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The Dials

Acid country, folk-garage pioneers

About Me

DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW!

That’s right - we’re proud to announce the release of our imaginatively eponymously self-titled debut album "The Dials" on Gear Discs. And, until it hits the shop on 19th March, the only place you can get hold of it is from our website. A snip at only £9.99 including P&P anywhere in the world.

The tracklisting is as follows:
Theme From Dials
We’ve Seen The Two Faces of God And Dug The Peanut (But Tell Me, What Do The Children Believe?)
Lonely Boy
Fairy Ring Champion
Leaves
Pontius Pilate At The KMart
Being Born
Where Did Our Love Go?
Hello, My Name’s Jesus And I’m An Alcoholic
The Coracle
Willow Craft Centre
Lay Down Your Heavy Load
Me Soh Fah
Been Inside Your Mind

"The Dials have recorded two of my favourite recent tracks... I’m loving the album" Mark Lamarr, BBC Radio 2
"Many knowledgeable heads nod sagely in their direction; Gideon Coe and Mark Lamarr are fans, and now having heard the album, I understand why... a great band" Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2
"Really, really good" Dave Henderson, Mojo
"A twanging country psych extravaganza. Right on!" The Fly
"The Dials turn a monolithic corporate space into an intimate roadhouse cafe on the dark side of town. Long may they ride"
Michael Kemp, Americana UK
"Theres an old saying, If youre going to steal, steal from the best. The Dials have taken this to heart. From the Beatles to the Byrds, from Cash to the Clash, they take a little bit from everyone and mix it all up into an exhilerating musical stew"
Jerry Jodice, The Great American Music Hour, WRIR 973FM, Virginia

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/11/2006
Band Website: thedials.co.uk
Band Members: Martin: Vocals, Guitar
Dermot: Guitar, Pedal Steel, Banjo, Mandolin
Pidge: Drums, Vocals
Andy D: Electric Bass, Double Bass
Andy T: Piano, Organ, Vocals
Influences: Gene Clark, The Faces, John Hartford, Link Wray, John Coltrane, Syd Barrett, Dock Boggs, Love, The Byrds, Bert Jansch, Queen, Jimmy Smith, The Band, The Beach Boys, Big Star, Brian Eno, Johnny Cash, Caravan, The Flying Burrito Bros, Kevin Ayers, Charles Mingus, The Grateful Dead, Fairport Convention, Hank Williams, Miles Davis, The Incredible String Band, The Kinks, Robert Wyatt, Mike Nesmith, Genesis, Serge Gainsbourg, Ronnie Lane, Tim Hardin, erm, erm...
Sounds Like: it's pub time
Record Label: Gear Discs
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW!

Our debut album, imaginatively titled "The Dials" will be in the shops from Monday 19th March 2007 on Gear Discs. However... you can buy it online from our website at www.thedials.co.uk ...
Posted by The Dials on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:31:00 PST

EP and Instore Appearances in February!

The EP we recorded for Fopp will be released in February - we'll let you know as soon as we have the exact release date. It will feature cosmic rocker "The Coracle" and 2 specially reco...
Posted by The Dials on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:33:00 PST

Video now online

That's right, you can check out the video for "Theme From Dials" by clicking on the video link. Dashing, aren't we? PS please stop emailing us that people are nicking our video - IT'S NOT REALLY US! I...
Posted by The Dials on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:07:00 PST

RADIO 2 LIVE SESSION THIS FRIDAY

The group spent the evening of tuesday 15th August recording their BBC session for the Mark Lamarr friday evening show. The recording went well with the band completing 6 tunes as well as discussing&n...
Posted by The Dials on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:09:00 PST

The Dials win "The Fopp Award For New Music"

We are pleased to announce that the band have won this great award. This means that FOPP in conjunction with the PRS Foundation are going to be putting out a 3 track EP with national distribution...
Posted by The Dials on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 06:59:00 PST

Live session on Mark Lamarr's Radio 2 show

We've had confirmation that the band will be recording a live session for our favorite DJs Friday night show on BBC Radio 2. The recording takes place on Aug 15th with broadcast at a later date. Keep ...
Posted by The Dials on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 06:55:00 PST