Tracy Deakin - singing;
John Smith - drumming;
Hugh Ruiz - bassing;
Steve Genn - guitaring and shouting
Influences
Air, Arcade Fire, The Beatles (of course), The Bees, The Beta Band, Beck, Belle and Sebastian, (Sir) Bowie, Blur, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave, Donovan, The Eels, Elliot Smith, Flaming Lips, Four Tet, Goldfrapp, Killers, The Kinks, The La's, Leftfield, Lou Reed, Magic Numbers, Mercury Rev, Palace Music, PJ Harvey, Pulp, Patty Smith, Portishead, Saint Etienne, The Small Faces, REM, The Stone Roses, Spiritualized, Spaceman 3, Stereolab, Stevie Wonder, The Streets, My Bloody Valentine, Kings of Convenience, The Orb, Orbital, Radiohead, Underworld, The Verve, Velvet Underground, XTC, the Police, the Jam, UNKLE, The Aliens, The Ramones, P.I.L., The Sex Pistols, Rage Against the Machine, Queens of the Stone Age, Prodigy, The Smiths, Ray laMontagne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Rolling Stones, Shugggie Otis, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, C.S.N.Y. , Neil Young, S.L.F. , The Stranglers, The Strokes, Sufjan Stevens, Super Furry Animals, Adam & the Ants, Supergrass; Talking Heads, Teenage Fanclub, Thin Lizzy, The Undertones, The Violent Femmes, The Walker Brothers, Weezer, The Who, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Adam Green, 65 Days of Static, !!! , Albert Hammond Jr, Art Brut, The B-52s, Bauhaus, Beastie Boys, The Beat, The Specials, Ben Kweller, Happy Mondays...
Sounds Like
Nico, Velvet Underground, Queens of the Stone Age, Gang of four.... Genreless really!
obLONG thrive on tension, but what else would you expect. The creative force behind the band – Steve Genn is a man possessed - with more energy than most crowds can muster. A man with a story to tell - a time served musician in constant search of the golden era of post punk creativity – still searching for his muse. Until now.
So throw in the mix a feisty pocket rocket from Steve’s home town of Sheffield – who can belt out a tune or snarl out a message. The diminutive Tracy, cool as fuck and only 22 - holds her own – fighting for the right to be heard.
Tracy’s musical reference points defy her age and keep her fully versed in obLONG’s musical roots – from Velvet Underground to the Ramones to The Prodigy and back via Leftfield.
On every track the sparks literally fly – Tracy’s youthful take on a classic sound – battling it out with Steve’s manic guitar musings and jealous guarding of his long lost muse. . .
Supported by a truly accomplished and stripped down back line with Hugh Ruiz on Bass and the manic metronomy of John Smith on drums, obLONG are electrifying live and perversely addictive.
With a nod and a wink to the Velvet Underground, Portishead and the Gang of Four they remain however defiantly genreless.
What did you expect . . . a square peg? A round hole?
obLONG – join in.
A mini Sheffield festival 4th-6th September. Spread across two great venues; The Harley and The Wick at Both Ends. Click the poster for full line-ups.
Headliners include: The Crookes, Max Tundra, Paul White, JFB, Dark Sparks, Shmoo, Findo Gask, Ed Maker (Reverend & The Makers), Party Horse (Ex Tiny Dancers), Hallo...I Love You (Ex Elle S'Appelle), Squire Of Gothos, Pygmy Globetrotters & many many more..
La Folie are having a launch party on the 8th of June at The Forum in Sheffield! £2 advance tickets/£3 on the door! Plus the added bonus of if you film some stuff from the night of us, you or anything else connected and send it us, we will send you a free copy of 'Risus Sardonicus'
