Steven Thompson - Songwriter/Vocalist/Guitar/Banjo. Reza Shaikh - Bassist. Marcus Zee - Percussions
Influences
Kevin Coyne and The Smiths
Sounds Like
According to some - early Neil Young with the drama of Morrissey...
But why not find out for yourself... Click to buy "MY DANCING HEART" from amazon.co.uk
A selection of reviews from his first album...
ROCK N REEL - DAI JEFFRIES
"****"
"Thompson writes idiosyncratic lyrics and clever tunes and has such a preoccupation with death that I didn’t always believe what I heard."
"A model of clarity, smooth and uncluttered"
"A very impressive debut."
MUSIC-NEWS.COM - KWOK W WAN
"****"
"Singing like early Neil Young, he sings with the duplicity of emotional seriousness and grins to the punch line only you know."
"Blabbermouth has an easy clean sound. Each song on the album is crafted by a person living in the real world that invites everyone to explore and gives time to think on."
MUSIC MAKER - PAUL BRETT
"Clear vocals, well written. Musical arrangements compliment Blabber’s songs and use throughout of a banjo sits well in the mix."
"Good sympathetic balances and nicely produced throughout."
MARDLES - MARY HUMPHREYS
"Blabbermouth sounds rather like a modern-day Donovan, having a light effortlessy tuneful voice""He writes some very appealing tunes"
LIVING TRADITION - GREM DEVLIN
"It can be a refreshing change these days to encounter a humourous singer-songwriter whose material doesn’t shout DERIVITIVE at the listener"
NETRHYTHMS - DAVID KIDMAN
"A very attractive little pop-folk confection with a tangy centre"
"a quality of understated eeriness in the instrumental accompaniments is very effective"
"Amnesia is another satisfying Blabbermouth creation, as much for the power of the imagery as for its relative musical starkness"
AMAZON REVIEWS
1. Blabbermouth is one of those rare singers who can truly sing. the vocals are open, honest, and just beautiful. and the music honours the songs. there's nothing that doesn't need to be there. guitar, banjo, organ, percussion... all do just enough to give the songs life. it's such a relief in this age of overdone showmanship. beautiful tunes, beautifully rendered.
2. A brilliant album filled with both foot tapping rhythms and heart melting melodies. Written with spine tingling sincerity and yet punctuated with the wit and humour of an experienced professional... it's a record that deserves to be listened to and not just heard.
OLD STUFF...
"My Dancing Heart" was recorded with Ian Shaw and released January 2008, it is stocked in-store at HMV and is available to purchase online at AMAZON and PLAY.COM amongst many other outlets; it has recently been made available for download after many requests.
Recently Blabbermouth has taken on Manilla PR who have successfully gained him acoustic sets and interviews with BBC Manchester, BBC Cambridge, BBC West Midlands, BBC Lancashire, VS Recharged, Radio Reverb, Loughborough University Radio, Portsmouth University Radio, Lieth FM and many others in the pipeline. Songs from his album "My Dancing Heart" have also been played on BBC 6, BBC Wales, BBC Derby, BBC Essex, BBC West Counties, folkradio.co.uk and many other stations.
QUOTES
SIMON WILLIAMS - FIERCE PANDA
"Pretty darn impressive"
MIKE JOYCE - THE SMITHS
"Very nice indeed"
JANICE LONG - BBC RADIO 2
"Absolutely gorgeous"
NICK HEYWARD - SINGER/SONGWRITER
"Sometimes you have to search through the weeds to be kind about the flowers on myspace... but with Blabbermouth, the genuine words just flow."
Sounds good. I know I start training for my teaching position on the 6th and it will be ongoing for a few more months but hopefully we can work something out. the extra coin i make from taking those paid surveys online helps out alot tho; you should really do them too; i mean, hey, the extra money comes in handy, right? i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
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I prolly won't have anything going on that weekend so if nothing else, maybe I can get back to town for a few days then. If I can work it out, you'll have to meet 'em too. Talk to ya later buddy. Keep me updated!
A review of the new 'I Return' single has been added to my website at LOUD HORIZON MUSIC. Just click on the banner below to directly access the site. Nice one. Cheers Colin
I'll be playing a full headline set comprised of Persad originals with my new backing band. Support comes from the bequiffed Church of the Drive Thru Elvis and the mighty Lucky Face. The Duke of Catford will be DJing by royal appointment. Be there!
I'm happy to say that my new "Far and Wide" album is finished and finaly available on iTunes, Napster, Amazon, etc... Please, if you are interested, check out my page for the info and for the links!!! Thanks in advance!
Hey, hope you're enjoying your weekend! I wanted to drop by and let you know I uploaded a new song to my page called "So Contagious". Sally James is the vocalist and the song features BeerandBlack! Thanks and let me know how you like it!
