|
|
LIFE ON EARTH |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Let It Go is the third single lifted from Acid Jazz signings The Moons’ critically acclaimed debut album Life On Earth. The Moons have exceeded all expectations. Their debut was released in March 2010 and was launched with an outstanding live performance at HMV Oxford Street – proving to be one of the best the store ever had. The Moons, fronted by Paul Weller's keyboard player Andy Crofts, are a classic British pop band. Influenced by the likes of The Specials and XTC they blend a particularly British take on a classic rock sound with amazingly written songs. Three part harmonies mixed with traditional pop sensibilities deliver a fresh take on the new wave mod sound. Reminiscent of The Bees and The Coral, the band present their most recent and anthemic single to date: Let It Go. Fresh off a plethora of fantastic press reviews and two live sessions on BBC Radio 2’s Mark Lamarr and Janice Long’s radio shows this instant classic pop gem isn’t going to disappoint! Limited edition vinyl and download at a discerning store near you... Life On Earth fizzes with ideas, pinballing from bristling mod pop Powerful guitars, organ, strong songs, catchy, simple, extremely |
Given their rock pedigree it’s hardly surprising that the debut album from The Moons harks back to a golden era in British songwriting. Fronted by Paul Weller’s keyboard player Andy Crofts and featuring Chris Ketley previously of the - recently disbanded - Rakes, the band craft soulful slices of classic English pop. Taking a traditional 60’s sound and weaving in influences as diverse as XTC and The Specials, the resulting album straddles the decades and sits comfortably alongside contemporary groups like The Coral, The Zutons and The Bees. Andy Crofts, the creative force behind The Moons, writes with an engaging everyman appeal. Many of the songs on this twelve-track debut are autobiographical with love - lost and won - a residing theme. A glance through the track listing….Torn Between Two…..Let It Go….Lost Soul….bears this out. Given some lengthy periods on the road with Weller, the songs included on the album were written in a variety of locations – on a tour bus, a hotel room in LA, sitting in a London pub. Not surprising Paul Weller has proved a big supporter, inviting The Moons to record the album at his studio and even featuring on piano on ‘Wondering” a song written when Crofts was a mere sixteen. The band came to the attention of Acid Jazz label boss Eddie Piller when he heard their self financed 45 ‘Don’t Go Changin’ which he featured on his award-winning radio show on Q earlier this year. He encouraged the band to record this debut album, following the release of their limited edition 45 Torn Between Two. The Moons have been touring extensively across the UK over the autumn and hit the road again in February for dates with Ocean Colour Scene. 2010 FEBRUARY 2nd OXFORD O2 Academy; 3rd BOURNEMOUTH O2 Academy; 5TH DERBY The Assembly Rooms; 6TH LIVERPOOL O2 Academy; 7TH COVENTRY Kasbah; 9TH SHEFFIELD O2 Academy; 10TH MIDDLESBOROUGH Empire; 11TH GLENROTHES Rothes Hall; 13TH WICK Assembly Rooms; 14th INVERNESS Ironworks; 15TH ABERDEEN Music Hall; 17TH EDINBURGH Picture House; 18TH EDINBURGH Picture House; 19TH STIRLING Albert Hall; 20th MONTROSE Town Hall; 22nd BRADFORD St. Georges Hall; 23rd BLACKBURN King Georges Hall; 24TH STOKE Victoria Hall; 26TH READING Hexagon; 27TH LOUGHBOROUGH Loughborough University; 28TH CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange; MARCH 2nd LINCOLN Engine Shed; 3rd CARDIFF Coal Exchange; 4TH ST. ALBANS The Alban Arena.
|
|
||||
