Counting Crows, Ryan Adams and Whiskeytown, The Band & The Last Waltz, Josh Rouse, Cherry Ghost, Nizlopi, David Gray, Chatham County Line, Bob Dylan, Ben Harper, Turin Brakes, Nick Harper, Joseph Arthur, Jesse Malin, Calexico, Ron Sexsmith, Wilco, Bright Eyes, Matt Costa, The wailin' Jennies, Ray Lamontagne, REM, Pearl Jam, Simon and Garfunkel, Led Zeppelin, OCS, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Neil Young, Crosby Stills and Nash and Blind Melon to name a few!
The Visitors are essentially a 5 piece Alternative Country/Americana band formed by Ross Murphy & James Dyer of Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Since their early days as a duo they have developed their own colourful sound consisting of rich melodies and strong hooks.
Their music has been compared to Counting Crows, Whiskeytown and Wilco and from supporting such acts as Nizlopi, Ocean Colour Scene, The Commitments, Ed Harcourt, Frank Turner, Phil Campbell, Nick Harper and The Bees they have established a large and loyal fan-base which continues to grow.
The band has always thrived on experimentation and pursued collaboration with many different artists, allowing them to add a rich variety of styles to their creative mix.
Their music was also used by Sony Computer Entertainment during the launch campaign of the Playstation 3, with the band's latest recordings added to PS3 demo units and distributed in over 5,000 retailers within 101 countries worldwide throughout the PAL territories.
Now with the album "Travelling" and single "Another Day" currently out and receiving great critical acclaim together with the success of the latest single video being featured as the number 1 "one to watch" on the brand new Sony music video download service Vidzone. The Visitors find themselves to be getting some great exposure and have been launched into the top 100 music videos on a site featuring over 25,000! Things are definitely moving fast, and the band are looking forward to a busy 2010 with some very exciting new opportunities, watch this space...
The Visitors full length album "Travelling" is currently out and available to buy on ITunes and from all other major download sites worldwide. Alternatively for a special edition Digipak CD please follow the link to www.iconic-culture.com direct from this page or alternatively use the Paypal link on our website at www.the-visitors.co.uk
Quotes:
“The visitors are a truly talented group of musicians who are capable of composing gleaming songs that remind you of the soundtrack to the best summer of your life (even in the middle of January)…definitely ones to watch for 2010!”
Jon Pike, Head of Content Sony VidZone
(The Visitors Another Day) "Undoubtedly good writers, this is excellent".
Neil Ferris, Former Head of EMI Records
Reviews:
"This Portsmouth six-piece has a gem of a song with "Another Day". The title track from its debut album chimes in with a chorus that will leave you singing hours later...Watch out for this band" (Kate Steaggles, Acoustic Magazine)
"Promised Land" turns out like a lost Rolling Stones song, with Hammond, lead guitar and classic swagger" (Taken from The Mag's review of Angry Badger Records latest compilation "Showcase Sett")
"Both the name of the band and the album title, 'Travelling' give clues to a theme running through the ten tracks that make up the album, that of the journey...The result is an album that takes you out of yourself" (Neil King, Fatea Magazine)
"Their voices are so different that somehow it comes together, particularly when they share vocals on ’Another Day’ the song that first captured my heart when I heard it on MySpace” (Claire Prior, Folk & Roots Magazine)
"We know what to expect from The Visitors, impeccably crafted tunes with a country tinge, well honed dual vocals and a splash of subtle harmonising." (Matt Merritt, The News)
Kick Ass! ..........for add. us. Thanks so much for having me as one of your MySpace friends. Hope you like our sound... Stop by and listen/comment sometime. I'd be happy to spread your word via my page. Greetings from hell !!!!
Creative and label manager since september (Vigilance Music for Pop/Rock/Soul/Electro music), I'm proud to tell you the first release of a talented DJ from Barcelona called "The Big Mamamootchi" is available on iTunes since 3th November.
Made in Trance/progressive music, you can listen this first song for free just here before buy it :
The Jim Jones Revue play a special XFM 14+ show at The Barfly in Camden this Monday. The show will be recorded and broadcast on John Kennedy's XFM Xposure radio show throughout November.
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