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Fireworks Night

About Me


In April 2009 Fireworks Night gathered their many instruments and recording devices and locked themselves away for 10 days to record a brand new album. Keep your ears and eyes peeled for the results, the band are very pleased with the results we hope you will be too.x
"A dizzyingly talented dash-cutting ensemble trading in claret confessionals and gravel voiced, tobacco-stained drama, all told via sensitive piano work, nigh-on perfect string accompaniment and a fantastic songwriting flair." - Drowned in Sound
“When Fireworks Night play, the darkness swells, the lights sharply frame the band and it’s as if you’re watching a theatre stage. James’ songs feel like mini-dramas, intense and saturnine, as their atmospheric chamber-pop plays out slowly and then suddenly bursts into gypsy life.” – SoundsXP

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/01/2006
Band Website: www.organgrinderrecords.com
Band Members: Photos of our mammoth new album recording session below:..
Rhiannon Armstrong: violin
Nick Gill: electric guitar, saw, banjo, ukulele
Tim Hancock: piano
James Lesslie: vocals, acoustic guitar
Ed Seed: drums
Neil Walsh: viola, bass

This video was taken when we supported the lovely St Vincent at The Slaughtered Lamb in London:

Influences:

Sounds Like: Purchase Fireworks Night music online:A Mirror, A Ghost
Mini-album available soon from Organ Grinder Records (very limited edition)
..As Fools We Are
... When We Fell Through The Ice (Psapp remix)
Record Label: Organ Grinder Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Appendix

What use does the appendix have? well, according to keyboardist Tim it is very painful when you have to have it removed. You can hear him talk fondly about the experience it in the recent 'Answer Me T...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:48:00 GMT

Recording. Part 5. All recording done, now for the big mix.

The carnival is over, all the fireworks have gone& home. We managed to record 11 songs in 10 days which was a great effort. We also have a tentative album title of One Winter, One Spring. Its a son...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:44:00 GMT

Recording. Part Four.

I am slightly worried about this blog because I am writing this at the same time as we're backing up all the ludicrous amount of stuff we've been recording; there's 398 file things to copy, and that's...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:55:00 GMT

Recording. Part Three.

I crave wit... I really do. It seems that communicating the excitement of playing music through words is an elusive art and well beyond me. Consequently I shall keep the report on our musical activiti...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:36:00 GMT

Recording. Part two.

Hello again. It is 11 p.m, an episode of Family Guy is blaring in the background and we are all tired and sated after a busy day and a large dinner. Today we began proper recording, yesterday having b...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:51:00 GMT

Recording. Part One.

Well, hello. I sincerely hope that you are well. We are blogging because we are excited. We are excited because today we began recording a new album. We are in Jersey, at a family home and we have spe...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:37:00 GMT

Brand new album plans

In a little under two weeks time well be recording a new album and rest assured there won't be any dinosaurs on it, so no re-re-re recording of Echos Swing just brand new songs.  This is exciting fo...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:19:00 GMT

Um...Drum...Minibum

Hello, Our latest recordings (three of which are on the our music player) are now available to buy from our label www.organgrinderrecords.com, Rough Trade shops or by appoaching us cautiousl...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:26:00 GMT

Radio Ga Ga

The photo below is apparently what most desks at radio stations look like, caked in cds and promo sleeves. I nicked the picture from Tom Robinson's site. Now, you might be thinking, "why are yo...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:09:00 GMT

Free download from the Guardian and gig tonight!

Hi, just a quick reminder about our EP launch tonight @ Catch in Shoreditch and to let you know that we're featured on the Guardian music site; they're giving a free download, which is here!...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:04:00 GMT