Club Promotion - Tom Roberts tomroberts@upshotcom.com
Influences
Sambuca!!
The Clash
The Specials
The Beat
Bob Marley
The Ruts
The Beatles
The Kinks
etc.etc..
Sounds Like
Reggae driven rock n roll for the youth!!!!!
"Another act you really owe it to yourself to know sooner than later are THE TALKS. A reggae/ska/indie band from Hull that are a whole lot better than that sounds. About as far away from the Ordinary Boys opportunistic take on 80’s Ska as you could get, this is genuine, edgy and refreshing – doesn’t sound like anyone else whilst not sounding unfamiliar – a very, very good sign indeed."
ICA MAGAZINE, Scotland (Feb 2007)
"An infectious and playful mix of ska reggae and good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll, which is all evident on the upbeat ska driven "Teachers" or the laid-back, but upbeat, reggae stylings of the swaggering "Kids In Town"."
TEN FOOT CITY MAGAZINE (Dec 2006)
"Wicked Band"
NEVILLE STAPLE ex The Specials (Dec 2006)
"The Sound of The Talks is very distinctive, Combining the raw, smashing power of punk with grinding rhythms of reggae and the energy of ska plus a good dose of pop sensibilities. but don't be fooled into thinking of the insipid Ordinary Boys and the like: We are talking about the real deal"
SANDMAN MAGAZINE (March 2007)
"I like it [Teachers] because most Hull bands, myself included, are a little bit too modest and this band sound a little bit angry and cheeky."
PAUL HEATON, ex Beautiful South (Feb 2007)
"As someone who spent many a gig hanging around the jewel on the Humber with such eighties turns as 3 Action, The Gargoyles and of course The Housemartins, I was delighted to see The Talks in concert and realise that the flame of good music still burns bright in Hull..." PHILL JUPITUS(March 2008)
"Wicked song that!!" ROBERT PLANT(Dec 2007)
on live performance of "Boy from Cott"
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The Talks formed in June 2006 after Jody and Patrick Spent 6 Months Writing and recording in their bedroom studio. With both Pat and Jody Sharing a passion for Reggae and Punk and writing to cure there creative sides they set about looking for someone to help bring these songs to the masses. After a long search in bins and under various rocks they came across Richie Lovelock aka TITCH, and Iain Allen aka E, on Drums and Bass guitar respectively. After jamming out at rehearsals it was evident that there was chemistry and the band made it’s debut at THE SESH, – a well known hipsters hangout and Live gig that has bred many of the burgeoning Hull music scene, In August of that year. Needless to say a packed house gave the band an emphatic welcome.
October 2006 saw the band embark on their first full tour playing 25 shows including some dates supporting Ska legend Neville Staple (The Specials/Fun Boy Three), including dates at Edinburgh’s Liquid Rooms, and the Legendary 100 Club in London
"Wicked Band"
Neville Staple
Further Highlights of the tour included supporting Reverend and the Makers at Wakefield’s infamous “Louder Than Bombs” night at The Escobar, with The Arctic Monkeys and Pigeon Detectives in the audience
The Talks carried on touring through November hitting every indie club night humanly possible and in December they were asked to perform for Alan McGee (Creation Records/Poptones Records) at his club night "Death Disco" at Notting Hill Arts Center. Alan was so impressed he Immediately booked the boys back for a further 5 gigs for early the next year.
"Loved you Lot"
Alan McGee (Creation Records/Poptones Records) on The Talks
In March 2007 The Talks were asked to support THE BEAT and Neville Staple on their full UK tour. Playing all the Carling Academy’s and ending at The Shepherds Bush Empire. During the tour The Talks played infront of Mick Jones From The Clash (Who loved the boys and was very keen to meet them), The Ordinary Boys, The Wombats and many more that the boys can't remember, but the highlight of the tour was when they were joined onstage at Liverpool academy with Ranking Junior (The Beat/The Ordinary boys), and doing what they do best had a dub freestyle which had the audience silenced and dumbfounded for a good 15 minutes and left the rest of the bands positively beaming.
During that month The Boys also had time to play a Hull show supporting the Maccabees playing to a capacity crowd at The Lamp in Hull, and sneak in a quick couple of gigs supporting ’77 punk Legends The Vibrators and head down to London to headline the 30th anniversary of punk festival at the Hope & Anchor, Playing with TV Smith (The Adverts), and The Talks were joined on stage for a couple of tunes by 2 pints of lager and a packet of crisps legend Max Splodge.
The Talks carried on touring through April and in May Performed for the BBC in Coventry and were joined on stage by Neville Staple to perform a version of Monkey Man, the performance is still shown on BBC blast websites to this day and has been branded the Highlight of the whole BBC Blast tour.
In June 2007 The Talks were added to the Glastonbury Festival lineup playing on the Lost Vagueness/Strummerville stage alongside acts such as Madness, Jamie T, Dirty Pretty Things, and the legend that is Keith Allen, After The Talks set, Patrick was asked by Keith to join him onstage for a rendition of Oasis's Wonderwall, Mainly because his daughter Lily couldn't be arsed. But still Glastonbury was a huge success for The Talks and a weekend the boys will never forget.
In early August 2007 The Talks Headed to The Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire (home to the Arctic Monkeys: “Whatever people say I am, that’s what I'm not”, and the Kaiser Chiefs‘ “Employment”, to name a few....) For a 4 day session to record what is expected to be their first Singles for a forthcoming album, producing it themselves and assisted by Highly experienced, and well regarded engineer Ewan Davis (Arctic Monkeys, Editors)
Later that month The Talks performed at the Beached Festival in Scarborough. whilst crashing their van on the way and writing off the front end, the boys arrived late, played to a packed beach and managed to take the front end of the van onstage with them and even let the vans bumper do a crowd surf round the whole audience, they also played alongside such bands as The Paddingtons, INME, Amy McDonald, Alabama 3 and the Foals.
Later on that month The Talks were added to the Leeds Carling Festival and were main support on the TOPMAN stage, a performance that was broadcast live on BBC radio and a Stage that was attended by Radio 1 DJ Colin Murray.
Also that month That Talks Headlined the second stage at the Rhythm Festival of which they played alongside The Blockheads, John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett. Alabama 3 and Dr Feelgood.
In September 2007 after a break to write and rehearse some new songs, the band hit the road once more with Fellow Hullites, THE FAVOURS, for a 13-date tour. All 9 of them packed into The Talks tiny Transit Van. Having numerous breakdowns and causing general chaos wherever they hit.
In December 2007, The Talks signed a development deal with Universal Music Publishing, Universal liked the recordings from the Chapel studio that much that they paid for the boy to go back and record a further 3 Tracks for them.
With the new year arising The Talks played a sold out Hull City Hall for “Love Music, Hate Racism”, and on the 23rd of December played Hull Welly Club as a home coming gig to round off the year.
In 2008 The Talks have been asked again to join The Beat & Neville Staple on there full uk tour due to the success of the last one, and have confirmed tours in Slovakia and Czech Republic and have been added to the “Live in the Park” festival in Gloucester and the Fordham Festival.
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