Music:
Member Since: 4/26/2006
Band Website: springband.co.uk
Band Members: Rich Gibson (vocals/guitar/keyboards/songwriter),Gary Pearson (guitar/ex-drummer/dot reader),Matt Gibson (bass/dance aficionado/baby of the band),Jonny Wilkinson (drums/percussion/resident artist/merchant of chill)
Here's a video for "Not At The Same Time" from CD Album "Four":Here's a video for "Circle Cake" from the CD Album:
Influences: Here in no particular order of people we like, and have maybe got an idea or two from or dig: The Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground, The Byrds, Matthew Sweet, The Jayhawks, Velvet Crush, Urge Overkill, Husker Du, Wilco, Jay Bennett, Frank Black, Paul Weller, The Webb Brothers, Television, The Who, The Black Crowes, R.E.M., Jimi Hendrix, Radiohead, The Posies, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Supergrass, Teenage Fanclub, The Beatles, Sandy Denny, The Thorns, Tim Buckley, Lemonheads, Cosmic Rough Riders, Chuck Prophet, Bob Mould, Grant Hart, Richard Thompson, Smog, David Bowie, Love, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, The Band, Blondie, Led Zeppelin, Elliott Smith, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty, Nick Drake, Pixies, Ramones, The Jam, Richard Hawley, The Grateful Dead, The Doors, The Clash, The Cult, Jeff Buckley, Howlin' Wolf, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Elvis Costello, Squeeze, Pink Floyd, Cream, Smashing Pumpkins, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Nirvana, Aimee Mann, Marvin Gaye, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, Spector, Motown, Pretenders, Green On Red, Talking Heads, Faces, T. Rex, Tom Waits, Undertones, REM, Van Morrison, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Morrissey, Kings Of Leon, PJ Harvey, Grandaddy, Talking Heads, Miles Davis, Dinosaur Jr, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Cure, The Cult, The Small Faces, Doves, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, Prince, Beck, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Otis Redding, Johnny Cash, The Flaming Lips, Queens Of The Stone Age, Mercury Rev, Lloyd Cole, The Smiths, Crowded House...........
Sounds Like: Loads of melodies, hooks, lyrics, warm dry soulful vocals, interweaving guitars, melodic bass, inventive drumming.
People have mentioned we're a bit like these artists: Teenage Fanclub, The Jayhawks, Matthew Sweet, Lemonheads, Velvet Crush, Aimee Mann (but male vocal!), Grant Hart, Elliott Smith, Wilco, Tom Petty, Nick Drake, Cosmic Rough Riders, Badly Drawn Boy, Richard Hawley, The Byrds, Radiohead (Bends/Computer), R.E.M., or REM
Record Label: Neon Glitter Records.
Type of Label: Indie