Matthew Stead does lots of things like singing, guitar, ukulele, glockenspiel, Andy Botterill plays bass guitar, Simon Bish bangs the drums, plays mouth trumpet and sings, Leo plays guitar and sings too. Sometimes we're joined by Abby Rassette doing some singing, Joe Mansfield playing violin, and Jeremy West on his trumpet.
Influences
Yann Tiersen, Orange Juice, Pavement, Beulah, The Smiths, Biff Bang Pow!, Sea Urchins, The Television Personalities, Brian Wilson, Felt, The Magnetic Fields, Belle and Sebastian, Morrissey, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, Camera Obscura, The Field Mice, Teenage Fanclub
Sounds Like
Moldy Peaches, Television Personalities, The Concretes, Camera Obscura, Felt, The Field Mice, James Iha, The Magnetic Fields, Belle and Sebastian, Nick Drake
NEW SINGLE: AA SIDE - ME AND THE GIRL/VILLAGE IDIOT.
OUT NOW ON POP NOISE RECORDS
NEW ALBUM: HONEYLANDS - 12 TRACKS OF LO-FI INDIE POP.
OUT MAY 6th ON POP NOISE RECORDS
A Fine Day for Sailing are a pop band from England. They write songs about whatever comes into their head and spend a lot of time making music in the library after hours, and sometimes like collecting button badges or serenading you with Smiths songs outside your bedroom window at 3 in the morning. Their debut album is out now on Popnoise records. Ask them at a gig if you'd like one, or better still, go to itunes and download it. Right now they are all listening to the Go-Betweens and recording another album for you.
Visit the website for more info, downloads and to buy stuff!:
www.myspace.com/afinedayforsailing
A FINE DAY FOR SAILING "HONEYLANDS" DEBUT LP
A FINE DAY FOR SAILING "ME AND THE GIRL" 3 TRACK CD SINGLE, ME AND THE GIRL, VILLAGE IDIOT, PLUS NON LP TRACK.
I love your new lovely pop tunes!! I am enjoying the wonderful time with your songs!! Heartwarming acoustic and happy fine singing are making me lovely smiles!!
Doktor Combover…. Stripbeat Sleaze from Liverpool…. filthy instrumentals with a Hammond backbone and driving Sax. Mondo Topless raw, ass-shakin grooves!!! Plus…. The Mantawrays.… Lively Surf Supremos with a splash of Raucous R’n’B, Frat stompers! Plus… Los Imbasils DJ formation team & special guests Andy & Carl Combover from the Go-Go Cage club & Mishka She-Creature for your Garage, Soul, R’n’B, Surf and Beat dancing needs. 9pm - 2am … £5 @ the Fratcave, below the Crown, St Nic's Market, Bristol. BS1 1JH.
If you like your drum kits Ludwig, your guitars Burns, and your amplifiers Vox AC30's, then The MASONICS are the band for you. This Medway beat-pop supergroup play prime garage-rock. …tis Elmer’s birthday too so come along & boogaloo!!
Good to see some of the new tracks up. And I see my keyboard has made it onto your site. Cool! PS I like the Sea Urchins too (just checking out your influences). Andy (Simon B)
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