Penny Broadhurst (vocals) &...
THE MAFFICKERS:
Owen (guitar)
Jonny (guitar)
Jon (bass)
Emil (keyboards, brass)
Paul (drums)
Influences
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Sounds Like
Kate Bush, The Sundays, Belle & Sebastian, The Style Council, Lloyd Cole, Kenickie, Air, The Zombies, KLF, Pulp, Camera Obscura, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Saint Etienne, Altered Images, Stars, Orange Juice, The Housemartins, Serge Gainsbourg, Steely Dan, Pet Shop Boys, Electric Light Orchestra, Doctor Who, Victoria Wood, The Shadows, Yellow Balloon, Jonathan Richman, The Andrews Sisters, Aztec Camera, Liberty Horses, Roger Nichols & A Small Circle Of Friends, Paddy McAloon, Morrissey, Prince, Kylie, Half Man Half Biscuit, Helen Love, The Searchers, Dolly Parton, Amanda Palmer, Take That, Gillian Welch, Sandy Denny, Kirsty MacColl, Rufus Wainwright, Magnetic Fields, Luke Haines, Prefab Sprout, Radiohead, Kimya Dawson, Scritti Politti, Delia Derbyshire, The Comsat Angels, The Proclaimers, Father Ted, Jenny Lewis
Penny Broadhurst & The Maffickers believe in hooks, harmonies, passion and pop. Mafficking means to celebrate riotously. Are you a Mafficker?
Penny and the band have played Wireless, Indietracks, Latitude, Truck, Moor Music, Solfest, Ladyfest and Glastonbury festivals and been played on BBC Radio 1, Xfm, BBC 6 Music, Dandelion Radio, Radio Magnetic etc as well as local and internet radio stations. They have supported the likes of Patrick Wolf, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Sky Larkin, Wintermute, Melt Banana... Penny was shortlisted by the BBC World Service for their Next Big Thing and the Guardian wrote an introducing sort of piece about her, which got some things wrong but was still very nice. There's been a bit of blog excitement about the band too, which is always fun, especially when they come up with even more Penny puns.
Penny Broadhurst & The Maffickers are available for records, gigs and picnics. Hurray!
WHAT PEOPLE SAY:
"Gorgeous stuff." Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music
"Penny and her band of Maffickers make big-hearted, feel-good songs with glossy, chewy centres topped with sassy Blondie-esque vocals...indie-disco sparkle with a sprig of melancholic soul." Artrocker
"Bold, living pop" Paul Cornell (Doctor Who)
"The only surprise is that the cult following isn't all encompassing already." Sweeping The Nation
"She hasn't got a record deal but she sounds like an established act to me. I can see why she calls herself the Queen of Pop." Clint Boon, Xfm Manchester
"Guess Who I've Messed With - great. Cured my hangover." Rip Her To Shreds
"Great DIY sound." We Heart Music
"I love being surprised. Very clear sound. Contemporary. Chart material. Find yourself a record deal - or at least people who recognize a good thing when they hear it. Asap." Nina de Man, BBC World Service
"Penny Broadhurst is our prime minister in another life." Caffy St Luce
"A good strong dose of Northern attitude or humour. I'm sure if you put Penny Broadhurst into the internet you'll find out plenty about her...if you dare!" Patrick Wolf
This month on Dandelion Radio I play a new track from the mighty PENNY BROADHURST AND THE MAFFICKERS on my monthly queer-feminist-punk-pop-electro radio show. It's a mighty two hour slice of music by shouty women, political queers, underground delights you will never have heard, and under-rated past genius from the likes of Helen Love, Kirsty MacColl, Bikini Kill, Shampoo and many more. I defy you not to be inspired!
You can listen to the show daily throughout the month of November at a different time. Visit www.dandelionradio.com for the full schedule for the month and vote for your 3 favourite tracks of the year for this years FESTIVE 50 which we proudly host in the sad absence of John Peel.
Hello Penny and Penny Broadhurst fans! My monthly queer-feminist radio show is streaming now on Dandelion Radio - www.dandelionradio.com - and features a track from Penny Broadhurst and the Maffickers. Check the website for times the show is aired, which will be on at a different time every day throughout the month of August.
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