Ollie - Bass, Vocals Phil - Guitar Dan - Guitar Seamus - Drums
Influences
Sonic Youth, Television, Pavement, Polytechnic, Bob Dylan, Can, Velvet Underground, Stereolab, Tortoise, Aerial M, Blur, Mogwai, The Longcut, Wilco, GYBE, Pixies, The Kinks, Super Furries, The Fall, REM, Wire, Spiritualized, Bert Jansch, Talking Heads, The Buzzcocks, Yo La Tengo, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Nirvana, Low
Sounds Like
"A melodic machine practically capable of mapping the route to the Holy Grail of tunes"
- Artrocker
"This mini album is so tightly packed with potential, it's a wonder the case manages to close' - Rock Feedback
Towards Light - Mini Album
Released: 11/07
Label: Reveal Records
The Nightjars performing 'MDMA' & 'You Set Me Reeling' for Channel M
Track 1: MDMA
Track 2: You Set Me Reeling
Press for 'Towards Light'
Lianne Steinberg, Big Issue - 4/5
"Don't misunderstand The Nightjars.....this band are in fact brainy kids with big record collections who can take the best from what they hear and weave their spiky influences though satisfyingly knotty pop songs.....whip-smart tracks such as 'You Set Me Reeling' and 'MDMA' are evidence that they're an audible cut above." NME - 7/10
"This electrifying debut, seemingly out of nowhere, is a living, breathing reminder of what alternative guitar music can and should be" CD Times - 9/10
"An assured, pigeonhole-denying guitar-pop debut. Produced with clarity and skill by veteran sonic wizard Kramer, 'Towards Light' is the sound of yet another potentially great Northern band finding their feet and stepping out into what could well be a glorious dawn. Very good indeed." Tim Peacock, Whisperin' and Hollerin' - 8/10
The Nightjars Biog
Invited to be the band for an improv concert collaboration with musical hero Damo Suzuki (of kraut rock legends CAN), the band have not looked back since.
It all started when 8 year old next-door neighbours Ollie (Bass + Vocals) and Phil (Guitar) met. A few years later they began playing guitar together after school. A love of Nirvana, then Oasis, made the idea of being in a band a reality. Friends’ mixtapes, Mark and Lard, Steve Lamacq, John Peel, taping off the radio, buying 7” singles. Music soon became an obsession.
The Nightjars foundations were built on a love of albums by The Velvet Underground, Mogwai, Super Furry Animals, Spiritualized, Sonic Youth and Stereolab - Inspired to form a band, gig in Manchester. Soon Dan (Guitar) was recruited and then Seamus (Drums), recently sacked from his previous band for hitting the drums too hard. Perfect for The Nightjars.
Polytechnic produced their first demo which got them some local gigs, a track on a High Voltage compilation and a strong local fanbase - . Hotly tipped by the Manchester press, The Nightjars will soon be bringing their distinctive sound to the rest of the UK with the release of their debut album.
‘Towards Light’ was made at Bryn Derwen Studios in North Wales. Recorded and mixed in under a week with Kramer (producer for Low and Galaxie 500) at the controls.
Like fellow Liverpudlians Hot Club De Paris...with bouncy, choppy riffs and a very much danceable rhythm, synths swirl like a demented fairground ride while the boys perform fantastic, sing along harmonies. MAKE NOISE AND DANCE
Elks
Jerky post hardcore pop complete with rousing manic vocals. a bit like Fugazi and Charlottefield FOOTBALL
Rotary Ten
Latest signings to Xtra Mile (home of Dartz!) "'If The Smiths had gone to college in the US this might have been their sound. Complex, melodic guitar entwines with an 'anthemic' chorus. Possible classic.' The Observer
Beat The Radar
"catchy vocal melodies with precise backing vocals on top of angst guitar and clever drums create a package for success" SANDMAN MAGAZINE
I love to mix and match genres cause great music has no boundaries!
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hello, yeah we're all reveal music fans. i (Becky) live in Manchester so i'll catch one of your shows when i'm not on tour! our gig's at Night and Day by the way x
Thanks for adding me. I used to work at Reveal Records in Derby at about the same time as Ollie, definatly wouldn't remember me though. Loving Towards Light, and I wish I'd been there when you played with Damo Suzuki, will make it to a gig if you're ever near Derby.
