Ok. Influences are so fluid and kind of subliminal that it's hard to put a list in that continually represents me but here we go.
Please don't take it that seriously. Except for the first 6 maybe :)
Tim Buckley, Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Nick Cave, Ray Davies, Neil Young, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground, The Beatles, Robert Kirby, George Martin, Pink Floyd, The Byrds, Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan
Sounds Like
The one you have been waiting for.
Sounds Unlike: The singer songwriters who think they have to sound singer songwritey to be singer songwriters. Clear?
Photo by Richard Davis
R2 ROCK N REEL MAGAZINE REVIEW HOUSE OF SUN
"STUART SAYS HE SOUNDS LIKE HIMSELF AND THAT’S TRUE......FOR ALL THE INFLUENCES, THERE ARE NO CONVENIENT COMPARISONS TO BE MADE...... THE BEST FEATURE OF HOUSE OF SUN IS ITS SHEER UNPREDICTABILITY. I’VE LISTENED TO IT THREE TIMES AND I’M JUST GETTING IT......IT’S A RECORD I CAN’T IGNORE AND THAT’S RARE THESE DAYS.”
STUART IS THE "HEADS UP" FEATURE ARTIST IN ACOUSTIC MAGAZINE THIS MONTH! (JUNE 2009 ISSUE 31) www.acousticmagazine.com
"SONGS FROM THE HEART AND MIND OF ONE OF THE FINEST, YET TO BE TRULY DISCOVERED, ACOUSTIC TROUBADOURS OF OUR TIME."
TOXIC PETE www.toxicpete.co.uk
"SIMPLICITY AND PATIENCE AND A REAL ELEGANCE TO ITS SOUND. SUPERB PRODUCTION REALLY HELPS BRING THE SONGS ON IT PERFECTLY TO LIFE. A LAID BACK DEMEANOUR SHINES THROUGH OUT, AND, WITH THE BUCKLEY-ESQUE TITLE TRACK SETTING THE PACE, YOU QUICKLY START TO SEE THAT ANTHONY IS A CUT ABOVE THE REST OF THE ACOUSTIC ACTS THAT ARE OUT THERE." www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk
HERE IT IS! THE NEW ALBUM BY STUART ANTHONY MASTERED AND PART MIXED BY MARK TUCKER (PJ HARVEY, FAIRPORT CONVENTION, THEA GILMORE, JETHRO TULL, PORTISHEAD) EDITOR OF ACOUSTIC MAGAZINE.
YOU CAN MAIL ORDER THE CD HERE FOR £4.99 + £1.50 P&P
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THIS IS THE BACK SLEEVE.
ARTWORK BY MATTHEW BURROWS www.brilliant-shade.deviantart.com
The album features:
Stuart Anthony - Vocals, 6 & 12 String Acoustic Guitars & Hammond Organ
Oscar Armer - Bass
Harvey Lord - Slide Guitar
Mikey Kenney (Ottersgear) - Fiddle
Paul Walmsley - Piano, Ride Cymbal
Tim Mackenzie - Snare
The album was produced by Paul Walmsley and is currently a Big Louis Recording Company release
Mark heard Stuart's first album and was suitably impressed to review it in his national publication Acoustic Magazine which he edits, and offered his mixing services for some of the tracks and mastering for the whole second album. Read Stuart's blog for more details about the making of "House Of Sun."
Here is Stuart playing the actual Guild M20 guitar that Nick Drake is holding on the cover of Bryter Layter! Taken by Ken Sinyard of the BBC backstage at the Cockpit Theatre on the occasion of the "Celebration Of Nick Drake's Music" concert May 2009. The guitar was originally owned by Eric Clapton and is currently owned by Nick Laird Clowes and was bought to the concert by the legendary Jeff Dexter.
Here is Stuart on stage with Jeff Dexter playing the Guild from the Bryter Layter cover...Photo by Richard Shakespeare
Onstage with Harvey Lord. Photo by Jill Abbott
Here is Marks review of Stuart's first album.
"Stuart Anthony’s independently and self produced album The Colourful Truth takes the listener on a journey through plaintive acoustic psychedelia. The album’s production rarely progresses beyond the sound of six and twelve string acoustic guitars, vibes, vocals, which add to the albums charm and sensitivity. The albums sonic and stylistic references stretch from Pink Floyd, to The Verve and Jeff Buckley. However, this type of comparison is unfettered, as Stuart’s unique voice and songs hold their own. Despite a few tell-tale sign of a home spun production, Stuart Anthony has produced some great results in The Colourful Truth and I’m already looking forward to the next album."
