The eagerly awaited debut December's Children E.P. is now available to stream and download from Myspace. Mixed by Grant at Bakehouse Studios, these are the first recording to feature Jack Richardson, Marco Argenton, Luke Miles and myself. Jack has promised some new, exclusive artwork and free CDs containing the EP will be available at all future gigs, until they run out!
This Thursday, December's Children were featured in a Showcase night at The Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel, alongside our new friends, The Plastic Heroes. Having been parted with my wallet before we even made it to sound-checking, I think i'd be forgiven for being in two minds with regards to how it would turn out.
My hopes were then dampened by seeing that prat, who we'll refer to hereafter by the pseudonym "Mark Perrin" walk through the door. We crossed paths with him and his dreary, wannabe Liam Gallagher impersonations at The Arts Theatre Club, Soho, where he refused to let me use his amp. Therefore, we were all quite amused to see him arrive with his Amplifier hidden away under a waterproof sheet to keep the drips off, apart from him obviously, and then later to see his drummer complaining about not having a Hihat stand, although I think we can safely say that had there been one there at the start of his set, it may well have ended up lodged up a certain orifice.
Having been by this point even more apprehensive, I was greeted by Marc Olivier, frontman of The Plastic Heroes, dressed in the extraordinary attire i've come to expect from him and his band. - What a Jacket! For the first time as a band, I was unsure who was looking forward to see who's set more. It was my first chance to see the band perform and they were great, with original, catchy songs, as strong as their image.
By the time we came on stage we were raring to go, and opened with 'Another Land'. Having taken a little time to become accustomed with the rather peculiar levels of the foldbacks, we rocked straight into 'Dressed Like A Priest'. Luke held a really great backbeat, and it showed in Jack's delivery. I must confess to initially feeling I wasn't on best form, but with all the energy around me, and that extra bit of help from Marc's amazing vintage Marshall I was soon savouring every last moment. We ended with a really upbeat 'Do You Know', which went down a treat!
When we finally came off stage we were saddened to hear that the Promoter of the event had been attacked by a member of another band during our set. Whist he was not severely injured, he had sustained a cut beneath his eye and was rushed to hospital.
So, all in all it was a very colourful night, albeit not all for the right reasons. We are all really proud of these new recordings, and look forward to hearing your feedback about them. Again, I urge you to please 'Become a Fan' on Facebook to register for updates and let us know what you think of what we've been doing! Our next show is on the 25th September at Powers Bar and we'd love to see you there!
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