HarleyLive Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 We are very happy to announce that the brilliant Veronica Falls will be playing The Harley Monday 25th February. http://veronicafalls.com/ Welcome to the slanted and enchanted world of Veronica Falls, where serendipity, subversion, providence, and a shared love for Roky Erickson’s worldview all have a crucial part to play. Initially forming two years ago when Doyle and Roxanne Clifford (guitars, vocals) moved to London from Glasgow and met James Hoare (also on guitars and vocals) through mutual friends, the band ended up in a friend’s studio in Hoxton, where free downtime enabled them to develop songs at their leisure. From then on, the band have undoubtedly had a charmed existence. How else to explain how they ended up playing their first ever show with critically lauded indie rockers Pains of Being Pure at Heart, or, indeed, how they recruited bassist Marion Herbain, who was a friend from Glasgow who only learnt to play the bass when she was asked to join the band? It is this lucky streak which also saw them being snapped up by Mike Sniper, the head of revered New York label Captured Tracks, a scant 10 minutes after they put their MySpace page up. “He got in touch with us so we thought why not”, Hoare recalls. “We liked a few bands on his label so that helped too”. Doyle agrees: “It felt like a natural home for our first single”. The single in question, “Found Love In a Graveyard”, is a singalong slice of deliciously morbid pop, the breezy harmonies and chant-along choruses slyly belying the off-kilter undercurrent of falling in love with a ghost, and neatly set the tone for what was to follow – instantly addictive pop songs streaked with shades of grey. Subsequent singles on tastemaking labels such as No Pain in Pop and Trouble Records cemented their arrival on the music scene, winning plaudits from the likes of Clash, NME, Stool Pigeon and Loud and Quiet, among others. Monday 25th February Veronica Falls The Harley, Glossop Road, Sheffield 18+ 7.30pm Advance tickets: £6.50 Harley Live members £7.00 Non members http://www.harleylive.co.uk/ticket-shop/ http://www.seetickets.com/Event/WET-NUNS/The-Harley/675259 Booking fee-free tickets available from The Harley, The Wick at Both Ends, The Old Sweet Shop and Record Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediumfast Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Great band:thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyLive Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Two seriously ace supports now lined up for this show, in the form of Fear Of Men and Blessa FEAR OF MEN http://fearofmen.tumblr.com/ Currently in the process of recording their début album after a series of singles released through the likes of Italian Beach Babes, Sexbeat and the Too Pure Singles Club, Brighton's Fear Of Men make a brand of C86 guitar-pop that has won them praise from the likes of Pitchfork, This Is Fake DIY and more. BLESSA With new track 'Unfurl' having grabbed the attention of the likes of The Line Of Best Fit, it's only a matter of time before Sheffield's Blessa get the profile they deserve. Layering glacial vocals over their warm, psych-fuzz melodies, fans of more recent Dum Dum Girls material as well as Polica and Friends are guaranteed to love the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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