Michael, singer and guitarist of the Years says it all, "Playing with my best friend's son and my girlfriend is the greatest thing I have ever experienced."
Michael, 35, Emily, 25 and Rom, a young drummer of 16 summers, just prove that "you can still form a band without wearing fringes, ties, and drainpipe jeans". Indeed, after having listened to their debut EP "pROCKaganda!" recorded 4 months after the birth of the band, it seems like all they care about is playing music with all the raw power and soul required to make a song sound urgent and smart. A bit of The Jam or The Clash, coupled with a modern edge, their music fits no current trends. "There are so many bands we love, both old and new", Michael continues "the funny thing is that we'd really like to sound like them but we're simply not able to. It can be quite disappointing in some ways but we now have these songs, and we like them the way they are. Does it make sense?"
The Years are quite down-to-earth and self-conscious about what they call "a sort of happy-go-lucky friendship". Emily adds: "Before we started, I didn't know how to play the bass and Michael switched from bass to guitar, he's always sung in his former bands but Rom is actually the only genuine musician". It's quite astounding how the songs sound in less than one year. Rom : “Make songs and record em as soon as possible. Love the formula”.
Many gigs since then. They opened in 2007 for Chris Wilson -singer and guitarist of the Flaming Groovies, and experienced two packed out nights at the famous 12 Bar Club in central London which eventually led to the idea of releasing the White Teeth EP with the help of their mancunian friends at BabyBoom Records. Many gigs are to come for sure so keep an eye out...
 
Now, ere's some news for everyone :
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Good news from Canada! The Years will be featured on volume 3 of The Beautiful Music acclaimed tribute series to The Television Personalities -due out in april 2009. We're particularly proud to open this long awaited comp with a cover of "This Angry Silence" (funny enough, actually the first track of their first album). |
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Pete Jones ex-bass player and former partner of John Lydon in Public Image Ltd has just finished remix duties on 'Loops', definitely our most hypnotic track. Over 5 minutes of intelligent electro rework with intricate melodies in the vein of PiL(duh) or Githead! Now online. Enjoy. |
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EP out NOW! (click HERE to buy) our new release is now available from BabyBoom Records -a wonderful vinyl in the lovely (out-of-vogue)10 inch format. If you own/run a shop in your country and would like to stock some of their stuff please get in touch with Chris@BabyBoom Records. Anyhow, check out this ace label from Manchester!
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Merch! The Years tshirts are now available for online purchase from the merchandise page of Carlo Basile's site.
Get ‘em while they’re hot. To find out more, just follow the link from Carlo Basile's myspace page. |
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BabyBoom Records sampler 3 out in march! featuring songs by The Years, Prince Edward Island, Missing Andy, Olympic Dragons and many other cool bands! For further details, click on the picture on the left. To buy now, click here.
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pROCKaganda in Soho. (feb 08) We will be playing at the legendary 12 Bar Club on Denmark Street, in February. The 12 Bar Club is renowned as being one of the most famous live music venues in London. Tell yer mates about it, lets pack the place out! -nearest tube Tottenham Court Road. |
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