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Puzzling times at The Black Prince
Salvation Jayne
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fter teasing fans with four singles, Salvation Jayne (March 12) have just issued their debut album and now they are on the road in support of A Mouthful of Magnificent Spite. They say their music-making brings together ‘white-hot, hook-laden explosive fuzzy riffs, glossy dream pop undertones and captivating atmospherics,’ and it’s seen them rack up a decent fan base – including esteemed knobtwiddler Sylvia Massy who produced a session by them. She knows a good thing when she hears it too, with other credits under her belt for the likes of Tool and Prince. The big bill also features The Wax Lyrical Sound, Worth A Shot and Hounds Hall. October Drift (March 24) bring their popinflected sounds to the fore, with a performance promising to be electrifying and charismatic, and they’ve had enough practice to make perfect; they’ve previously toured with Editors, and have hit up festivals including Glasto, Reading & Leeds and The Great Escape. Support comes from Rolling Thunder and Parking On Pavements. Original Quo hard-hitter John Coghlan (March 26), will deliver the hits from the Quo era when he kept things in check – from 1962 to 1981. When John originally joined Rossi and Parfitt at play they hadn’t even taken the name Status Quo – back at the start of the ‘60’s they were called The Spectres. Coghlan stayed put behind the drum stool for almost two decades, bowing out three years before their first farewell tour. Expect to hear vintage numbers like (April) Spring, A Year and Summer and Wednesdays. Don’t dilly-dally either, because after a career spanning six decades John has announced that this current run of shows will be his last.
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Expect classic Quo from original drummer John Coghlan (above), while Rosalie Cunningham (left) will hopefully solve the puzzle and October Drift (below) fall in to town towards the end of the month
Tuppenny Bunters and Alunah have bagged the support for Rosalie Cunningham’s date (March 29). We last caught Rosalie and her cohorts in a pre-pandemic psych-haze of riffs, hot pants and flares. Nowadays it’s all lateral-flows and spatial awareness, ain’t it? The Queen of Psychedelic Prog Rock is making her return to record collections with the new album Two Piece Puzzle which came out on Friday. Fairport Convention fiddler Ric Sanders features throughout the release, which adds layers of saccharine pop, smooth lounge jazz and fuzzy heavy metal to her already revered psychedelic roots. Rosalie was joined in the creativity by her partner Rosco Wilson. “I do not work efficiently without a deadline and can tinker indefinitely!” Rosalie admits, “Rosco was a good foil for me in that sense – co-producing and persuading me enough was enough. The album was a Two Piece Puzzle in that sense; the title stems from the themes of duality running throughout the lyrics.” ‘If Kate Bush had a baby with The Beatles it would have been Rosalie Cunningham,’ reckons Classic Rock magazine. Frankly, that little bit of spiel can’t be improved upon, so we’ll sign off there. Head to FB @sbdpromotions for ticket info.
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