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Wire Jesus

A ramshackle bunch...

About Me

"...their use of a cello, something I've not really seen used as a lead instrument in rock 'n' roll since Isobel Campbell left Belle and Sebastian, and in this case it sounded excellent as did the rest of the band."
Guy Graham bbc.co.uk

"Wire Jesus are special. Very special indeed."
Linda Serck bbc.co.uk

"They are a highly impressive group, combining the usual acoustic rock accoutrements with accordions and cellos. If this, along with the male/female lead vocals, suggests an affinity with bands such as the Arcade Fire, then good, as on a number of songs they captured the dramatic tension, musical sophistication and epic aspiration of the Canadian wonders."
oxfordbands.com

"Wire Jesus have it all. People call it X-factor and that is perhaps the best description. Somewhere between their emotional intensity, sheer ragged beauty (the best kind), stories of human significance and insignificance and heart wrenching melodies can be found a dominant artistry, a decadent coherency, and above all a very real talent which at the moment burns very bright indeed.
Josaka.co.uk"Success will surely follow."
The Morning Star

"Too good to be true. If only it were a fair world we could never afford such a band."
Music On The Hill Festival

Buy the Oxjam Reading CD for £3 at Oxfam Music in Reading, online or at a Wire Jesus gig. Loads of great Reading bands for just £3. We've got Six Foot Crow on there. Click on the picture for more details.

You can order The Intruder single at HMV.

*Play the Wire Jesus game 'ESCAPE FROM OILKATRAZ'

Check out more Wire Jesus videos on YouTube .

Our top 8 will change regularly to promote those who are involved with us at the time PLUS the odd WJ fan who catches our eye by shamelessly plugging us!;-).

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/8/2006
Band Website: wirejesus.com
Band Members: Mike Murray
Vocals/Lead Guitar
Amy Barton
Vocals/Acoustic Guitar
Nicole Perkins
Vocals/Piano/Accordion
Tim Perkins
Cello
Tiki
Vocals/Bass
Mic Harrison
Drums
Influences: Fleetwood Mac 'Rumours era', Radiohead, Dylan Thomas, Fairport Convention, Cold War Kids , John Lennon, Simon & Garfunkle The NHS Wicker Man sound track, Arcade Fire , O Brother Where Art Thou sound track, George Orwell, The seasons, Bob Dylan , The Beatles , George Martin, The Beach Boys ,
Sounds Like: "No-one can accuse Reading Six piece Wire Jesus of being yet another indie band."
- DROWNED IN SOUND
Record Label: Josaka (single)/Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

From the bottom of a well....

Hello everyone, I think I've avoided myspace for long enough! I intended to do a sort of New Year's hello but I've been so busy working on new songs I haven't found the time. So I'm gonna do my 2007 s...
Posted by Wire Jesus on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:28:00 PST

The Raveonettes - last Friday

After a couple of false starts of turning back to drop off work keys and the weak bladdered needing a wee 5 miles out of Reading the 5 of us (minus tim, who was making his own way) wer...
Posted by Wire Jesus on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:48:00 PST

Oi Va Voi

We had a last minute gig for main support to Oi Va Voi last week at the Fez. Forgot how much I miss gigging. So glad we've got a few more gigs at the moment. It went really well apart from my equipmen...
Posted by Wire Jesus on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:25:00 PST

Party...thanks!

Sore heads all round today... Our little troupe was overwhelmed with your enthusiasm last night, fired by the tequila no doubt! Thanks for making our party so special. So sorry if you couldn't get in,...
Posted by Wire Jesus on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:53:00 PST

Stone the crows...

MOTH Fest on the weekend was amazing. The sun shined, the crowd were amazing, we sold out of cd's. Thank you!  (I know, I said amazing twice!)This month we recorded some songs in our rented barn ...
Posted by Wire Jesus on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:52:00 PST

PARTY !!!!!!!!!!!!! - 10th August at The RISC - THINK GLOBAL, ROCK LOCAL!

Friday 10th August at R.I.S.C. (above Global Cafe), 35 - 39 London St. Reading RG1 4PS   WIRE JESUS MINI-FEST...THINK GLOBAL, ROCK LOCAL! A very special party night just for you! Keep it free! W...
Posted by Wire Jesus on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:09:00 PST

GIGS / JAIL GUITAR DOORS...

This Friday we return to The Watershed, Wimbledon,  after a sell out night last year supporting My Luminaries on their label signing. This place also has a wicked 'indie' disco afterwards. We're ...
Posted by Wire Jesus on Tue, 01 May 2007 04:44:00 PST

New recordings...

We're currently recording demo's with Rob Bloomfield at Bleeding Ear Studio's in Reading. Rob's work on the b-side's to the latest Six Nation State (Jeepster) single impressed us and we've come to fin...
Posted by Wire Jesus on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:58:00 PST

WJ on YouTube

Check out video footage on YouTube of our recent gig at 21 South St. Reading.  We may add some more songs in the next few days.  Up so far are 'Baby Blues', 'Cold Cold Cold', 'Fallen An...
Posted by Wire Jesus on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:11:00 PST

We're So Tired/Baby Blues FREE demo...

Come and claim your FREE DEMO at the next Wire Jesus gig!We've got to give a BIG THANKS to Adam Smith, who did the dirty work on these two tracks for us in such a rushed atmosphere...
Posted by Wire Jesus on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:44:00 PST