The following guys play live with Chris: Joe Caddy (drums), Andy Fleet (keys), John Gibbons (bvs), Stelios Kalisperides (guitar), Zane Maertens (bass).
Influences
Beatles, Bowie, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones and lots of other 60s and 70s acts. Also influenced by nineties and naughties acts Radiohead, Stone Roses and Primal Scream.
Sounds Like
Bowie, Beatles, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Stone Roses, Radiohead, Primal Scream, Belle & Sebastian, T-Rex - phew!
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PRESS QUOTES
"Some of the best pop/rock you are likely to hear this or any year" - The Irish Times
"Twisted City's concept is a fascinating idea carried out with skill and flair by surely one of the most promising songwriters to surface this year" - Clash Magazine
"Luckily I really liked it" - Jenny Eclair
"It really is good stuff...a great sound" - Chris Tarrant
"Extremely impressive" - Irish Examiner
"One glorious ride of well-crafted pop/rock tunes...this is an album you can play again and again and never tire of" - **** Get Ready to Rock
"With a voice somewhere between George Harrison and John Lennon - a good place to be - Singleton pens catchy tunes too...Compelling stuff" - Hotpress
BIOGRAPHY
Chris Singleton comes from Dublin. Influenced by classic acts such as Bowie, The Beatles, The Stone Roses, The Who and Pink Floyd, his music is characterised by great melodies and an engaging production technique which combines traditional rock and pop instruments (guitars, organ, drums, piano) with contemporary sounds - dirty drum samples, crunchy electronica and digital effects.
For the past couple of years Chris has been recording an album called "Twisted City". Written on the back of tube tickets, boarding cards and newspapers found abandoned in railway stations, the record is conceived as a tube journey through London. Each song is a stop on the line and deals with a different 'place', whether a London location or an experience. The album's opener, "Worry Number One" - a rocky, "Pink Floyd-on-speed" affair - starts with a driver announcing a departure of a train; from then on the train takes the listener through a very diverse musical landscape. Taking in glam rock ("Get Up"), acoustic ballads ("Pieces") and even a bit of punk (the end of the title track involves a Johnny Rotten impersonator shouting his head off), "Twisted City" is an album clearly made on - and about - a move. The songs are inspired by London (both the good bits and the bad) and the album reflects the excitement of getting to know the city and the struggle to make it there.
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Photos of the recording of the new album
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If you're ever looking for someone to open/support your gigs... maybe next time you're in Dublin town... would be great if you considered baldy old me :-)
I did a recording for balconytv. com on Sunday which is now up on youtube. It's me, on a balcony in Dublin... it's balconytv ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oorUcbzEWzw
look at the sunburnt baldy head on that... I bet you could see it from space!
Hi Chris, Will do that... Btw, I've just signed up few days ago for myspace music. I've wanting to upload my stuffs since before but I just didn't have much time to do it. But finally I've got one now and I still need to update it more and work it out further. I can add you there and I'll send an email to all of my friends there in UK and here in Ireland about your free album :) Cheers... keep me posted too.
Hello Chris, Thank you so much for your friendship and most welcome comment. I wish for you every possible success and happiness in the new year and love in greater abundance than you can imagine. Peace & Love, Russ
Hiya there Chris, long time no speak! Happy New Year to ya - I hope you're well and 2008 is going good for you.
I've got two new songs called 'Cries' and 'This Boy Child' up now and also a re-mastered version of 'The Man Himself', please stop by and check them out if you get the time.
Thanks for your continued support - it's much appreciated, take care for now.
Just thought I'd mention, I have just downloaded some awesomely fantastic album called 'Twisted City' maybe you've heard it :) It's super cool, keep up the good work!
