Alastair Taylor - guitar, vocals, pedal steel.
Andrew Taylor - drums, vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica.
Roy W. Taylor - guitar, vocals.
Scott Tobin- bass, vocals.
Influences
The Jayhawks, The Beatles, Tom Petty, Buddy Holly, The Byrds, Johnny Cash, The Proclaimers, Teenage Fanclub, Hank Williams, The Lemonheads, Del Shannon, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Green Day, Ben Folds, The Housemartins, The Everly Brothers.
Sounds Like
"Country pop touched by the hand of God."Americana
UK
"Turning Circles deserves to be top of your CD rack. 5/5."Is This Music?
"Songs that capture a power pop spirit tinged with a country edge, shimmering guitars and vocal harmonies recall classic California bands and more local contemporaries such as Teenage Fanclub. 8/10"Americana
UK
Dropkick is a Scottish band who play catchy, countrified pop music with great brotherly harmonies and melodies that will stick in your head forever. Imagine Paul McCartney playing "Duelling Banjos" with Brian Wilson and you're halfway there...
To contact the band or to join their mailing list simply click here. Join the mailing list today to receive a free 4 track CD.
You can listen to Dropkick's 8 albums and 1 EP in full here.
Dropkick's new album "Patchwork" is released on 1st Nov 2008 on Swedish label Sound Asleep Records. You can pre-order the CD now for £7.00 (including worldwide postage) by clicking the button above. Payment by PayPal or credit/debit cards is accepted.
Dropkick are very much a DIY band and record and produce all their own albums at home. Previous albums were released on their own Taylored Records label and can be purchased from the band's online shop. Their last album "Dot The i" was released on 29th March 2008 and has now been re-issued in Spain by Rock Indiana Records. "Dot The i" and 2007 album "Turning Circles" are both available in the USA through Not Lame Recordings and Kool Kat Musik.
Dropkick albums can also be downloaded in full from as well as most other legal download sites, including eMusic, www.scotloads.co.uk, Napster, HMV Digital, Yahoo! Music, Amazon and Rhapsody. Albums cost from just £6.99, with individual tracks available for only 79p.
New video filmed in Valldemossa, Mallorca Feb 09. This song is likely to feature on the new album due later in the year.
Hello, after an unfortunate hiatus, the reasons for which are probably best not gone into here, we finally have some new music on the AUK MySpace site. For your listening pleasure this month we offer Nathan Oliver, Conrad Ford, the irrepressible Todd Snider and the delightful Beccy Owen. Don't forget too, for those of you within striking distance of Leicester, Electric Dustbowl 2 on 19 September.
Alright Guys ... how's it going ... I spy another date at the 13th Note later on this year - will need to get that marked in the diary ... new album out by then ?
Hello Alastair! It was all a bit rushed, eh? the bus back to Glasgow was leaving very soon after, but I got a lift from Linda (aka Kyle's Mom) and decided it was best to stay close to her, otherwise, I'd be left in Darvel with no where to go!
just means I must return when there will be more time! now it's back to reality, which is never fun.
After the will-I-won't-I of the Bannerman's gig I'll definitely be at the Darvel gig as I already have a ticket. Attic Lights were great with Camera Obscura so should be a pop-tastic night!
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