Elliot hall - guitar,harmonica,vocals and anything else I can get my hands on in the studio.
Suzie Hall - sometimes plays percussion
Mark Tristan - has been known to play bass with us as well
影響
anything that rattles, shrieks or squeaks particularly Bob Dylan, T.S Elliot (though he's a poet and dead so I doubt he does much squeaking now) , Pete Doherty, Jack White and Neil Young
風格近似
An acoustic based monk who moved to the city had a breakdown and abandoned his principles and also Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Tom McRae, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave.
if someone else will blow your trumpet for you the lease you can do is mic it up so here's a few things people have said.
"remember the first time you heard Tom Waits and you thought no bloody way? It's like that with Elliot Hall. All is shot through with a rare honesty. he is heroic and compelling" venue magazine
'A rough, gruff and tumble voice that pulls away at lyrics this good is the kind of daydream we need in England to reignite a spark for credible new songwriters' alex lee thompson, music journalist
sonnets and singers now available for download at rawrip 0.39$ a song!
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My new album 'sonnets and singers' is finished! Thanks f**k for that. you canbuy it on cd from
mississippi records for only £6
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It was actually quite cheap to make because it was recorded so quickly. That means I can spend the rest of the budget at the bar! In all seriousness I'm pretty chuffed with the record. It sounds all croaky and spluttery which I like and also it sounds nothing like James Blunt - see I'm full of optimism today, not my normal moody barsteward self at all.
here's what some other people have said about my music in the past. If you can make sense of it you're a better man (or woman!) than me.
'a demon-eyed and thoroughly broken singer trying to separate shards of God and mutated angels from urban disease...a fascinating performance.' venue magazine
...at some stage I may have to get a proper job...making music makes you skint..particularly this type of music.... I knew I should've learnt to play catchy pop, but the thing is I've been writing these songs for years now and I just can't change. I wish I was around in the days when dark, moody singer songwriters were in but now it's all fluffy bunny stuff and I don't fit in...oh bollox.. I really thought there was a market for throat cutting ballads these days...I hate describing my music but here it goes...
If you like James Blunt I'm probably not the man for your ears. If you like Britney Spears, I have a slightly blond tinge to my hair and could even try wearing a dress but frankly it ain't happening. I'm a singer songwriter from Bristol playing a kind of 'unfluffy' acoustic music. I tend to find acoustic music these days tends to be full of people with 'pretty voices' playing 'pretty songs', this is an attempt to get away from that. I also have a heavy interest in poetry, not the english tea party kind but the blood and guts, fire and lightning kind. I have released two E.P.s and an album called 'next to nothing', you can buy it from
I have also toured Ireland. When I feel I've had too much music I like to put on my boots, grab my electric guitar and front Indie rock band 'groundless'. You can listen to them if you want at
Hey Elliot - Thank you for having us - it was a really enoyable night. And thanks for putting in the time, energy and creativity - the world needs more like you.
Thanks so much for having me play tonight on such a wonderful line-up, I loved it. Your songs are at the centre of the Earth and may you radiate outwards ... we need it. Pete x
How's it going? There is a free track available for you at the moment on our myspace page. Just click the FREE DOWNLOAD box at the top of the page and enter a valid email to download the tune. How cool is that!
Have a great week and thank you very much for being electronically connected to us as friends and fans.
Hi Elliot - great songs! We're playing at The Mothers' Ruin, St Nicholas Market, Bristol on Wednesday 11th November soon after 8pm followed by two other great bands. It's a free gig (and cheap at half the price!) Come and experience the Poundshop Life.
Hey dude I love your stuff too and was great to meet you at Burnham....sorry for the delay in replying, and I agree about the exorcism stuff, and glad you liked the links... yeah stick a demo up soon of the Emily Rose song, wanna hear it ! Keep intouch and speak soon, hope to see you in London, keep me posted about the gig and will come :)
Make sure you promote your band on www.topoftheox.co.uk this week. A great chance to get noticed by both the public and industry. Win that dream prize...
