Matt Smith (Vocals)
Matt Dacey (Drums)
James Lowe (Bass)
Matt Pike (Guitar)
Brian Ferry (Keys)
Influences
White Rose Movement, The Sunshine Underground, Bloc Party, Union of Knives, New Order, Massive Attack, Joy Division, Editors, The Gossip, Interpol
Sounds Like
R E V I E W S :
The Spires Live on Hallam FM
"We have found an unsigned band that sound absolutely amazing! We have had hundreds of entries. I am pleased to anounce that we have the best unsigned act in South Yorkshire supporting INXS at the City hall. THE SPIRES!! ''
[Big John at Breakfast, Hallam FM]
The Creative Corporation
"A Cathedral of beautiful sound, The Spires. One of the bands to keep an eye on in 2009!"
[Dave Stansbie, Creative Director - The Creative Corporation]
The Spires @ The Boardwalk, Sheffield
"The Spires kicked out a 24 carat hatrick. A hot chunk of rock that won me over completely. The Spires have killer tunes."
[Radio Coma Magazine]
The Spires @ Bar Matrix, Sheffield
Here tonight are the Spires. A band with something to say, and more importantly a band with something worth listening to, so worth listening to in fact that tonight they get an encore. The standout track of the evening being the edgy and Cure inspired ’17 Years’. Musically tighter than Fern Britten’s size ten cocktail dress, they play with an energy that only rightly justified self confidence can bring. This is certainly a band to make you stop and think.
[Tom Bowen, Sandman Magazine]
The Spires @ The Leadmill, Sheffield
The local support for the mid week Leadmill gig, The Spires are one of the most engaging and entertaining bands on the Sheffield circuit at present. This electro-rock outfit draw influences from four decades of music, throw it into the melting pot with nitro-glycerine until it explodes in an adrenaline fuelled performance that gives you the buzz live music is intended to do. This electro-rock outfit has a distinguished sound that pushes the boundaries of rock-pop. The guitars thrash and grind with heavy drums and swirling keyboard, and a buoyant front man not only draws in the crowd with his energetic rapport, but can also hold a note. Exhausting.
[Richard Oldale, Sandman Magazine]
T H E - B A N D :
Formed in their native Sheffield, The Spires are Matt Smith (vocalist), Matt Pike (guitar), Matt Dacey (drums and percussion), Brian Ferry (Keys) and James Lowe (bass). Their individual style of electro-rock and 'hard style indie pop' (NME) has established The Spires as one of the most fresh and exciting new acts to arrive on the music scene. You can hear echoes of The Cure, Joy Division and Bloc Party within their music, but The Spires rise above the volatile and fragile pressures of whatever happens to be currently fashionable and carve out their own unique landscape. There is a pulsating ebb and flow to every element of their work, both layered and complex, but always with an eye to the melodic undercurrent that follows whatever creative path they feel compelled to pursue.
The Spires leave a trail of captivated audiences in their wake as they instigate an aural attack on the ears and 'explode in an adrenaline fuelled performance that gives you the buzz live music is intended to do' (Sandman Magazine). Such reviews have earned them support slots with Idlewild, One Night Only, Iglu & Hartly and even the mighty INXS on the Sheffield-leg of their world tour. Earlier this year, Embrace's Danny McNamara earmarked The Spires as 'ones to watch' and personally requested them to feature on BBC One's 'Inside Out' show before inviting the band to appear at his hugely successful Aftershow night in Manchester.
Listen out because there will be much more to hear from this talented five-piece over the coming year...
Renegade Brass Band set to blow up Tuesday club! Youve been warned!.......oh yeah, Ms Dynamite and Nextmen are also playing. Friday the 13th Nov (unlucky for sum not us!)And there's a free bacardi & coke with every ticket!Tickets are just £6adv!!Available now from Sheffield Union Box Office, Hallam Hubs, City Hall, Lyceum and online http://www.shef.ac.uk/union/entertainment/buy-tickets-online.php
Yes. I applied 3 times for x factor and i couldnt go toany of the auditions i got. this year i had a perosnal tragedy the day before i was going. thank you i really like your songs. very catchy. I might go up for britians got talent though next year.
I've just noticed at the start of your video for Fortune Favours The Brave, the sign says 'Melrose' doesn't it?! :D Thats where my one of my Dad's GP surgeries is! (the other one is in Shiregreen) I remember being a receptionist there! good times. I sure hope it doesn't look like it does in the vid..though there are some 'colourful' characters in those parts! Keep it up guys. You're great representatives for Sheffield music. x
all r8 guys we got some new songs up if u fancy having listen let us know wt you think. well have to sort out that gig some time soon as well cheers Sb
hey guys, just wanted to say cheers for coming and playing last night, much appreciated. thought you were top, very professional sounding, hoping for big things for you as it's deserved. keep us informed of what you've got coming up, and hopefully when we're more established we'll get you back (and not in student holidays! d'oh), if you know anyone who took any pictures, get them to give me a shout. cheers, paul.
hey guys, not long till the 16th, hope you're telling anyone you know about it, have got posters up in the venue, flyers being handed out at relevant nights, our listings posters are up in all the takeaways and shops we could find in leeds / student areas, and it's on some forums and facebook events, so hopefully we can push nicely for the next week or so and get it thoroughly busy.
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