"A band bursting with potential and definitely ones to watch in 2008. "The Girl Heaven Sold To The World" is an epic song destined to become a classic. God bless The Briganties!" - Q Magazine
"Indie with post-rock tinges that give them an anthemic sound...indie but not schmindie"- NME
"Ever wondered what happened to good old fashioned indie? Are you sick of the latest wave of electro/nu-rave/emo? If so then The Briganties are the band for you. A very British sound with soaring vocals and vintage guitar solos" - The List (Single of the Fortnight)
"Liam Smith's laidback vocals tear at the heartstrings" - Planet Sound, Channel 4 Teletext
"It's rough, it's raw, it's great"- James Clark, BBC Radio Newcastle
"Raucous rock 'n' roll" - Vic Galloway, BBC Radio 1
"Marvellous stuff, built as much for the stadium as for the wild blowing winds of the Northumbrian coastline"- music-dash.co.uk
"They have a certain baggy charm that will resonate through the masses" - Is This Music?
"All the best qualities of an anthem, indie back to its best again"- NARC. Magazine
"The Briganties are bringing back some of the old fire, the kind that turns seemingly-ordinary songs into classics. Keep an eye out for them" - IC Radio
After over a year of being described as an “emerging band”, Berwick based indie rockers The Briganties are all set to announce their arrival for real, with the release of their hotly anticipated debut album ‘Forever’. The band’s debut single ‘The Girl Heaven Sold to the World’, released in March 2008 saw a suitably enamoured Q Magazine reviewer proclaiming The Briganties as “a band bursting with potential and definitely ones to watch in 2008”.
So why the wait? Bassist Brian Dytor explains “you only get one first album, so it has to be the best we can do. The album will give us the chance to show people what we're about.” Using the philosophy that you only get one chance to make a first impression, The Briganties have been painstakingly been piecing together this exceptional example of classic sounding British indie rock for the past twelve months. The album includes new versions of singles ‘The Girl Heaven Sold to the World’, ‘Sidestep’, perennial live favourites ‘Forever in our Minds’, ‘Covert Operation’ and newer tracks such as ‘I Float Away’.
Despite the long shifts spent recording in PFL Studios in Berwick, The Briganties have still found time to play live with highly touted Scottish newcomers such as Attic Lights, Isoceles, Grace Emilys, Joe Acheson Quartet as well as long established stars such as Shack legend John Head, Faithless frontman Maxi Jazz and more bizarrely Coolio to further boost their developing profile.
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Hello THE BRIGANTIES (OFFICIAL). Here's what's happening on Saturday 25th July at The Red Rooms...
£4/£3NUS 8pm - 11pm
FOLLOWED BY...
This SATURDAY at Newcastles best Back Alley ClubNight!
Expect to hear a charmingly random selection, including the likes of the following.
MGMT, The Specials, Prince, The Kinks, Crystal Castles, David Bowie, Prodigy, Blur, Hot Chip, The Smiths, Daft Punk, The Cure, Friendly Fires, The Beatles, Human League, Led Zep, The Clash, Oasis, Depeche Mode, The Streets, Stevie Wonder, Kasabian, Sister Sledge, CSS, Beastie Boys, Kings Of Leon, Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Calvin Harris, The Stone Roses, Green Day, Jay Z, Duran Duran, T Rex, Detroit Social Club, James Brown, AC/DC, Shiny Toy Guns, The Who, The Chemical Bros., Maximo Park, ABC, Chic, Roxy Music, Blondie, Supergrass, Adam & The Ants, Queen, The Coral, Bloc Party, Justice, Tom Jones, Mystery Jets, Pulp, MIA, The Libertines, De La Soul, The Cribs, Erasure, Primal Scream, Curtis Mayfield, Snoop Dogg, Girls Aloud, Jimi Hendrix, Gossip, Verve, Joy Division, The Jam, The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Pink Floyd, Kanye West, The Charlatans, The Supremes, Kraftwerk, Talking Heads...
PLEASE NOTE NEW REVENGE PRICES: £3 b4 11.30 £5 after £4 NUS/Guestlist
Drinks from £2.00
REDROOMS is situated above The Blackett Arms, near Grainger Market, Monument.
I had to go out and listen to the show in my car on my own this morning because everyone in my house was complaining about the radio being too loud. How rubbish is that? Ha!
