Audrey, Mr Smith, Supergrass, Quasi, The Edukators, Absentee, The Procession, Jens, Beta Band and all their beautiful offspring, Belle & Sebastian, 1984, Yann Tiersen, The Raconteurs, Ed Harcourt, Simple Kid, Bit Part Superstar, The Kinks, Dylan, I Am Kloot, Charlatans, La's, Housemartins, Pd Heaton, Sherlock Holmes, Gruff Rhyss, Pretty Colours, Jeunet, George Orwell, Red House Painters, The Cardigans, Beatles and the Stones, Rain Band, David Bowie, Rocket Science, Dodgy, Ravonettes, Iron and Wine, Interpol, Brian and his Beach Boys, Suede, Brendan Benson, Agatha Christie, Bowie, The Stone Roses, The Bluetones, Trash Can Sinatras, Morrissey and The Smiths, Bright Eyes, Pacific Ocean Fire, Johnny Cash, Heatmiser, The Winters, Beck, The White Stripes, Postal Service, The Godfather, Polyphonic Spree, Mercury Rev, Mike Myers, Lemonheads, Gene, Radiohead, Tarantino, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Blackadder, Big Lebowski, Jeff and Tim Buckley, The Rutles, home recordings, Simon and Garfunkel, Ben Kweller, The Auteurs, Jake Thackeray, Strangelove, Amelie, Badly Drawn Boy, George Formby, Adem, Kingsbury Manx, rem, Elbow, Whipping Boy, Columbo, Leonard and the Coen Brothers, The Verve, Ben Folds Five, The Von Bondies, Kings of Convenience, Dick Van Dyke, William Eggleston, Richard Brautigan, The Music, Nick Drake, Lemony Snickett, Jack Daniels, writing influences whilst drinking, and Audrey, Supergrass, Quasi and Mr Elliott Smith.
Sounds Like
someone being pushed down the stairs in the middle of the night hugging a glockenspiel.
The Sleuths were born in the middle of England. To be precise, the “City” of Wolverhampton, not far from where we started off by supporting one of our favourite bands of all time, the mighty Quasi at the nearby the Birmingham Barfly.
Since then we have played many places around this fine land, and with other favourites of ours, including Simple Kid, Absentee, Switches and The Procession.
We'd like to spend our days riding around in a black taxi chomping on nibbles, supping some media friendly carbonated drink being driven by George Orwell to somewhere nice, joined by all our favouritist people. But as you can see from the left it would be a full automobile if everyone joined us, especially only a five seater...Maybe a bus? We don't know.
Please feel free to spend as much time here, we are currently in our bedroom trying to record some more for you. But until next time we see you out, take care and most importantly, of each other...BIF!
Rhythm Festival 2009
21-23 August
Twinwood Arena, Clapham, Beds, MK41 6AB
The Proclaimers, Alabama 3, Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams, The Beat, Terry Reid, Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers, James Hunter, Alvin Youngblood Hart, The Blow Monkeys, Pentangle, The Strawbs, Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash and LOADS more...
http://www.rhythmfestival.net
*Sept 4th, OLYMPUS MONS @ EXPOSE MY BAND @ UNICORN (London)
*Sept 5th, OLYMPUS MONS @ 12 BAR (London)
*Sept 6th, OLYMPUS MONS @ THE FLY (London) *Sept 11th, OLYMPUS MONS @ RHYTHM FACTORY (London)
*Sept 18th, OLYMPUS MONS @ STUFFED @ Ginglink (London)
*Sept 22nd, OLYMPUS MONS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY @ 93 FEET EAST (London) *Sept 22nd, OLYMPUS MONS ALBUM RELEASE (UK) *Oct 20th, OLYMPUS MONS ALBUM RELEASE (France) *...
How the Devil are my investigating pals? Come down to the Varsity on Sunday to see me and Audrey Ryan! Or, to Colour on Wednesday to see me and the decidedly less attractive Ben Calvert! The world misses you! I like exclamation marks! Ding ding!!
just a reminder that his wednesday is our 1st birthday party. Really hope you can make it, and maybe play a few songs too? We're asking as many of our past guest DJs to come along and contribute. there will be cake by the bucket load!
Dan Hartland, one third of the Donkey Seven collective, will be hosting a hoedown at the Varsity on Sunday evening. There he will play lovelorn ballads of cowboy loss. Also other things. He would adore to see you there, gentle lovelies.
How was the gig Saturday? We all went to Womad & got rather muddy, then wet, then sunburnt, then wet, then muddy again. Brilliant! We should have drinks some time soon...
i hope so! i'm working all but 3 days in august so in september i'll have lots of money and can get out of york. can't make the gig on the 1st but will (hopefully!) get down to any other gig in september or any time after that. can't wait to see you again, its been too long! x x x
