RICH AUSTIN..VOCALS AND GUITAR.
RICH WARD..DRUMS.
ANDY FONDA..PRODUCTION AND SAMPLING.
Influences
Foo Fighters, Portishead, P.J.Harvey, Noise Annoys Simon, Ben Folds, Iggy Pop, REM, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Massive Attack, Led Zep, Obedientbone, Ron Sexsmith, Jeff Buckley, Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart.
Fat Battery produce a wholly original sound: blending elements of traditional acoustic rock and often surreal and allegorical lyrics, with modern trip-hop rhythms and infectious bass-lines. Once described as "a fusion of Johnny Cash and Tom Waits", the band's unique sound truly has to be heard to be defined.
It is your votes that determine the Top 10 ratings each month. So feel free to cast yours while you are listening to Radio Free South West by giving a track either a thumbs up or thumbs down.
Congratulations to Popnoise Records band Some Beans who go to number one this month with their track Dark Days. Dark Days is one of the tracks featured on their recently released debut album entitled Fear & Loathing in Tipton St. John which is available on iTunes.
Fat Battery come in at number two for the second month is a row with their track ‘Rock of Sand’ which is available on iTunes.
The Akibas The Akibas come in at number three with their song Sick and Tired. The Akibas have a number of albums available on iTunes including their latest release called Queen Of The South.
Artist ~ Song ~ Album
1. Some Beans - Dark Days - Pop Noise Sampler
2. Fat Battery - Rock Of Sand - Pop Noise Sampler
3. The Akibas - Sick And Tired - Queen Of The South
4. All Living Fear - Home Too Soon (With Julianne Regan) - Fifteen Years After (Disc 1)
5. Bryher - Golden Feathers - For Ivy
6. Bryher - Blackberry Lane - For Ivy
7. Josie Lloyd - Scarlet - The Gingerbread House and Other Stories
8. Slovakia - Octagon - Slovakia
9. The Starkadders - Black Witch - Black Witch
10. Kellie Cox - I Wait - Pathos and Exaltation Part 1
Top 10 Songs on Radio Free South West, February 2009
It is your votes that determine the Top 10 ratings each month. So feel free to cast yours while you are listening to Radio Free South West by giving a track either a thumbs up or thumbs down.
Congratulations to Andrew Marshall (www. myspace. com/andrewgmarshall) who hits the top spot this month with his track Beautiful. If you head over to Andrew’s MySpace page you can download his new song ‘Make Me Sing’ for free. You can catch him live at Mr Wolfs in Bristol on 23 February and at Exeter Picture House on 5 March before he heads back to Australia.
Fat Battery (www. myspace. com/fatbattery) make their first appearance in the top 10 at number two with their track ‘Rock of Sand’. Fat Battery currently have a four track EP out on Pop Noise Records and you can catch them live on 27 February at Tigga’s Bar, Exeter and on 7 March at The London Inn, Ottery St Mary.
The Haiku (www. myspace. com/thehaiku) come in at number three with ‘Which Way To Go’. Phil and Bert will soon be heading in to the studio to record their new EP with some live dates to follow in mid-March. You can pre-order the EP now to help finance recording and you can also help by suggesting a title.
1. Andrew Marshall - Beautiful - Refuge 2. Fat Battery - Rock Of Sand - Pop Noise Sampler 3. The Haiku - Which Way To Go - Fan The Flames 4. Jess Brown - Wishbone - Coombeshead Studios 5. Dean Farnell - When I Meet The Devil - Dean Farnell 6. Reset Yesterday - Wait For Me - Reset Yesterday 7. Stuart Wills - On The Run - Watching The World Passing By 8. Dave Gwyther - Write A New Freedom - Wars Will Cease... 9. Vikki Hewitt - Without You - Demo 10. Palmer & Falloon - Feint Ruled Notebook - Palmer & Falloon
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