The Blueskins
Blues / Rock / Folk Rock Leeds / Gawthorpe, United Kingdom |
Biography
The Blueskins are a four-piece band in Leeds and Gawthorpe, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
The band was formed in 1999, and in 2003 they signed to Domino Records. Three singles, an EP and an album followed, and the band embarked on a tour of Europe and America, recording in Mississippi with celebrated producer Dennis Herring.
In 2005 a change of direction saw bassist Matthew Smith and guitarist Ritchie Townsend leave the band, and later in the year Paul and Ryan brought in Russian ex-tennis pro Andrei Nosov on guitar, and Welsh music student Tom Bailey on bass. They have now written a number of new songs, and are looking for a label with more diverse interests to release them.
Reviews
"Its a crime that the blueskins are not one of the most talked about bands in the country"
"A mass of hair... took nothing away from a show positively oozing confidence"
"...they are the best band in the country"
- Yorkshire Evening post
"the authorative and skunk-soaked vocals rasp and soar, howling out the words as if the future of the Blues depended on it"
"If you closed your eyes for just a second it could be Jim Morrison presiding over Brian Wilson, Bo Diddley and Keith Moon. But it's not, just four lads from Wakefield. How amazing is that?"
- Leeds Music Scene
"They have the sort of cosmo pop sound that makes The Datsuns and The Hives sound like a lost Hyena who has just eaten a dodgy zebra"
- BBC Liverpool
"Every single song in the set is an absolute classic"
"The Blueskins are an incredible band and will do a lot of great work"
- The Junction, York
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Band Members - see all 4
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Andrei - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
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Razz - Lead Vocals, Guitar
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Paul - Drums, Backing Vocals
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Tom - Bass, Backing Vocals
Stats
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all-time plays - 270
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Comments - see all 7
Sweet.
posted Aug 11
hey, thanks for the friend invite. and if you would like to. go listen to our freshly rerecorded song on our page and tell us what you think.
posted Jun 22
Absolutly perfect! A little along the lines of good ol' dirty southern rock, with a blues kick. Love it boys.
posted May 14
You guys freakin' rule!
posted May 14
Hey, thanks for friending me up! I'm just getting started here on Virb. I'm listening to your songs now--very nice stuff, proud to be connected to you. Plus, I'm an Anglophile, so you'd pretty much have to shit in my mother's boot for me to start to take a dim view. All the best, me owl chinas.
posted May 13
too bad exams coming up! can't attend your show :)
posted May 11
europa says:
Good tracks
posted Oct 20