Back in a simpler time there was no indie, no emo, no nu-rave. No post-this, post-that, post-whatever the hell else. There was just riff-laden, ballsy rock ‘n’ roll; huge songs, life-changing gigs and a whole world of noisy, gutsy fun that took people out of their dreary everyday lives and made them feel truly special. It’s from this effervescent historical well that the UK’s most charismatic young band draw their inspirations. But this is no retro pastiche, these boys are young, hungry and bringing classic rock songwriting flailing and wailing into the 21st century. It’s the Foo Fighters and AC/DC in a booze-fuelled riff showdown. It’s Tom Petty and Aerosmith in a bare-knuckle dust up over who’s got the bigger hooks. It’s U2 and Guns N’ Roses wrestling for stadium supremacy. Put simply: it’s The Crave.
This year alone The Crave have toured the UK and Europe with the likes of Shinedown, Buckcherry, Hinder, Theory Of A Deadman, Hot Leg and are about to embark upon a UK stadium tour with legends Deep Purple playing the kind of stages this band belong. The past 3 years have seen The Crave complete 3 tours of the US including shows at the Harley Davidson 105th Anniversary alongside Bruce Springsteen and the Foo Fighters, the Brit Bus tour which took them 5000 miles across the country on an English double decker bus and a headlining show at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel Casino on Halloween night.
Undeterred by the music industry’s obsession with all things ‘indie’, The Crave decided to record tracks for their debut 'High' EP in Brighton. Mark Flannery (who has worked alongside acts such as Def Leppard, U2 and Depeche Mode amongst many others) saw the talent in this young band and co-produced the first tracks with frontman Ryan Burnett and mixing maestro Matt Hyde for the record over a few weeks. The Crave combine all the fantastic songwriting elements, infectious melodies, superb harmonies and huge choruses of their peers, but make it sound both thrilling and vibrant in a thoroughly modern style. The debut album is set for release January 2010.
The 'High' EP is now available on iTunes and Amazon.
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Hello. Thanks for being friends! Was on holidays in London the past few days and went to the Gotthard gig at the Garage. Loved that club and the whole evening. Your songs are amazing and I loved your gig!! Gonna listen to your CD right now. :) Greetings from Switzerland!
I won/t be making any of the upcoming shows so good luck with the Gotthard & early Deep Purple tour dates guy, I'm sure you'll kick ass! See you in a few weeks.
I won't be able to attend your gig in Manchester on Wednesday as i'm going to see Shinedown man. But i see you guys are back in Manc on the 10th of December Headling. So i'll see you then buddy :-)
There's a 5/5 review of 'High' in the new issue of Black Velvet - issue 62 - plus a review of the Buckcherry Wolverhampton show with a bit on The Crave
Check it out.
If there's not a store near you, Black Velvet can be ordered online from www.atomicbooks.com in the US or www.fourdogsmusic.com or www.punkrockshop.co.uk in the UK.
Hey yeah Ill try my best to get to down to one of your shows =] Also im liking the Video for your song High! and the monkeys in high viz is very very true, they were terrible at sonisphere ha
i shall try indeed =] my mum phoned me and was like have you heard of this band and i was like how do you know them :O she's cool when she wants to be =] xx
and my mother decided to tell me the other day that one of her clients (she's a solicitor) has worked for ryan's dad, paul (she's called caroline brew and i swear i aint stalking you)
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