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The Relationships
Powerpop / Indie / Psychedelic

Tweedy psychedelia & classic power pop



Oxford
United Kingdom

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Member Since9/30/2006
Band Websitewww.therelationships.co.uk
Band Members

Richard Ramage - vocals, guitar, songwriting

Andy Smith - bass and vocals

Angus Stevenson - lead and twelve-string guitars

Tim Turan - drums

Influences The Byrds The Kinks The Who The Velvet Underground The Go-Betweens The Only Ones Orange Juice Robyn Hitchcock XTC Soft Machine Caravan early prog Dad's Army your mum
Sounds LikeNightshift magazine said in December 2006, "They create the sort of elegant chiming little anthems that may have sprung up if the Byrds, REM and Noel Coward had all been signed to Postcard Records." Thanks guys, that sounds about right!

Some other people have said:

"The Feelies fronted by Philip Larkin" - we like that , though we don't really know the Feelies

"Feels as English as Elgar and semi-detached houses"

"Their second full album, like its predecessor, is full of mysterious girls, galleries and strange suburbia"

"Twelve-string guitars ... shimmer and chime with the idle elegance of The Byrds"

"Imagine a less dramatic Smiths, Robyn Hitchcock without the excess Barret-isms or a more upbeat Fieldmice/Trembling Blue Stars and you’ll get a pretty decent idea of what this group sounds like"

"The Relationships served up a bumper basket of perfect, pastoral pop"

"A Tuesday night bar band" - we quite like that too!

"Not as good live as on record" - oh cheers!
Record LabelBig Red Sky
Type of LabelIndie


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Jul 26 2009 12:30P
Truck Festival Steventon

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   About The Relationships

The Relationships were conceived in late 1994 when Richard and Pete from Oxford pop sensation The Anyways teamed up with ex-Razorcut Angus, reviving a partnership that had commenced in the legendary mid 80s combo Here Comes Everybody (home also to future Talulah Gosh/Heavenly guitar man Pete Momtchiloff). Strumming guitars and doing crosswords in a damp East Oxford basement, the original trio - Ramage/Stevenson/Lock - wrote a few songs and came up with their semi-anagrammatic new name. The Relationships. (It was either that or Slack Games No Never).

They came to the attention of the California-based Anglophiles at Twee Kitten, who put out the 1998 EP 'Country Catalogue' and the 2000 album Trend, which featured guest appearances from Amelia Fletcher of Heavenly and Andy Bell of Ride/Oasis. Pete Lock then departed and a stabilized line-up of Richard Ramage (vocal, guitar), Andy Smith (bass), Angus Stevenson (lead guitar), and Tim Turan (drums) released the album Scene in 2005 on the Trailer Star Records label of Nottingham, England.

In 2008 the band recorded their third album at their usual hangout Dungeon Studios. The album is called Space and is released June 2009 on Big Red Sky Records of Oxford. BRS was formed by Martin Newton and Katherine Hieronymus of My Friend Rachel, whose album is out at the same time. Also released are albums by our chums Les Clochards and Grant.

New album officially released 18 June - it's available on Amazon, CD Baby, or www.oxfordmusic.net , who also have a bargainous two-for-price-of-one offer on our first two albums. Click on album covers to buy Space, Scene, and Trend, or to email us click here.


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TRUCK





Jul 13 2009 9:42 AM

Buy tickets for Truck
Maximum RnB





Jul 4 2009 7:08 PM

I hope you are all enjoying the heatwave!!! (In the UK anyway!!) Visit my site, and get 20% off any poster if you mention your MySpace name!!! http://www.maximumrnb.com
Have a FAB weekend, and Happy Independance Day to everyone in the US!!!!


Best Regards, Mike.




Scott Brookman





Apr 18 2009 6:34 PM

Ahoy, former Twee Kitteners: I hope you don't mind the plug. My download album, "A Song for Me, A Song for You" is finally available as a compact disc. Fifteen songs of pop glory in the grand tradition. Available direct from me.

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Sharon





Oct 21 2008 6:06 PM

Hi thanks for the add! Cheers Sharon x
Samantha Twigg Johnson





Oct 21 2008 3:14 PM

thanks for the splendid music!
Marineville Records





Oct 20 2008 8:42 AM

THANKS FOR THE ADD
ANY CHANCE OF THE ANWAYS REFORMING FOR A LONDON OR BRIGHTON GIG?
The New Moon





Oct 23 2007 11:12 AM

Been listening to Les Clochards' Demode... I'm told that this is a Ramage original. Way cool!
Hope to catch yers somewhere soon,
All the best,
Matt x
Wayne





Apr 13 2007 2:51 PM

Hey Guys, where can I get a copy of Scene?
Pat Fish





Dec 8 2006 8:17 PM

All right, gentlemen. I have been enjoying your album, and now I can enjoy your company too. Hot damn!
Mark Bosley





Dec 6 2006 5:36 PM

Good evening to tweedy psychedliacs everywhere
I neglected to say 'good show' for the Zodiac gig and mentions in dispatches for young Angus for putting 'Now Be Thankful' on his Dental Records.
Well done, sir
Mark
The New Moon





Dec 4 2006 5:01 PM

Good gig in the Zod the other week - very sad to be slipping out midway to catch a bloody bus!
See yers again soon I hope,
CHeers
MAtt
Ferns





Dec 4 2006 8:47 AM

tell cousin judith that she will get a copy of our album with turkey and x'mas pudding ;)
-cousin abby
GOLDRUSH





Nov 1 2006 10:45 PM

cheers guys!
hope things are going well?
goldrush.
katy





Oct 24 2006 4:24 PM

nice 2 see u there!
Dressy Bessy





Oct 23 2006 6:34 PM




Oh yeah! Thanks!
The New Moon





Oct 13 2006 9:18 AM

Aaah Dr S & co
An honour to be cyber-pals with ye!
All the best from
The New Moon
Trailer Star





Oct 12 2006 1:36 PM

Well hello pop purveyors nice to see you entering the viral marketplace to put those skinny kids from Sheffield in their rightful place..who needs Arctic Monkeys when you can have the real thing :-)
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