William Adnams : Vocals - Guitar
Bruce Arnett : Bass - Vocals
Joe Bacon : Drums - Vocals
Richard Brown : Guitar
Influences
Eels,
Elliot Smith,
The Pixies,
The Beatles,
Pavement,
Seafood,
Sparklehorse,
Neil Young,
Radiohead,
The Rolling Stones,
Beck,
Jeff Buckley,
Nirvana,
Led Zeppelin,
Lenny Kravitz,
Foo Fighters,
Weezer,
Ben Folds,
Bob Dylan,
David Bowie,
Smashing Pumpkins,
Soundgarden,
Tori Amos,
Idlewild,
The Jam,
Stevie Wonder,
The Ramones,
The Beach Boys,
Velvet Underground,
Hertfordshire County Youth Orchestra,
Muse,
Nellie McKay,
The Band,
Faith No More,
Marvin Gaye,
Blur,
Jilted John,
Hank Williams,
Missy Elliot,
Chuck Berry,
Nina Simone,
John Lee Hooker,
James Brown,
Peter Green,
Jimi Hendrix,
Ben Keith,
Woody Guthrie,
Big Bill Broonzy,
Elvis
Tweet,
Salt n Pepa,
The Who,
Minnie Ripperton,
Interpol,
Bruce Springsteen,
Ryan Adams,
The Get Up Kids,
Mates of State,
Placebo,
David Gray,
David Bowie,
REM,
Amr Diab,
Sex Pistols,
Grandmaster Flash,
Charles Wright & The Watts,
The Presidents of the USA
Run DMC,
Curtis Mayfield,
The Ohio Players,
Junior Brown,
Kool & The Gang,
Queen,
Brian May,
Cozy Powell,
Fugazi,
Flaming Lips,
Guns n Roses,
Chet Baker,
Sheryl Crow,
Barenaked Ladies,
Chas n Dave,
Cold War Kids,
Huey Lewis and The News,
JTQ,
Clem Snide
Paul Simon
Jet... so many more to be added when we get round to it.
Sounds Like
'Impressive indie style rock'...Smart alternative rock in the great British rock tradition...An eclectic wagon of indieness being pulled by two reliable horses, one called 'Rock', the other 'Tunes'.. Bitchin' indie rock with pop 'issues' basically..
Pearly were a British alternative indie rock band with pop issues. Hailing from Hertfordshire via London they described themselves as ‘an eclectic bandwagon of indieness being pulled by two reliable horses, one called Rock the other Tunes’.
With an array of influences brought to the band from all members, Pearly exhibited an unusual depth in song writing. They coupled interesting lyrical themes with classic melodies creating songs imbued with a sense of hope that stay with the listener.
With an approach to making music that started and ended with the essence of the song, you might hear many things in their music: a blatant love of 90s alternative rock, classic rock leanings, flirtations with pop punk, lo-fi, funk or jazz stylings, references to great 80s cinema.. maybe even evidence of dangerous forays into the record collection of Patrick Bateman from American Psycho.. you’re probably right and this is what makes Pearly so special.
Live, Pearly veered from bombastic rock assault to moments of subtle beauty, often during the same song. In the words of A Musical Priority, ‘Let Pearly into your world now otherwise you could end up regretting it for the rest of your life.’
Members of Pearly now play in The Interventions:
www.myspace.com/theinterventions
Hi guys, we looking for gigs at any cool blues/rock clubs you might
know of?? Check out our little gift below and see if you can think of
anywhere you'd like to see us play....Any ideas and we'll follow them
up with gratitude!
hello boys! thanks for the gig on Saturday- your friends are wodnerful, and we had a very groovy time. there's a video from the night up on our myspace if you want a look! go pearlyeeeeeeeeeee......!
hey my friend saw your profile and thinks you look hot! she is new to myspace but wants to chat with you on msn messenger her name on there is emily85white@hotmail.com
Hi. Looks like someone has a bit twisted sence of humor and they have used my profile to send the message ahead to your comments...well just to let you know it was not me..
Hey guys a speculative offer but would you like a gig in Bedfordshire? Its a school benefit concert on 17th July and thought it'd be nice if you could come.
Just to stop the endless flow of spam, I thought I'd say that we're looking forward to playing a gig with you when it happens, and the tunes still rule!
Hey,
Just to let you know the digital download of Magazine has finally gone up on Napster.com, TescoDownloads.com & WoolworthsDownloads.com! If you have 79p and a working set of ears, *please* download it!! WSF xxxx
SCOUT is out now! Control Yourself Records has compiled a unique and exciting record that will feature ten exclusive, handpicked tracks from ten of the very best unsigned bands from within the Hertfordshire and Essex scene.
Limited to just 1,000 copies ‘Scout’ will be made available to the public through several independent record stores including Rough Trade and Pure Groove. ‘Scout’ will also be made available through CYR's own online store where it can be purchased with free postage and packaging. Every copy of ‘Scout’ will come packaged within a smart cardboard sleeve bearing the ‘Scout’ logo and will contain an inner information sheet on both the record and each band featured.
Hey got the other bands ready for the piece so if you could poss send me a small description of why you think you're a breath of fresh air would be great. I can't give you too much coverage atm due to magazine size and general fairness (5 bands I got to be equal or I'll get head ripped off) but if you like the sound of it then I'd love it if you would.
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