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Meet The Tenters, An Indie band from Lincolnshire

14th Sep 2021 — Leave a comment
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The Tenters

Many of us find ourselves in songs, coming to terms with who we are whilst emmersed in rich jazz tunes or dancing to a guitar solo, some of us lose ourselves along the melody. The film Good Will Hunting explores similar themes, the complexity of self and the fragility of potential which is why it inspired The Tenters to write their latest song Good Will but it could also be because two of their band members are called Will, give it a listen and decide for yourself.

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On this episode of The Lincoln Ear podcast I had the pleasure of speaking to Will Munton and Robert Lester about what it’s like to play live, what they have learned about themselves whilst playing as a band and who they would/wouldn’t trust to be in charge of the aux on tour, who would have throught you’d hear Slipknot and Sugarbabes in the same sentence.

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Listen to the podcast here.

Will spoke to me about some of the inspiration behind upcoming songs such as watching a fishing programme, proving that with the right mindset and creativity you can create art from anything.

Their debut song Alexander, relased in July of this year, has been described on their Spotify as a song about whatever for whoever, which is the music we all need, something we can relate to, interpret in our own way and resonate with. Listen to my podcast to find out why it was the hardest song for them to release.

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Formed in 2019 the band were faced with the adversity of 2020, but this didn’t hold them back; having released two songs, being featured on BBC Radio Lincolnshire and an upcoming live performance with the hugely talented ‘Little Comets’, this Sunday tickets available here, it will be exciting to discover where else this band gets their inspiration from and to see what they do with it.

Meet Albany, A four piece Indie band based in Lincoln.

22nd Aug 2021 — Leave a comment
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Albany

Although it’s good to live in the present, the recent present has not been so desriable so you’d be forgiven for regressing into the past in order to see a more hopeful future. This comfort of familairtiy is one of the reasons why Matt Duke, guitarist and lead Vocalist for Albany, describes their sound as a modern take on nostalgia, proving that sometimes previous events allow us to evolve into new phases of ourselves, or in this case music.

Their new single ‘Need No Longer’ is a powerful anthem exploring human resilience in the face of the past year. The supporting music video explores themes of captivity, battles with uncertantiy and the fragility of personal freedom.

Rebecca Gale, student of the University of Lincoln, is the talented performer featured in the above music video. Her movements capture the emotions expressed in the song, the gradual demise into anger and desperation for liberation after the intial welcoming of something novel, dutifully staying indoors, baking bread and diligently sticking to our hour of exercise. Matt shared with me, on my podcast, that she moved from being an angel to the devil, defying restrcitions and breaking free causing damage in her wake.

Albany is a four piece Indie band from Lincoln, made up of Dan Sharrat the drummer, Billy Richards the guitarist, Chris Fletcher the bassist and Matt Duke. They have played alongside Scouting for Girls, The Velvet Hands and Marsicans. Featured on BBC introducing Lincolnshire and their song Found you out featured on This Morning with Holly and Phil.

They’ve also performed at the Engine Shed,Camden rocks and and the Holbeach music and beer festival.

Dan and Matt feature on my podcast where we discussed the difficulties of maintaining a band, the joys of performing live and intriguing hidden talents, click here to find out more.

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Meet Sükko , an alt-indie band from Lincoln, Norwich and Sheffield.

5th Aug 2021 — 2 Comments
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From homemade bedroom studios, and kitchen table acoustics Sukko have now released five singles, their latest being ‘Take your Time’

Formed back in 2018 by talented duo Felix and Eliot the band now resembles a style more true to the Indie formation with five members. There’s the ‘full time funk whistle extraordinaire’ Matt Thompson on the trumpet and they keyboard, the creative Ben Alexander on drums, the talented James Jordan on guitar, a role shared with mastermind Eliot Clarke and the skilled lead vocalist Felix Jordan. The transition to a larger band marks maturity both in Sükko’s music and in the lyrics of their songs.

Music by nature brings us together, through comfort, anger and despair, on dirty dancefloors and duvet covers, hairbrush in hand, it is this collective sound and escapism that unites us. That is why we can all reflect on how the pandemic affected us, our daily lives we can lament and we can celebrate and we can share our feelings through song.

Their eclectic music taste; Bombay Bicycle Club, Foals and Radiohead explains why their unique style is, energetic , political in attitude yet contrasted with ‘feel good summer songs’. As the band evolves so does their song writing by moving towards promoting messages surrounding mental health, racial and gender equality and the need for change which has been highlighted by the disparities and the reactions to the COVID 19 pandemic, allowing us to question whether we can do more and working toward achieving that difference.

Their songs cover many themes, their most recent being the fragility of youth which is widely explored in their latest single ‘Take your time’ , Sükko explained to me that when we are young we tend to ‘rush past awkward early relationships and immaturities’ in order to ‘grow up’ later realizing perhaps we should have cherished those moments, because in order to really grow up we need to be young first and be able to ‘reflect on past mistakes’.

This single really demonstrates the band’s maturity and as well as ushering in a new era for live music it kicks off their soon to be released debut EP ‘A Violent Deep Feel’, it’s a song guaranteed to get you moving at a gig.

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Which thankfully we can now all do, back on muddy fields, lit up dancefloors and stadium stalls. Sükko  are currently preparing for a massive live gig on October 1st with Vigilantes and Who’s Misty at Liquor in Lincoln. Both bands bring such ‘amazing energy and swagger with them’ unfortunately this is now sold out but Sükko  are returning to the Waterfront on the 19th of September for their very first headline gig as a band, tickets for that are on sale here. But for now you should check them out on Spotify.