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The Victorian English Gentlemens Club
The Victorian English Gentlemens Club
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We interviewed The Victorian English Gentlemens Club on our thirteenth show. Click here to listen.
For The Victorian English Gentlemens Club news and to watch their music videos see below...
From: Cardiff, Wales
Discography
Albums:
THE VICTORIAN ENGLISH GENTLEMENS CLUB THE ALBUM (Fantastic Plastic)
Singles:
Impossible Sightings Over Shelton (Watch the video for Impossible Sightings Over Shelton below)
The Tales of Hermit Mark / My Son Spells Backwards
Amateur Man / Ban The Gin (Watch the video for Amateur Man below)
The Victorian English Gentlemans Club seem troublesome from the outset. Firstly, it’s a very long name and one that even after just a quiet half a shandy can leave you floundering in inelegant disarray. More importantly though, their wilful disregard for the beautifully complex constructions of the great English language would have Lynne Truss squirming in her grammar constricting breaches. 'What? No apostrophe?' you hear her cry! Well, sorry Lynne, these guys couldn’t give an artic monkey’s (yes I know, and I'm sorry, but I couldn't resist). Once you get over the grammar issue, you’ll realise that it’s indicative of their agenda.
Adam Taylor (guitar and vocals), Louise Mason (bass and vocals) and Emma Daman (drums and vocals) are part of a seemingly burgeoning artistic ex-pat colony in the heart of Wales’ principal city. All three met at art school in Cardiff and have grown into an entity that Ronseal would be proud of - art-rockers they’ve been dubbed, and art rockers they are.
Having abandoned a tortured future pioneering an English Victorian renaissance in painting (that’s according to his tutor), Adam pulled on his guitar and together; he, Louise and Emma yelped all who would listen into submission.
The eponymous (that means self titled, as I'm sure you're all aware (I wasn't once)) debut album was released on Fantastic Plastic and combines disconsolate fragments of spiky punch-you-in-the-guts-smack-you-round-the-chops life affirming not-quite-nihilism into a cherry pie of a whole.
The Tales of Hermit Mark / My Son Spells Backwards and the remarkably raucous Amateur Man / Ban The Gin sowed the seeds of a fledgling cult following, growing ever straighter and taller with the release of Impossible Sightings Over Shelton and the 11-track album. It looks set to sprout new shoots and head skywards. Make sure to get a good seat for the accession of something special.
The Victorian English Gentlemens Club music video for Impossible Sightings Over Shelton:
The Victorian English Gentlemens Club music video for Amateur Man:
The Votes Are In, Let's Rock on the Ultimate Mix-Tape, Today, now-3pm
Let's close this summer out in style, yo. Click here between Noon-2pm EST today to hear the show. It will redirect you to the HD Radio Indie Stream, where my show will come in at noon. In case you missed it, you can hear the repeat tomorrow, Friday, at 4-6pm EST. In today's mix-tape, I'll be playing new music from Ida Maria, I'm From Barcelona and The Spinto Band, as well as up-and-coming acts like Amazing Baby, Sky Larkin, Smokers Die Younger and Slow Club. So please tune in and drop me a line at chris@musicsnobbery.com and leave words of encouragement. You'd be a daisy if you do. For those with HD Radio technology, here are the markets you can listen to the show. Sometime after the show, I'll post the playlist so you can check out what you were listening to.
Artist Title Album Doves Pounding The Last Broadcast The Beta Band Assessment Heroes To Zeroes Battles Atlas Mirrored Ida Marie I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked Fortress Round My Heart Witch Hats Summer Of Pain Cellulite Soul Cage The Elephant In One Ear Cage The Elephant The Spinto Band Vivian, Don't Moonwink I'm From Barcelona Paper Planes Who Killed Harry Houdini? Slow Club Summer Shakedown Bang Gang Find What You Get Something Wrong Joan As Police Woman Furious To Survive The Twang Wide Awake Love It When I Feel Like This Smokers Die Younger I Spy Dry Fear Amazing Baby Head Dress Infinite Fucking Cross The Black Angels Black Grease Passover Jay Reatard An Ugly Death The Teenagers Love No Reality Check Sons & Daughters Johnny Cash Love The Cup The Victorian English Gentlemens Club My Son Spells Backwards The Victorian English Gentlemens Club Vivian Girls Where Do You Run To Vivian Girls Sky Larkin Molten Friendly Fires Jump In The Pool Friendly Fires
Moscow Olympics Still Tall Firs Hairdo Too Old to Die Young The Morning After Girls Run For Our Lives Prelude: Ep's 1 & 2 Tim Fite Big Mistake Fair Ain't Fair Destroyer Blue Flower/Blue Flame Trouble In Dreams The Charade Ballad Of Uneasy Rider Keeping Up Appearances Noah And The Whale Give A Little Love Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
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