Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, The Shangri-Las, The Supremes, David Bowie, Mott The Hoople, Brian Eno, Sex Pistols, Blondie, Donna Summer, Bruce Springsteen, Adam & The Ants, New Order, Yazoo, The Smiths, Prince, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Pulp, Pixies, Nirvana, Saint Etienne, Blur, Smashing Pumpkins, Suede, Radiohead, Super Furry Animals, Weezer, The Strokes, The Libertines, Luxembourg, Swimmer One, Cobra Starship, Bloc Party, MGMT...
Sounds Like
Spotlights in the heart of darkness...
^^ "Out Of Focus" - video by the band and Jez FX, with the invaluable assistance of Tom James, Michael Robert Williams, Jamie Laird and Phil Whaite.
^^ "We're All Going To Die" - video by Daniel Cruckshank and the band.
^^ "Heroics" live at Feeling Gloomy, February 28th 2009.
Filmed by Oliver Burdajewicz.
^^ "Marlborough Road" live at Feeling Gloomy, February 28th 2009.
Filmed by Oliver Burdajewicz.
^^ "Out Of Focus" live at Feeling Gloomy, February 28th 2009.
Filmed by Oliver Burdajewicz.
^^ "One Day All Of This Will Be Yours" live at The Purple Turtle, February 12th 2009.
Filmed by Jamie Laird.
"A widescreen weepy... Gloriously equipped with moments of swooning euphoria, tweaked with trace elements of a glam glazing... and crisply drilled with a strangely alluring seasonal wintertime homeliness." (Losing Today)
"A perfectly crafted piece of pop... complete with a suitably rambunctious finale. Uplifting and world-wearysome at the same time - some feat." (Tasty)
"Grand pop, grandly and casually tossed off. We just don't need The Cure or Suede anymore. Who? (Unpeeled)
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"THE YELLOW MINI" - A SHORT ALBUM, OUT NOW...
1. One Day All Of This Will Be Yours
2. Disappearing Act
3. Heroics
4. Tarmac On Converse
5. Shooting Up
6. We're All Going To Die
7. The Yellow Mini
"[These] songs adroitly match Cola's ambitious vocals with headrush rock & roll glamour... The tunes would blast out on Radio 1 forever in a just society." (Planet Sound)
"Commanding and demanding" (Subba-cultcha.com)
"Jonny and his A-Grades slash, swirl, rabble-rouse and mock tenpole tudor on their way into the flacid pump you call a heart." (Unpeeled)
"Jonny Cola is refreshing the parts other bands cannot reach and clearing the indie smog from the lungs of the British people. " (The Devil Has The Best Tuna)
"A beguiling 7-track affair that exudes potential in spades... Dark with a hint of nonchalance and an overwhelming sense of purpose." (Mudkiss)
"Delivered with fun and passion... Right now, we need more of their kind." (God Is In The TV)
"Brash and confident, stylish and thoroughly entertaining... This is the kind of band the indie scene has been crying out for and... this is one of the best indie albums I’ve heard in a long time." (Incendiary Magazine)
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"DISAPPEARING ACT" - A DIGITAL SINGLE, OUT NOW ON iTUNES...
Featuring remixes by Hunterheck and The Soft Close-Ups
"DISAPPEARING ACT" DIGITAL CD2 OUT NOW FOR FREE via The Von Pip Express
Featuring "Shooting Up" and the Hellbent & Leather remix of "Disappearing Act"
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I think they’re fireworks, but they could be gunshots...
We are doing this, and this is real. Close your ears to the cynics, the deadheads and the scenesters. Wipe away those stale tears and let them stream down your face afresh. The world blurs before you. Suspend your disbelief. Nothing is certain.
They look like fireworks, but ring out like gunshots...
We are doing this, and this is real. Hey you, intensely intense in your leopard print, we’ve seen more than you’ll ever know. Drink up and pour yourself another. It’s going to be a long night.
I hope they’re fireworks, but they burn like gunshots...
We are doing this, and you know what? This is real. We can’t promise you salvation, we can’t promise you love – what are we, your mother? – but you’ll get by. We may be in the belly of the beast, but aren’t the acoustics wonderful?
Fireworks or gunshots? In all likelihood, both. You’re still going to need a soundtrack.
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DEBUT SINGLE OUT NOW ON iTUNES and CD (ltd edition of 99, handful remaining)
"A lyrically biting underdog anthem... ruddy tremendous."
(Planet Sound) "A tastily woven slice of sugar-laced princely pop... will blow you away."
(Losing Today) "An invigorating blast of pop vastness." (Kitten Painting) "Airpunchingly rousing." (Sounds-XP) "Supreme examples of the gargantuan power of perfectly executed pop music." (Mudkiss) "If your malady is lack of melody, let these folks into your life." (No One Died)
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