PAUL CULLEN - Lead Vocal, Guitar & Piano (when he can be bothered!).
MATTY JORDAN - Bass & Vocal.
TOMMY MASON - Drums & Vocal.
KEVIN CONNELLY - Guitars
JIM DUNCAN - Lead Guitar
Influences
Teardrop Explodes / Julian 'H' Cope, Bjork, Them 4 Blokes from Liverpool, Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Jellyfish, The Monkees, Peter Gabriel, XTC, Supergrass, Pulp, Prince, Beck, The Clash, Aretha Franklin, Syd Barrett, Led Zeppelin, Kate Bush, Roxy Music, The Jam, Wire, Television, Smokey Robinson, Buz Aldrin, Peter Sellers, Yoda, Clarke Griswald, Stanley Kubrick, Ted Bovis etc etc etc
Pristeen are a Liverpool based 5 piece who write and perform songs about people’s lives through the thoughts of the people living them. If you like your songs melodic, poignant but with an edge, they may be the band for you.
They have played and headlined Liverpool’s most respected venues (including Liverpool’s Cavern Club, Zanzibar, Barfly, Magnet and Academy) as well as playing all over the country (Manchester’s Late Lounge and Life Café, Brighton’s Pressure Point, Sheffield’s The Boardwalk). Their recent barnstorming performance in New York’s International Pop Overthrow Festival, USA, reaped audience and critical praise and is a testament to their growing confidence and stunning live performances. They were also brought to the attention of Legendary Singer/Songwriter, Ray Davies from The Kinks, who helped mould the bands songwriting; combining their beautiful and personal lyrics with their joyful and epic melodies.
They have recently recorded their first EP “Always and Never”, layered with soaring vocals, boisterous and brooding guitars, stirring soulful bass lines, powerful percussion and sublime harmonies.
The EP is released later this year accompanied by a string of dates around the country.
Some nice things people have said about us:-
"Amazing songs. Impressive, inspired and bold. Phenomenal voice." - Ray Davies (The Kinks).
“Song after song, these lads hit it right on the nail. Big songs with huge choruses. They are definitely one to watch." - soundsxp.com.
"Impressive! The singer has a great voice. Back this with a tight band, really great songs and amazing harmonies you get a fantastic full sound. Exciting and diverse stuff. Excellent." - Welovemusic (fanzine).
“Mesmerising” – International Pop Overthrow
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This is a video someone has uploaded to youtube of us at The Cavern Club (it's not the greatest sound quality but it's ok).... see what you think.
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Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
Come down to our show on May 14th at the Academy 2! We would like it to be a celebration of ‘off the scale’ proportions! But, we’ll need you lot there if that is to occur.
Have a listen to the new album on www.thehours.co.uk !!! www.ticketweb.co.uk
Free The Hours gig in Liverpool on Friday!
7th March - BBC Radio Merseyside, for Dave Monks’ ‘The Pool’ show. The show starts at 8pm and finishes at 9pm - if you are free and want to come along we have 25 pairs tickets to giveaway! – Just email in!
E-mail your name, e-mail address and mobile number to thehourscompetitions@googlemail.com - see our blog for more details!
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Cheers for the free CD fellas... thought you were brilliant at the carters tonight.. deffo be seeing you again soon like....really enjoyed your stuff nice one Phil