Rich Dickens, Richard Wilson, Guy Humphreys, Paul Mann and Trevor Shepherd
Influences
The Posies, The Beatles, Redd Kross, Alice In Chains, Fuzzbubble, Elliott Smith, Black Sabbath, Kevin Tihista, Veruca Salt, Led Zeppelin, Teenage Fanclub, The Stone Roses, Nirvana, The Tea Party, The Charlatans, Smashing Pumpkins, You Am I, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Inspiral Carpets, Weezer, R.A.T.M, Nine Inch Nails, The Beach Boys, Ken Stringfellow, Jon Auer, Saltine, Orange Humble Band, Big Star, Disciplines, The Long Winters, Soundgarden, Brendan Benson, The Doors, Pearl Jam, REM, Screaming Trees, The Small Faces, The Verve, Urge Overkill, Stone Temple Pilots, Nina Gordon, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Strokes, The Byrds, Dinosaur Jnr, Blind Melon, Tripping Daisy, Band Of Horses, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead...
Sounds Like
Brian Wilson meets Elliott Smith down a dark alley
The Dead Letters are a new band from Kendal, Cumbria whose musical influences include alternative rock bands such as The
Smashing Pumpkins & Nirvana, and also more melodic, power pop influences such as The Posies & Teenage Fanclub.
Counterbalancing the heavier side there are also more introspective lyrical moments that echo artist such as Elliott Smith.
To date the band have had 2 tracks released on new local label Lakeland Records Ltd compilation CD’s and follow this with EP ‘….by a Thousand Cuts’. The EP, recorded in the remote wilderness of the Lake District with producer Guy Forrester (Shack, OMD, The Real People) is a snapshot of the band who’s early work has drawn praise from the like of Bootleg Magazine (US), Planet Sound (Teletext/Online), and from American musician Ken Stringfellow (Posies, REM, Big Star) whose music is a big influence on the band.
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'The Dead Letters'- perform "Until Your Dying Time": LIVE - Abbey FM. 28/01/08. - Copyright 2008 - Bill Clark (www.billclarkontheradio.co.uk) & 107.3 Abbey FM (www.abbeyfm.co.uk) - (Click to play):
We're trying to get our music out there at the moment so if you like what you hear on our page please feel free to spread the word. You sounded great BTW even without your original drummer and guitarist. When I was in a band we had to do a pub gig without the drummer cos he was ill and the rhythm guitarist had to step up. It went ok but didnt sound the same a guitar down. We really think you pulled it off well.
Did you hear Easy Now? They were pretty good as well wern't they?
Hey, are you guys still able to make it down on Sunday? The music starts dead on 8pm and I'm hoping that I'll be on by about 9:30pm, all going well. And by the way, you're more than welcome to crash at mine than to hurry back on the train...!
Hey you guys, can't work out which one of you is my favourite, the ghost, the farmer, the girl from lazytown, the Mormon or the beast. Infact you're a bit like the village people really aren't you. No but serioulsy, seriously it was a good show you put on, peace xx
Hey you guys, how was Kendal calling, wish I could have been there instead of being stuck in bloody Thailand. Your keyboard player looks damn cool in his shades, I wish I was him
Fantastic set last night, it was good to hear "Tug Of War" and also "Boo" and "Astronaut Song" done all electric instead of acoustic. "I Still Need You" is a sweet finisher as well. See you again soon!
Hello Friend. Check out our forthcoming Kendal Calling themed single Black Drop, it is on our page and is being released on local imprint Sick No More on August the 1st. We made it ourselves on our M-Audio interface so suck on my spam!
Hello chaps, Have uploaded some new images as part of the ongoing graphic blog. Hope you like the Dead Letters page. will try and send you a copy via email. Hopefully see ya soon! JT
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