Sara Sanchez - Lead Vocals and Guitar; Martin Knight - Bass and Backing Vocals; Mister Nivelles - Drums; Chris Marsay - Guitar
Influences
The Pixies, John Lennon, The Wrens, Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, Blondie, Smiths, Stone Roses, The Strokes, The Foo Fighters and The Housemartins.
Above - The 100% unofficial band shot and amateurishly edited promo for 'One up on you'.
Sara Sanchez – Lead Vocals/Guitar
Martin Knight – Bass/Backing Vocals
Chris Marsay – Guitar
Mister Nivelles – Drums
Please visit www.thefavours.co.uk for the bands biography.
"The Favours - 3 blokes and a lady rocking power punk pop gems. They've a sharp ear for a tune, too. Ace!" NME
“The Favours have been the Fly writer’s band of choice to bug me about of late and their indelible power-pop anthems are maybe why”
The Fly
“Explosive guitars, a tight rhythm section, rowdy rock songs with pop melodies, and a singer who sounds like Debbie Harry-gone-grunge mark the four-piece out as the best female-fronted band to emerge from Britain in years.”
Lisa Verrico, The Times
“This band are so polished, so sharp, so blindingly brilliant that compared to them every other band here today are like kids playing in a dressing-up trunk.”
Artrocker
“Sara Sanchez is an absolute star – a teenage witch who grunges her guitar and sings feisty great dollops of tune. A scraggy looking punchy rock band keep the airbrush perfection and rock chick posing down at ground level (almost). I’m gibbering by the end and dollar signs are spinning in front of my eyes like those old Donald Duck cartoons when the rich Uncle turns up. I find myself texting an A&R contact. Crazy or what?”
whisperinandhollerin.com
“Guttural bass lines and searing guitar work, backed by a drummer who’s clearly mastered his art were all trumped by beautiful chanteuse/guitarist Sara. Her ebullient strumming to ‘Kill’ belied a delicate frame capable of generating the power of a wind farm in a blizzard. This lady has a beguiling stage presence.”
The Crack Magazine
“The Favours combine CBGB’s female vocals (ie. 1974) with a Pavement/Pixies punch in the groin. Hard to believe, yet they pull it off and crank it up 3 notches. They bring the culture and angst of a city and country exploding with talent the likes that haven’t been witnessed since the days of The Jam and The Buzzcocks.”
Newyorkhotlist.com
Reviews of debut single ‘Islands’:
“Islands rocks along with jagged guitars and a vast chorus and deserves widespread radio support”.
Music Week
“If this single is a true representation of their forthcoming album, The Favours could well have a classic on their hands, I can’t wait to hear more”.
Rhythm and Booze
“Blending Blondie-esque vocals and the kind of hook Elastica would have been proud of, there’s plenty to like about this single from The Favours. Picked to play at last year’s BBC Electric Proms, it won’t be long before they find a bigger audience”.
Press Association
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Hi loved the gig you did at Beverley on friday and can't wait to this Friday i will have 3 mate's with me and i have been telling eveybody about how brill you are so see you friday Abbie lammas xx
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Brill gig on friday i loved it so did my Dad he nicked my CD and has been playing it non stop well thats Dads for you looking forward to this friday i will get some of my mates to come as they don't no what they are missing you are the best and i am sure it won.t be long before you hit the real big time . Abbie lammas xxx
now then martin, sorry its took so long to get in touch, said id drop you a comment ages ago! finally got round to it
the cars still in good working order, passed its MOT and has shipped the band around a fair few times already! took a listen to those CD's you gave me, thought they were all good, especisally one up on you, got them all transferred onto the ipod!
We have sound! As a taster of things to come we have uploaded one of our demo tracks, 'The Hands of Many' If you'd be so kind to listen dear patron any comments, queries or general chit chat would be most welcome and can be sent on a postcard to The Fall of Kings.
Check our page regularly for updates, demos, videos and bric a brac plus tell a friend!
Hi i am realy sorry that i could not make the gig tonight i got grounded But looks like i will be doing the same gig as you on the 19th should be great . Hope my CD as not put you off me i have loads of new stuff know just no band to go with it i will have to get you to sign you cd for me please looking forward to seeing you soon Abbie Lammas xx