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned