a mix between The Stone Roses and Primal Scream with the swagger of Oasis

The saying 'can't see the wood for the trees' could easily be applied to Manchester's music scene... So many bands, so much attitude, so much history. Keen to stand apart from their contemporaries, The Jade Assembly are in this for the long haul and for the right reasons, nothing is fabricated or posed, their attitude comes from an inescapable force of conviction in their music.
From the passion of Watson and Danny's rhythm section, to the raw power of Smed's guitar work, each Jade Assembly tune has a clear sense of purpose, nothing is contrived.
Central to their main point of difference is John Foster (Foz), a true northern poet and songwriter that places honesty above favour, a frontman who possesses an imposing sense of belief, not devoid of arrogance - but full of commitment.
As John puts it "Every word counts. Some people can't see the wood for the trees, but if you don't see The Jade Assembly - you're missing the best bit of the forest..."

''Best Guitar band since Kasabian''
Clint Boom, XFM/Inspiral Carpets

''Flying flags and empowering crowds, with their anthemic rock and roll, The Jade Assembly are he enthusiastic spawn of the Britpop ere''
Emily Schofield, The Mover Music Blog

''The Jade Assembly enter like a hurricane and instantly blow away any audience drawn into their path''
Frank Floyd, Louder Than War

''What sets aside The Jade Assembly from the plethora of indie-rock try hards that litter the music scene of the modern day is that the band are not merely going through the motions of a tired genre but reinventing it, giving it new life and allowing it to rise from its own ashes''
Ian Critchley , Louder Than War

''TJA are one of, if not the most, interesting band swimming in an otherwise tepid sea of indie-rock'' Ian Critchley Louder than war
''The Jade Assembly what you do is amazing''
London Unsigned

''Tonight London without knowing experienced one of the best unsigned bands in circulation today!''
London Unsigned

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''The Jade Assembly enter like a hurricane and instantly blow away any audience drawn into their path''
Frank Floyd, Louder Than War

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So many bands, so much attitude, so much history. Keen to stand apart from their contemporaries, The Jade Assembly are in this for the long haul and for the right reasons, nothing is fabricated or posed, their attitude comes from an inescapable force of conviction in their music.

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oh what a surprise it's the fucking beatles

"Smed" is a perfect name for their guitarist

the raw power of Smed's guitar work

It's like the old Fast Show sketch never happened

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClcwKgxu2wk

"like a hand grenade going off in a convent"

"they would rather die than compromise"

''Best Guitar band since Kasabian''
Clint Boom, XFM/Inspiral Carpets

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Our Fold are a growing group of like minded musical people lead by a 4 piece alternative indie/rock band from Bolton. Selling out local shows in and around Manchester, the momentum is growing after every show. Gainging support from the likes of XFM, BBC 6 Music and Amazing radio, the band are currently working on finishing the debut album that should be ready to pleasure your ear canals late 2014.

Hugo Chavez lost weight huh

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someone is v pleased with that 'pleasure your ear canals' line, it also appears on their twitter bio

Surprisingly, the singer the bloke from Jade Assembly recalls most is Eddie Vedder.

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Damien Robertson and Shaun Drysdale fucked about writing songs but after a good piss up and the introduction of wee Dodge (Craig Reid - who also plays bass for City Rain) and the further introduction of Craig Dyce and Mikey Ward they formed muggers lane in Nov 06 in Dunfermline. The self-acclaimed stars of the future, have impressed with their strong lyrics and belief in their musical potential. This is a band to watch for 2007.
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Is Muggers lane misspelt?

i grew up in dunfermline, a couple of those guys look vaguely familar

the 'rock / roll' knuckle tattoos are a nice touch

Why do all these bands never take their coats off?

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Why do all these bands never take their coats off?

― Eyeball Kicks, mercredi 1 avril 2015 14:54 (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

because it's cold and rainy in ingerland !

hahaha

Muggers Lane are a Fife based band with a blend of Indie, Punk, Dance and good old fashioned Rock and Roll, Muggers Lane originally formed in 2007 only to split up in 2008.
In this short time Muggers Lane gained a large following and a reputation as one of Scotland's best up and coming bands at a time when the talent was rife.
In May 2013 Muggers Lane reformed with all the original members, they are now ready to make their mark on the UK music scene.

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Would watch a reality TV show featuring all of these bands living in sheltered housing

Would rather watch a "fantastic voyage" up Eric Pickles arsehole, ffs sake get a grip.

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Forming from the ashes of their previous projects, this band is different from any local band I’ve ever seen prior. Not necessarily in how they sound, but in how so early on intotheir infant career, they appear very, very ambitious and driven to achieve. There is no point in setting yourself a target if you could hit it now and that’s exactly what this band haven’t done. In fact, I believe that to be the very reason why, Chasin’ Vegas – armed with their fantastic and relevant debut single, ‘Times Are Hard’ – are about to prevail in injecting a much needed dose of British Rock back into the veins of Essex’s current cover-band infested music circuit, and succeed in helping true, patriotic guitar music get back on its feet.

When the age of decent guitar music, weakened and crumbled under the pressures put on it by major record labels and later on, the introduction of reality T.V shows, this band, amidst the rubble, desperately clung to a chunk of Britpop debris in the hope of one day being able to use it to piece back together the very essence and nostalgia of that period – and, in doing so, they have now perfectly, inhibited it into their sound.

The track itself then – the reason we are all here – is exactly what you’d expect from a band fronted by a man that, when donned with his jet-black shades and his mod-esquehaircut, could easily be the musical offspring of Liam Gallagher and whoever he recently had an affair with – but when reservedly sat with a guitar in his lap, acquires the melodic capability of Noel – a trait prominent in this single.

It pours with an oasis of screeching guitar riffs and solos that are executed exquisitely by lead guitarist, Ryan Wadey, and in the space of the opening ten seconds, the first four chords – courtesy of frontman and lyrical whizz, Tony Clarke – single-handedly capture everything that was great about the ‘90’s and consistently as the track goes on, audaciously looks to re-implement the beauty of that era onto a generation that’s currently brainwashed by the ripples of Nicki Minaj’s ‘twerking’ backside.

Yes, admittedly, you wouldn’t be wrong if you were to initially think that this was a previously, un-heard single dug out of the Gallagher brothers’ archive of forgotten songs, but then again, who really cares? I don’t. ‘Times Are Hard’ may not be experimental, new or revolutionary in how its sound harks drastically back to a now sadly bygone era, but at the end of the day, it’s a brilliant, ‘working class’ friendly, belterof an anthem that grabs life by the bollocks and tells it to fuck off. It’s exciting and gritty. It’s real – something that pop-culture today, truly isn’t.

fucking hell

"Fuck off, life"

wow

for some reason this thread quickly shifted from laughable to deeply melancholic when i read the phrase "this is a band to watch for 2007"

'twat a more innocent time

'inhibited'

but then again, who really cares? I don’t.

There is no point in setting yourself a target if you could hit it now and that’s exactly what this band haven’t done

There is no point

All this nostalgia for the mystical sun-drenched mid-90s is making me feel very old.

When the age of decent guitar music, weakened and crumbled under the pressures put on it by major record labels and later on, the introduction of reality T.V shows

it's deeply strange, that one. like you couldn't write delusion like that, or such a mixed bag of views - the horrendous writing expresses it perfectly.

it sort of reads like a parody of patriotism in a modernist novel. it's interesting that "patriotic" just slips out at the end of the first paragraph.

Weirdly enough I was reading a novella-lenght essay on Mishima last night. In one of his novels Mishima parodies writing for a right-wing journal (by a chracter that will go on to plot an assassination of a political leadership group) and its as dumb and wrong-headed and thin as that piece.

It can't wait to express and emote around something lost w/out any reflection, logic or argument around what that something might be.

armed with their fantastic and relevant debut single, ‘Times Are Hard’

new display name, sorry joyce pastiche we hardly knew ye

true, patriotic guitar music

the age of decent guitar music

always worth actually considering it when people use phrases like "proper" or "decent" to describe music.

audaciously looks to re-implement the beauty of that era onto a generation that’s currently brainwashed by the ripples of Nicki Minaj’s ‘twerking’ backside.

this band, amidst the rubble, desperately clung to a chunk of Britpop debris in the hope of one day being able to use it to piece back together the very essence and nostalgia of that period

so they're nostalgic for the nostalgia of that time. it's seriously the kind of thing you read orwell talking about.

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this band, amidst the rubble, desperately clung to a chunk of Britpop debris in the hope of one day being able to use it to piece back together the very essence and nostalgia of that period

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Played that game a few months ago. I think Bonehead was the level three boss.

Ganon McGee

"Ahreet pal" version.

‘working class’ friendly,

Still wrestling with this concept tbh.