Member Since: 12/12/2005
Band Members:
Hugo Manuel
Jody Prewett
Ben Rimmer
Kit Monteith
Sam Scott
Robin McDiarmid
Influences: Joan baez, Motown, Masmalom, Yo La Tengo, Baltic swing, The Books, the Kranky back catalogue, old maps, Palace Music, drawings in biro, metal piping, the Romanian Taragot, Hawaiian guitar, Krzysztof Penderecki, Eno, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Terrance Malick's films, The Chinese Blossom Orchestra, Phil Elvrum, ambience, Neil Young, flowers, diy, stripes, Fennesz, Frida Kahlo, Naxos Music Library, bass clarinet, nursery rhymes, bird song, piles of leaves, Anticon Records, Bill Hicks, Stars of the Lid, The Carpenters / Burt Bacharach, Pedro Almodovar's films, Messiaen, Richard Linklater's films, slide guitar, hammer dulcimers, pak choi, extreme dust, Qawwali music, cooper's baguettes, gusto's coffee, buzz, keith fullerton whitman, installations, nick's notebook, red bricked buildings, terraced housing, mist, albert ayler's 'new grass', terry riley, Tom Brosseau, G&D's, LDV Pilot, TTNG, ring of fire, Trevor the bearded dragon, Lou Barlow, John Cage, Rothko, The Zombies, Alan English, Cluj-Napoca, reed organs, combo organs, Alan Lomax, group singing, Bulgarian woman's choir, Lata Mangeshkar, Thrill Jockey, Silsila, El Perro Del Mar, Basic Channel, Can, Fleetwood Mac, Youthmovies, Beth Gibbons, Baritone Saxophone, Jim O'Rourke, Monks, Nancy Sinatra, Four Tops
Sounds Like:"They sound distant, the accordian is walking away slowly from something, and taken with it a bedroom full of orchestration. It all makes me want to join them" nothingbutgreenlights.net
"the long, sweeping melodies that litter this LP are at times achingly perfect and the laid-back orchestration and bedroom production make for a humbling experience" drownedinsound.com
"piles on emotion, inspiration and invention for every second that it plays" new-noise.net
"Let's imagine this song as a kiss. This beautiful, flickerflashing work of folk-pop, part Akron/Family and part Grizzly Bear, hot with the full heat of a fierce talent. Let's imagine it as a kiss" saidthegramophone.com
"Ben’s violin resounded perfectly, windows opened, Jody and Robin’s guitars mixed together and ladies applauded, while Kit’s percussions put rhythm into our walk" blogotheque.net
"It might be called 'Sunny Casinos' but I can't think of a better way to keep myself smiling as the rain comes in this winter" boomkat.com
"This is like a lost British troubadours album from 2016" gigwise.com
"hypnotic and charming, perfect for hot summer evenings" themarkout.blogspot.com
"Lions is a final scene kind of song. Like at the end of the movie, the guy scans everything that has happened, everything that he has; new revelation is had. Camera pans from his point of view" freshsides.com
"perfectly soaring and achingly sincere" gorillavsbear.blogspot.com
"Once in a while an album will come along and win us over before we’ve even had time to put something else on... Such is the case with Jonquil, an eclectic sextet whose new album is destined to be a word of mouth sensation" Foggy Notions
"Nearly every song is preceded by the earthy buzz of a field recording, which ebb away to allow the cascading canvas of acoustic instruments and intricate computer fettled sounds to shimmer and settle" manchestermusic.co.uk
"I can’t imagine there’ll be many albums to better this before we wave goodbye to 2007" subba-culture.co.uk
"Modern acoustic hymns with their ancient roots clearly on display" glasswork.co.uk
"This album is almost perfection and is very impressive for a debut album"
"Lions is full of enveloping, inclusive folk songs that not only invite you to participate, they wrap hands around you, delicately at first then with increasing insistence, and sweep you up" anyones-guess.blogspot.com
Record Label: Try Harder (UK)
Acuarela (EUR)
Type of Label: Indie