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December's Children are a new London-Based Garage Rock group infusing the raw primitive sounds of the blues music of the late 1920s with the elegant guitar and vocal melodies which died with Buddy Holly.

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Frequently compared to a cross between Brian Jones era Rolling Stones and The Velvet Underground, December's Children play exclusively original songs which echo a bygone age in modern music. With each member of the band having come from other performing groups before this one, there is a certain fluidity between the musicians scarcely seen in music today. Regularly performing across London, December's Children are going from strength to strength with an evergrowing portfolio of hard-hitting lyrics and unforgettable guitar lines destined for a long future.
The group's founder, front and prominent songwriter, Jack Richardson has a certain aura of Rock's elite, which can be heard best in his lyrics. The juxtaposition of politically motivating songs as "Dressed Like A Priest" with the simplicity of "Love You" demonstrates a Rousseau-like quality to both the set, and his personality. The rapport between Jack and bass player Marco is sincere, and a love of the songs throughout the group is evident. The ocassional harmony vocals across both sides of the mic give a gentle nod towards the obvious duos of the past. The group's only conflict is between influences.
Marco: A dedicated follower of The Beatles and David Bowie.
Jack: Inspired by The Rolling Stones and The Velvet Underground.
Lindsay: A blues fanatic through and through.
The band are currently in discussions over recording a debut album in the coming months.

Monday 1 September 2008

Another Land

This past week's been quite a crazy one for the band, but it's certainly opened up some doors.

Last Sunday, having rehearsed at Bakehouse Studios in South Wimbledon we discussed recording a demo there, which now appears to be in the pipeline!

On Wednesday we travelled to Brighton for a gig at Tom's Gallery. Sadly, the event collapsed into a pile of dust well before it began. It started with a disinterested sound man clearing off without actually sound-checking any of the bands. Following this, the promoter of the event succeeded in getting into an argument with almost everyone who had arrived, with the sad result of him getting bottled, and the audience leaving. We were then set up to play at 9:30 as the first band on, however having got bored, Jack had gone for a wander, and so we were moved on to the next set. We agreed with the bass player of the remaining band that he would lend us his bass amp for our set. I guess taking into account the rest of that day's luck it was inevitable that he would leave straight after he came off! Stuck without a bass amp the promoter attempted to bodge the bass through the PA, but it was sure to be in vain what with his lack of cables and inputs, and the girl behind the mixer banging out trashy wannabe 80's crap through the PA, just to make it easier to hear everything. In the end out of frustration Jack went into Another Land, before ending with cut-short rendition of Dressed Like A Priest, to an audience of one, who ironically really enjoyed it!

Thankfully, our faith was firmly restored last night with a return to Tommy Flynn's, videoed for Youtube! There was a great crowd who really enjoyed the show. It was a shame to have had to leave before the Plastic Heroes came on stage, not least cause they held the record for the coolest haircuts of the night, but we are on the same bill as them for our gig on September 11th at The Rhythm Factory.

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