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The Rocky Nest

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Member Since: 5/28/2006
Band Website: YOWZA
Band Members: Hannah- Guitar , Trombone , Glockenspiel , Vocals , Recorders , Handclaps, Hi 5's
Paul- Guitar , Vocals , Handclaps , Hi 5's
Tom- Guitar , Handclaps , Hi 5's
Jonny H - Bass Guitar, Hi 5's , Handclaps
Influences: Herman Dune , Belle and Sebastian , Smog , Fonda 500 , Camera Obscura , Talking Heads , The Essex Green , Danielson , The Lovin Spoonful , The Beatles , Wrestling.Jonathan Richman,Hefner, Early Arty Talking Heads............Lists are shit.
Sounds Like: REVIEWS..................................................... ............... "An amazing EP(Golden Lights EP) full of farmyard folk pop fun" - TEN FOOT CITY mag April ’08.Brilliant jangly indie pop - SHADOWPLAY FANZINE - April ’08"The Rocky Nest are from East Yorkshire by way of Laurel Canyon and Isobel Campbell’s tourbus"...................................."How a marching band would sound if they spent a couple of months listening only to The Strokes and The Velvet Underground"...............................and"More twee then Belle and Sebastian wearing Arran jumpers" - HIGHVOLTAGE- JANUARY ’08.................................................." What you get when you mix an ex-Fonda,an ex-Favour and three lovely ladies playing glockenspiel,recorder,trumpet,guitar,bass,acordian and send them off to a farm to make music" -TEN FOOT CITY MAG- MARCH ’07........................................."...with a revamped line up and a new philosophy they are a band to be reckoned with rather than one to be patronisingly underated.The re-invention makes them vocally richer and musically more ambitious"..................."something both menacing and lush" ........"heartfelt odyssey"......and "all in all stunning"... - SANDMAN MAG - FEBRUARY ’08
Record Label: DIY HI 5!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Thee Humbug 6

Think Paul mentioned this on an earlier blog, but anyway.. we're featured in the latest issue of Thee Humbug magazine, and! and! and! featured on their CD!Wow.You can get it from Norman Records here ...
Posted by The Rocky Nest on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:11:00 PST

DiY Hi 5 night!

DiY Hi 5!Hull Adelphi Friday12th September 2008The Rocky Nest present a new nightSpecial GuestsPete Green Corporate JuggernautMammal HumKung Fu DJ'sCD's for saleFree Cd'sCakesBadgesArtArm WrestlingPOP...
Posted by The Rocky Nest on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:29:00 PST

Magazine feature and online Review...here!

Hey Hey!The Rocky Nest have a couple of Media related thingy things for you to check out.First of all we have a Feature and a track on the latest Thee Humbug mag/CD(courtesy of the Magnificent Thee SP...
Posted by The Rocky Nest on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:57:00 PST

SERIES TWO RECORDS.

We are proud to be included on the new SERIES TWO RECORDS compilation out NOW!!!Check out the link on our Myspace page.
Posted by The Rocky Nest on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:29:00 PST

Outakes from recordings

Coming soon......out-takes from our latest recordings.1st up..................................Monorail.This recording was going so well until Paul accidently deleted all the recording apart from this ...
Posted by The Rocky Nest on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:32:00 PST

GOLDEN LIGHTS EP REVIEW - TREBLEZINE-USA

A fine review of our GOLDEN LIGHTS EP in USA based online/mag TREBLEZINE..................cool!!!!!!!!!!GOOGLE it....
Posted by The Rocky Nest on Thu, 29 May 2008 03:21:00 PST

RECORDING

We are recording new stuff now!!!
Posted by The Rocky Nest on Mon, 05 May 2008 12:25:00 PST

GOLDEN LIGHTS REVIEWs HIGH VOLTAGE & SANDMAN mag

Check out HIGH VOLTAGE Manchester webzine for another ace Golden Lights EP review 3/5 stars.Also read Mike Reynolds review in last months Sandman mag.......cool
Posted by The Rocky Nest on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:26:00 PST

GOLDEN LIGHTS EP REVIEW Isthismusic? 4 STARS!

SUPERB GOLDEN LIGHTS REVIEW - is this music.com - Scotish mag/webzine April edition. Yahoo!!!
Posted by The Rocky Nest on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:13:00 PST

THE ROCKY NEST LIVE REVIEW - Thisisull

Check out a live review of our gig at the New Adelphi at the end of February on the Thisisull website.YYYOOOWWWZZAA!
Posted by The Rocky Nest on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:19:00 PST