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driven like the snow...

About Me


driven like the snow... are an acoustic based collective from the dark realm of tamworth, england (although our violinist currently resides in london below. our music is difficult to pigeonhole (yes i know every band says that) but could be described as modern folk, 21st century protest songs, or acoustic punk (punk in attitude, rather than the outdated water treading conservativeness which has masqueraded under the name for the last 20 or so years)

driven like the snow intend to steal back the reputation of acoustic based singer songwriters from the bland soulless dinner party music from stage school trained wastes of DNA such as katie melua and james blunt. we see our contemporaries as being songwriters and bands such as bob dylan (up until about 1976), bright eyes, neil young, patrick wolf, martin grech, arcade fire, mogwai, arab strap, david bowie, julian cope, the cure and sophia. generally anyone who has forged their own path rather than sticking to a record company defined formula.

links... to fellow nutters and legends of Tamworth, unknown pixel-spaces and the wider multiverse.. the skull club Spitfire club night spitfirelive.co.uk tamworth bands forum.. tamworthbands.co.uk

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 30/11/2005
Band Members:

colin brown . vocals & acoustic guitar
liz pedley . violin
charlie bradford . bass
jon daniel . drums
skeletor - vibes and inspiration
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band photography and flyer genius by anna turner. obscure drunk photography and internet proddings by liz pedley. random pre-gig cd drawings by colin and all of the above..



Influences: bright eyes, tom waits, captain beefheart, the cure, neil young, nick drake, hope of the states, curtis mayfield, arcade fire, high tide, a silver mt zion, mogwai, ryan adams, counting crows, velvet underground, sonic youth, david bowie, azure ray, eels, bill hicks, rilo kiley, at the drive in, john lennon, led zeppelin ..
Sounds Like: live at structures presents 4, tamworth assembly rooms
march 2008

murderballad
featuring Ian Clarke on guest guitar

sorry

live at tamworth assembly rooms
(with projections)
june 2007

start again

strange fruit (billie holiday cover)

everything is breaking

murderballad

Record Label: evilging recordings (own label)

My Blog

here ye, here ye, firrrst gig of 2006

this week the singer and violin-abuser of the band did see the mighty mogwai at the ica in londinium, and can report that liz's tinnitus now comes from the right ear, slightly to the front; also that ...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:43:00 GMT

now that the blurred-wandering-on-trains season is over.. an update, methinkss, yess preciousss

(watching lord of the rings back to back has strange but predictable effects. especially at new year. my apologies..) ...updateupdateupdate... after getting locked in a rehearsal room so cold th...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:17:00 GMT

hello

ok, first blog entry.... in london below at the moment, staying at lizzies residence far above the city and highgate woods, done a bit of work on the live mini album and approved liz's artwork. last ...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Dec 2005 01:21:00 GMT