"Luke's music combines all of the best bits of Neil Young, Rufus Wainwright and Damien Rice- truly splendid stuff"
- Phil Jackson - Specialist music presenter BBC Southern Counties Radio and BBC Radio Solent.
"A bit of folk, a bit of acoustic angst and alot of feeling go to mark this Brighton based chap out as a little different from the many other singer songwriters out there."
- Gill Mill - Best of Myspace podcast BBC.
Luke Sital Singh was
brought up in the small
South West London town
of New Malden, birthplace
of folk legend John
Martyn. As the youngest
in his family, Luke left
himself open to the influence of his family. Matt, his eldest brother was the first to
have a musical influence on Luke’s life. “I remember him having so much music and
playing it all the time!” Luke’s parents encouraged their sons to take up musical
instruments. Piano, saxophone, guitar and the flute were all part of the Sital Singh
ensemble with Luke taking up the violin at age 11. However, Luke soon grew out of
love with the violin and since picking up his brother’s guitar a few years later he has
never looked back.
Luke passed through the typical ‘teenage angst’ phase quite quickly, thanks in large
part to the discovery of Damien Rice. Swapping his electric guitar for an acoustic one
Luke began to write songs reminiscent of Rice and other early influences. “I was
rubbish, either completely ripping off Damien Rice or the Goo Goo Dolls!” Writing
became a way for Luke to sort through his thoughts and express things that were
never spoken. The more he wrote the better and more unique the songs became.
Luke has been in and out of various bands for years, each one never really finding it’s
stride. Not that this has had a negative affect on Luke’s attitude, “I feel each project
has given me different tools, viewpoints, or ingredients if you will. Anything can
influence you and leave its mark. I see bits from each band in the stuff I’m doing
now.”
Now with significant influences ranging from Switchfoot, Elbow and The Shins all
the way to Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes and Sufjan Stevens, Luke Sital Singh could be
compared to a warm bowl of soup; Creamy melodic storytelling with a few crunchy
croutons to surprise and delight.
Hello Luke! Hope you are well... Just to say we have a gig at the Prince Albert next Thursday, supporting Turncoat. Should be a good night. Hopefully see you there... Cheers TSE xxx
Hey luke, just stumbled across you whilst wandering the vastness of myspace. Really like your songs and the lyrical content is most wonderful. If you're ever up Cardiff way gigging do let us know and we'll come and see you. Peace. Boom and Shadow.
Thanks for being our friend, we really appreciate the support. Please come visit our page and see what we are up to these days. Feel free to drop us an email (info@maysoundgenuine.co.uk) or a myspace mail/comment.
We are hosting a gig on the 15th January 2010, at the Concorde 2 (Brighton). It would be great to see you there! Exit Avenue are headlining. You can get tickets (£8) from our website: maysoundgenuine.co.uk. It's going to be a night to remember.
If you could, please spare a moment to enjoy the newest work from Oakland-based musician Dave Smallen. His new album titled 'Everything Changes and Nothing Changes' will be available everywhere on December 1st.
Click on the flyer to take a listen:
Everything fine with you? Many thanks for the friendship! I really appreciated it. I want to let you know there is a new release "Aproxx - Adore Me [DJ Solano Remix]".
I hope you come back often, because there is more to come...and don't forget spread the word!
Thanks 4 accepting the add. I hope u can find some time to check my page out. Stick me in your internet favourites if you like what you hear! Here’s the links to two tracks you can download completely free. Please take the time to kop them and have a listen.
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