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Oliver Gearing

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About Me



"Distinctive and utterly confident" The Mag

"Huge commercial potential" Rhythm

"Great melodies and angry-come-bittersweet lyrics" Tube Radio

"Daring to be different" Music4M

"Hook ridden songs with amazing choruses" Skiddle.com

"Radio-friendly rock sound that will stick in your head all day" Glasswerk.co.uk

"Strong, accessible - but with intriguing little tweaks" The Vanity Project

"A confidence and honesty that so many bands lack" Rock Something

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Member Since: 12/19/2005
Band Website: olivergearing.com
Band Members: Oliver Gearing
Influences: Andy McKee, Biffy Clyro, Antonio Forcioni, Newton Faulkner
Sounds Like: "Daniel Bedingfield being repeatedly slammed into a car door"

Type of Label: None

My Blog

Win a T-Shirt! Street Team Only

For those of you who are members of the Street Team, you can win yourself a Covering Silences with Lies T-Shirt, plus a limited edition CD. All you have to do is visit my reverbnation profile, and cli...
Posted by Oliver Gearing on Fri, 16 May 2008 11:33:00 PST

Review: The Mag reviews CSWL

Online culture mag The Mag has reviews Covering Silences with Lies! You can read the review if you visit http://www.the-mag.me.uk/Articles/Oliver-Gearing-Covering-Si lences-With-Lies/They were very nic...
Posted by Oliver Gearing on Mon, 12 May 2008 11:58:00 PST

New Album Out Now! Free Download

I'm really pleased to confirm that Covering Silences with Lies is now available. The release can be downloaded for free for all registered fans from www.olivergearing.com - and if you're not registere...
Posted by Oliver Gearing on Sat, 10 May 2008 11:17:00 PST

Great gigs this week

It's been a great week for gigging, I played Cambridge on Wednesday and Bracknell on Thursday night. Both great venues, and the crowds were really warm! I'm playing on Tuesday in Hertford, which is my...
Posted by Oliver Gearing on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:24:00 PST

EP almost there

I’m getting there with Covering Silences with Lies. I think I’m going to aim for 29th April for the release date which coincides with my first gig in Hertford for ages. The EP will be avai...
Posted by Oliver Gearing on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:58:00 PST

Dorchester Crazy

We had a great night at Icen Arena for Dan Burns’ party night; beer and wine was flowing and everyone had a blast. Something definitely happened during my first set, before I went on everyone wa...
Posted by Oliver Gearing on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:50:00 PST

Meet The Eye: Track Finished

I’ve finished the recording for Meet the Eye, and am mixing it today! So 1/5 tracks will be complete. I’m really pleased: recording ’Covering Silences with Lies’ has been so mu...
Posted by Oliver Gearing on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:07:00 PST

Great Show!

No Hope Else played a storming gig last Wednesday, with the help of Seb Pidgeon! Thanks to all the guys that came out - we still need all your photos and videos. Thanks so far to Jonathon, Abbie and S...
Posted by Oliver Gearing on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:52:00 PST

Mailing List

You may have noticed I've been updating my mailing list, incorporating a Reverbnation sign up bar on olivergearing.com and myspace, and also attacking all of my facebook friends! There will be payback...
Posted by Oliver Gearing on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:21:00 PST

Songs for Album

So I'm thinking of the 5 songs for my EP/album are going to be: 1. Meet The Eye, 2. Box of Dreams (Wide Open), 3. Mr Mysterious, 4. Burghley Road and FINALLY 5. Break The Skin (about time I hear you s...
Posted by Oliver Gearing on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:14:00 PST