Stevie McEwan - Songwriting, Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica
Shane Simmons - Songwriting, Guitar, Vocals
And a plethora of other random items and instruments that we attempt to make musical noises with
Influences
Radiohead, Ocean Colour Scene, Hope Of The States, Elliott Smith, Idlewild, Bob Dylan, Paul Weller, The Beatles, Nick Drake, The Libertines, Porcupine Tree, Nirvana, KT Tunstall, Ash, Big Star, Fairport Convention and everything else that we listen to intently!!! Black Books, Dylan Moran, good movies and funny comedy shows too...
Sounds Like
Who better to answer this than yous? Just be kind eh!
The Four Fifty's are slowly but surely beginning to piece together a new CD of material!
The Four Fifty's consist of 2 young men, Shane Simmons and Stevie McEwan. Armed with acoustic guitars, some other noises and an ear for a decent tune, the lads have already recorded 3 EP's in their short time together.
Forming somewhere between London, Glasgow and the green fields of Ayrshire, The Four Fifty's got together, wrote some songs, played some gigs and got some good reviews.
Their last and 3rd release, the "Penny Wars" EP, saw the inclusion of more instruments and a slight step away from the total acoustic sound they had worked around before. The Four Fifty's are currently optimistic and keep the 'misplaced' apostrophe, even with the hassle it causes.
What others think...
"They are clearly ambitious and capable musicians and quite charming into the bargain, with humorous banter between songs. There was real drive, skill and sincerity from them, good guitar technique and solo skills, songs such as Speed of Sound and The Rain stuck out as good folksy guitar tunes. A curious musical experience!" Colin McGuire, Glasswerk review of Nice N Sleazy's show, 14th February 2006.
"Everyone buy their CD, it rocks!" Linz, Falkirk ;)
"My dad stole my copy of "EP2", he plays it all the time!" Cara Miller, Woolworths employee
You can hear sound samples of some of the pairs latest songs on here or on http://www.purevolume.com/thefourfiftys
THE FOUR
FIFTY'S ARE LOOKING FOR YOU!
The Four Fifty's are looking for a bassist and a
drummer! Addtional musicians (piano, strings, etc are welcome as well!)
Listen to the tracks, if you like them, have any degree of imagination as to how it will all sound with a full band and wanna help us be louder then give us a shout!
This band does NOT have a dress code.
If you're interested or know someone that might be give us a
shout here or pass on our email...
thefourfiftys@hotmail.co.uk
Hello! Hope you're well, come check new songs on the player and the new single 'Angel on Your Shoulder' which is available on itunes..let us know what u think
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