Owen Nicholas-Guitar,Vocals. Tom Newell-violin, mandolin, drinking companion.
Influences
Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Pete Teo, Leonard Cohen,Patti Smith, Kate BUsh, Morrissey, Nick Cave, Stephen Duffy, The Czars, Grant Lee Buffalo, my mother, Micah P. Hinson, Mansun, The Magnetic Fields, King Creosote, Van Morrison, Pavement, John Martyn, Wire, At the drive-in, faiport convention, tim buckley, elliot smith, arthur russell, the cure, xtc, kristy macoll, radiohead, will oldham, joanna newsom, yo la tengo, ray lamontagne, and you will know us by the trail of dead, the fall, a certain ratio, james yorkston, shiva burlesque, david bowie, bryan ferry, talking heads, new order, james taylor, andrew bird, bright eyes, the arcade fire, broken social scene and all those canadian people, moondog, ali farka toure, m. ward.....ah shit...i cant bothered to type anymore.
Damn it. I can't write this. But please stick around long enough to listen to the songs. If you like my music, do tell me because it might drench me with self-worth for a little while. or maybe not.
okay. lets talk about these songs that i supposedly write.
the music is written about the human condition and its boundless mysteries. no. thats shite. it must be about the female form and ITS boundless mysteries. no. thats quite rubbish too..sigh..i don't know. i write songs because i can and because i enjoy the sound of my voice.
yes, this seems quite accurate.
but the question really, is do you like my songs? i think they're pretty good, some of them. and others, dire. myspace is where the talent-less masses rape each other whilst calling each other king. truth be told, i may just be one of the hideous hordes. but still, if you gave the next sensitive male songwriting sod a fair listen, there really shouldnt be a reason for you not to give me a chance.
so whaddya say?
If you wanna give me a gig or buy a cd or ask me a question, email me at owennicholasmusic@googlemail.com
Hoy Owen! Here is a chance to get an exclusive peak at my remix of Fujiya & Miyagi's 'Dishwasher' which is the b-side to their next single released in April.
Hi To All Hitting you with some great News !!! Newsound Records are again putting out combo cd's from easy listening to punk, which will all go on sale on all major download sites, so if you have a track that you would like to add to one of those cd's then go to our page for more Info, From signed artists to the unsigned and unsure you are all welcome to have a crack at the whip of getting your music out there already on board are:Dayve Dean,Rob Elliott,Lee Boyd,Mareefa,Violet Youth,jason sees,Alba Gu Bràth,M.M.S.F ---why not add you name to the list? All the best Newsound Records
Hey Owen, how are you? Sorry to bother you, just wondered if you wanted to hear this remix I’ve done of the new Radiohead single? You can just click below. Any support would be amazing. Thanks loads and speak soon
Smoke Feathers have been invited to play at the INDY Music Awards media launch and short list announcement party on Wednesday April 2nd 7pm at the Rock Garden, Covent Garden, London.
It’s no guarantee that we have been shortlisted for the final, but we hope it is a good sign....
