The Dylan Storey Band

Titan - Live at Dogs Bollix, October 06 (It cuts off about half way through cause tape ran out!).. width="425" height="350" ..New album 'Bones' now available at Real Groovy A collection of 10 songs with the 70s Blues/Rock sound characteristic of this band.Four piece psychedelic rock/blues band combining melody with musicianship in a way reminiscent of 70s monster bands. Fat guitars combined with Hammond organ and Fender Rhodes and abstract yet coherent rhythms make this a unique live act. ............................................................ .................................................... ........This four piece rock band is afraid of nothing except revolving doors and outdoor taps. Musical influences include: Bob Dylan, The Allman Brothers, Iron and Wine, Muddy Waters, Wilco, Gomez, Jethro Tull, Rory Gallagher, The Arcade Fire. Playing regularly around Auckland music scene, this band has developed a cult following. Released debut album 'Up in the Rough' in March 2005. Single 'The Water' reached number 1 on bfm charts in 2005. Currently working on second album, to be released July14 ............................................................ ............................................................ . The first Single off 'Bones', 'Luckyland' has featured on the 95bfm top 10 and the Kiwi fm top 10.......................................................... ............................................................ ... Reveiw in 'The Package' Dec 14 ............................................................ ............. The Dylan Storey Band BonesHere's something different – The Dylan Storey Band – featuring the titular character on guitar and vocals (alongside Chris Dunn, bass; Cole Goodley, drums; Billy Squire, Hammond organ, piano and Fender Rhodes) are an Auckland-based combo doing the retro thing; but it's not all angular riffs and post-punk strutting. No, no, no, this album sees a return to the jam-band sound as popularized by The Allman Brothers and The Grateful Dead. But, it's all nicely controlled as well – so we don't head out in to the unctuous seas of The Dave Matthews Band, nor do we have to tolerate 20-minute guitar/organ duels. At the heart of this album are some very nice, sharp, deceptively simple songs (Best And The Worst, Django Song, Old Soldiers and the title track particularly); compositions that recall work by Robin Trower, Elvis Costello and mid-70s Dylan – or, in more modern terms, there are traces of Wilco (especially on the purloined chord-sequence that propels Old Soldiers) and The Arcade Fire. Textures are layered nicely over the songs, but nothing feels too deliberate. Essentially this is the organic sound of a band being a band: jamming songs out, fleshing riffs and ideas in to hook-laden compositions. No exercise in style over content; here in fact it's quite the opposite – the form dictates and so there are excursions in to acoustic slide blues, Jethro Tull-esque folk-rock and modern alternative music that draws on a blues-rock heritage…the band Gomez comes to mind. What I liked most was the fact that you can feel the distinct lack of posturing. And for once that's a really good thing.Simon Sweetman ............................................................ ............................................................ .................. Performing a cover of The Allman Brothers' "Ain't Wastin Time".. width="425" height="350" ..