Member Since: 7/28/2006
Band Website: soundsociety.co.uk
Band Members: Wayne McDonald - lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, effects, programming and a luvverly cuppa, biccies and inspiration...Andy Callen - banjo, piano, guitar, backing vocals and enthused vim and vigour, plus oodles of fire.!
Influences: Johnny Cash, The Smiths, Television, The Damned, Lambchop, Giant Sand, Neil Young, Will Oldham, Sparklehorse, Can, Elvis Presley, Everly Brothers, Nick Drake, Sly & the Family Stone, Brian Wilson, Kinks/ Muswell Hillbillies, Phil Spector, Dolly Parton, Byrds, Captain Beefheart, Saturday Night/ Sunday Morning, The Fall, Sex Pistols, Queen, Dusty Springfield, Husker Du, Nick Cave, Motown, Black Sabbath, The Who, T Rex, Roy Orbison, Pebbles, Nuggets, Stax, Hank Williams, The Triffids , Sham 69, The Krankies, Big Star, The Monkees, The Stoogies, Dylan, Top of the Pops, Sinatra, Nancy and Lee, Tap, T` Street, Led Zeppelin, Smokey Robinson, Love, My bloody valentine, The Cramps, Hubert Selby jr, Rentaghost, Dexy`s, Sun, The Killers, The Small faces, Buddy Holly, The Pixies, Primals, John Coltrane, Otis, Rolling stones, Blondie, Aretha, Funkadelic, A lovely sunny day, Kate Bush, Abba, Chocolate, Patti Smith, Carry on... Basement jaxx, The Beatles, Disco, Ennio Morricone, The Grumbleweeds, The Ramones, Suicide, Edith Piaf, Sleepy sleep, David Bowie, Kasabian, Tammi Wynette, Marvin Gaye, Northern soul, A last minute winner, MC5, Flaming lips, Brel, Velvets, Thin Lizzy, Sonic youth, A smile, New York Dolls, Zippy, George and Bungle, Faithless, Muse, Throwing muses, Jimmy Cliff, Madness, Buena Vista Social Club, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, Easy Rider, Hendrix, Early Alice Cooper, Wheeltappers.. Chemicals, Simon and Garfunkel, Specials, Frank Carson, American Graffitti, Arctic Monkeys, Arctic roll. Rocky, Soft Cell, Lee Scratch Perry, Lynn Perrie, Shirl, Giant Haystacks, Eric Cantona, Windows of the soul, A good chippy, Marlon, A kickin' dancefloor, Howlin' Wolf, White Stripes, Rain on the window, The Office, Cornflake Pie and Custard, Roland Rat, George Best, Rod n' Emu, Joy Division, Stevie Wonder, Spaced, The love of life, Posh crisps, New romantics, Little Richard, Rising damp, Brucie, Skin on skin, Springsteen, Air, Arthur Daley, Papa Lazarou, Pee Wee, Bernie Clifton, Wham!, Rolf, Coffee, That moment.. and a million more...
Sounds Like: You make up your own mind... but generally speaking our music sounds like psychedelic country with a dash of electronica. Our music at various times has been likened to: Jim White, The Monkees, The Rolling Stones, Hank Williams, Lone Pigeon, Badly Drawn Boy, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Okkervil River (for Wayne's vocals), David Bowie/ Spiders From Mars, Brecht and Weill, The Cure (for Andy's guitar style), the list goes on... We both come from a background of playing in punk bands so there's a bit of that as well!
Record Label: M60 Recordings, contact 07950 119151
Type of Label: Indie