The debut album on CD "The Colourful Truth" is now available to buy at CD BABY and costs $11.00.
You can also purchase the album as a digital download via iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody and Amazon MP3. Click the ad below to reach the iTunes Store page for "The Colourful Truth".
Here are some notable quotes about The Colourful Truth
"Really fine album. Heart-touching songs, sensitively sung; emotional lyrics, presented melodically, without bombast; an overall feeling that reminds me of some of Nick Drake's moods, or early Neil Young....It's a pleasure"
Lee Underwood, lead guitarist with Tim Buckley
"Congratulations. It sounds good – both modern and timeless."
Trevor Dann-former Head of BBC Radio One, BBC Music Entertainment, Producer of The Old Grey Whistle Test, Live Aid and biographer of Nick Drake.
"I really love your music & and it’s worthy of being promoted and being heard."
Mark Tucker - Editor of Acoustic Magazine
"Beautiful and haunting songs...."
Robin Frederick who sang and played with Nick Drake in 1967.
He also headlined at the Tim Buckley London Tribute Concert at the Cockpit Theatre on May 10th 2008. Sanctioned by the Tim Buckley Estate, it was a fantastic & successful night and a great celebration of Tim's music.
He is a regular at the Nick Drake Tribute Gathering concert in Tanworth In Arden and contributed to the recent biography of Nick Drake "Darker Than The Deepest Sea" by Trevor Dann. Live dates have been coming in a steady stream so far and he can't get enough of playing live.
Feel free to get in touch for gig bookings and enquiries.
LIVE VIDEO OF STUART PLAYING IN HALO BAR - LONDON
As VIP guest of the band he met the legendary "Father of Rock and Roll" Chuck Berry on Friday 25th July 2008 at the Maryport Blues Festival in Cumbria.
He recently headlined the Tim Buckley Tribute Concert in London with legendary DJ Bob Harris in attendance.
Stuart chatting to Bob Harris about Tim & Jeff Buckley backstage at The Cockpit Theatre
This one outside the theatre with 60's club owner (Middle Earth, UFO, ROundhouse) Jeff Dexter too.
Click here to visit the Tim Buckley London Tribute Page and hear Bob Harris talk about the tribute and dedicate Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye" to Stuart on his Radio 2 Showwww.myspace.com/timbuckleylondontribute
Hey Stuart, I've seen you hung out with Mr. Chuck Berry? Great! Seen him in Berlin 3 years ago, was a stunning performance. Tonite I'm gonna see ROGER MCGUINN live over here! Excited as hell! Do you like the Byrds as well? - Read my blog if you want..:-).. Have a nice weekend and much success with the album! Maryn
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Electric Free Time Machine celebrate the launch of their debut album: ’mystery with hermit foil’ with a gig at the Yorkshire house in Lancaster.
ELECTRIC FREE TIME MACHINE - Lancaster
recent sound carriers for Damo Suzuki:From fast and bulbous blues stomps and vast experimental krautrock ambient strangeness, to abrasive shambolic metal, strange time shifts and delicate acoustic folk. www.myspace.com/eftm
albums at a special launch price of £4...so thats £5 for an amazing night of music and a brand spanking new bespoke embossed digipack album...have mercy
Glad you liked the Things Behind The Sun attempt - I haven't really been playing very long, and the stuff on here is just me messing around. I'll have a listen to your album. You must have been pretty nervous playing 'that' guitar at the tribute concert!
Hey Stuart, Kirby and Dexter - this is great! Yeah, I read White Bicycles by Joe Boyd and he seemed to me one of the most sympathetic, humorous, warmest, smartest persons in the 'music business'. Your music's great too.. even a little Neil Young I perceive through your voice in "The Blue"..:-).. And Nick's been out of this planet anyway.. Thanks for the friendship.. Best Maryn
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Rock Talk Records is looking for great singers/guitar players to cover songs by the legendary Nick Drake. If you feel you can do a great unplugged tribute to this artist, contact Chas Ferry. Look at some of the people already involved with this project Rock Talk Records
ARTWORK BY MATTHEW BURROWS 
This one outside the theatre with 60's club owner (Middle Earth, UFO, ROundhouse) Jeff Dexter too.
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