'tell it how it is' is the lead out track, dedicated to and including a whispered middle 8 to Marvin Gaye “all I can hear, is Marvin singing what's going on today” and was written in response to the suffering of children ignored by the media.
Track 'Deep Inside' is a homage to the British 60's beat R&B bands.
"Give thanks!" Craig Charles (bbc6music radio funk and soul show)
"Absolutely irresistible!" francesco adinolfi - beat connection rai radio 1 Italy
"Check them out!" Seonaid AitkenThe Jazz House BBc Radio Scotland
"Cool grooves" Shindig magazine
"One bona fide cracker" Joe Blogs/sussed magazine
"Smokin hot!" Pete the Punk Shmu FM
"Stormin! A British horn driven soul delivered with passion, class and the authenticity of Stax" Heavy Soul Mag
"Well worth checking out" Tom Morton
If you just want to download, please do so from here, as you get a bonus track! Although it is also on itunes etc.
Some of the reviews of our previous EP 'Boy Angus' available in vinyl from bandcamp also:-
- "Very very good indeed" Paul Jones BBC radio 2
- "A banger! And it's great!" Craig Charles (bbc6music radio funk and soul show)
- "Funky bunch of chaps, we like that" Stephen Duffy (the jazz house bbc radio Scotland)
- "Dexy's with a touch of the Style Council" Huffington Post
Lyrics: Tell it how it is
Tell it how, fears the devils game
Only fools know no shame
They use terror as the bait
Wars symbiotic greed n’ hate
Well it’s those fear creators, war makers, defending their own
Those storm chasers and love takers, their hearts turned to stone
Tell it how, you hear your own baby’s cries
Seen through those innocent eyes
The Powerful directing the crime
So let’s put them on the front line
Well it’s those fear creators, war makers, defending their own
Those storm chasers and love takers, their hearts turned to stone
Whispered Middle - All I can hear is Marvin singing what's going on, what’s going on today
Tell it how, on slow news days
When bloods given a purple haze
But a father’s kiss goodbye
Can surely never lie?
Well it’s those fear creators, war makers, defending their own
Those storm chasers and love takers, their hearts turned to stone
Behind their walls they’re holding, a generation that knows nothing but war
But there’s hope remaining, and banners raising, the media can’t ignore
eclectic musical adventures, you are drawn into....... always with style........ Andy can be slick funkiness, vintage styling's, re-enacting melodies of childhood or utterly raw and blunt! the oxbow lake band
Freewheeling songs that draw clear inspiration from Afrobeat, blending darting horn charts with warm vocal melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 21, 2017