HOPELESS HEROIC - THE STORY SO FAR
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Fusing the disparate elements of Muse, Mozart and Metallica with the pump and grind of Hip Hop, Hopeless Heroic are as distinctive as they are driven. Intended to assume some individuality, the result forms an edgy yet commercial sound, as monstrous as it is beautiful.
And on Nov 23 2009, when the band's 'Mechanical Lions' EP hits the stores, you can hear what we mean. Released on the band's own label it is five tracks of heads down riffery colliding headlong with infectious choruses and a rock-fuelled violin player. Yep, you heard us - violin player.
Hopeless Heroic provide the winning blow, the finale and happy ending to singer Gavin's Bain's biography California Schemin' which is one of the most anticipated books of 2010 and is already in the process of being adapted for the big screen by Irvine Welsh.
Indeed 2010 looks set to be a pretty special year for Hopeless Heroic. Following on from having sold out legendary London venues such as the Barfly and Water Rats, the quintet intend to hit the road and support the release of their debut album. Aside from a fine stand-alone project, the debut album also acts as the soundtrack to the aforementioned book and deals with issues such as identity, confidence, lies, chasing dreams, determination, fame, celebrity, life, death, addiction and suicide while taking you on one hell of a rock n' roll journey of self discovery.
The Band have already received national and international airplay and were featured in a documentary on BBC Radio Scotland in February 2009. Their every move is being captured on film as their music and story is to be subject of a music documentary. They have been featured in cult music web show Svengali and have been tipped by the XFM Scotland DJ and John Peel award winner Jim Gellatly to be the band of 2010. Quietly confident, these five twenty-something's might just melt a hole in a sound system near you soon.
Listening to the Mechanical Lions EP is like being strapped to a runaway train passing through an endless series of landscapes at top speed - it's a blurry, enervating, thrilling ride.
"If Hopeless Heroic were a drug they'd be a contemporary mongrel of street amphetamine and old school dreamy Ecstasy. And I'd be standing on the corner waiting for my man every night." Jane Graham - The Guardian
"So many twists and turns, you never know what is going to happen next." Jim Gellatly - BBC Radio Scotland
I just wanted to say again what an AWESOME SHOW it was again at 100 Club!!. I know i've told you all already. But thought i tell you again, just in case you didn't believe me lol!! Listen to the radio show which was great too !! Especially the bit about Tony and his Violin lol !! The songs sounded so beautiful, done acoustically too!! Hope the kerrang shoot went well too. Can't wait to see what you were wearing. Knowing my luck tights weren't involved!! I know its hard work, but it will be worth it!!!!!!!. You guys deserve all the success, that will come your way. Never met a bunch of nicer blokes :-) Even Tony who is ignoring me either cause he is dead, or he has fallen asleep, or he has made the terrible mistake of going out with Gav, or you just doesn't want to talk to me :-( lmao I forgive you Tony. If you have a few spare decades could you teach me Violin ? It will be fun i promise !!. This is what happens when you can't get to sleep at night!!
thanks for the efforts =) love your music, and hope to see you live on stage around my area-- then i ll get myself a copy of yours :)) congraz to all the press thing --stay grounded
Hope you had fun at the radio show today. Sounds like it was a laugh. So how long did you take to find were it was ?. And were was it ? Thought it was on live today so was trying to find it on sky as it wouldn't play on my dodgy computer !! Won't get to listen to it on thursday for obivious reasons lol, but wil try and sky+ it !!
Hope you are all alright ? Have a nice night, looks like my is going to be Shit as more then likely Liverpool are going out of the champions league :-(
Good luck for the radio show later. I'm going to watch it anyway Tony, i've seen a ghost so i'm not afraid of them, just petrified lol !!!!!! Can't wait to see you all on Thursday !! Any chance of a song dedication Really looking forward to hearing the new stuff and meeting Dai :-). I hope you haven't told him i'm a complete nut job lol xx
arrrr well that sounds canny goood :) and its all good up here :) lovin all my gigs atm XD even tho i have been in pain becoz of them hahaha and i got th track - LOVE IT! any more? :P teeeheee xx
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Ohhh sounds good :) Well done on the Kerrang thing tho.
It's been going good thanks actually hun :) and not yet. Just waiting on my pictures from Still Dying Magazine tbh. He's only put a few up so i think i might have to wait til i get the disc haha :D How's your day been?
!!. This is what happens when you can't get to sleep at night!!
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