bbq's and natural views, summer nights and drunken fights, cold 'blue mountains' and panther outings, books & rhymes and stars that shine, surfing - not surfing, xmas cake and girlfriend mistakes.
Sounds Like
loud noises, outside noises, band noises, indie noises, rock noises, classical noises, soft noises, animal noises, radio noises, beer noises, bbq noises COUNTRYSIDE ON LAST FM ***CLICK HERE*** COUNTRYSIDE ON FACEBOOK ***CLICK HERE*** COUNTRYSIDE FACEBOOK GROUP ***CLICK HERE***REVIEWS... Broken Dial 1
CLICK HERE to read full review by BROKEN DIAL (NEW YORK)
"laconic slacker rock come shoegaze dreaming from Bristol newcomers" - LOFI-HIFI
"...a seriously top band and a great addition to Bristol's vibrant music scene" - Bristol Uncovered
"Countryside. Rocked like the indie rock gods they are destined to become. A touch of Grandaddy here, and a hint of Flaming Lips there, all adds up to a great band...When they're massive, I hope they'll give us some support slots!" - Beatnik Filmstars
"..one of Bristol's best new bands, pilers of dreamy, psychadelic, distorted pop soundscapes" & "Psychedelic guit-pop shaped soundscapes, dreamy, laconic vocals, and the reason for that their red star" & "Band of the Year 2007" - Venue Magazine
"Epic and dreamy synth-tinged rock from these fine melodic shoegazers - hints of Grandaddy & Guided by Voices topped with heavenly laconic vocals and a heady psychedelic sensibility" - RaRaRa Promotions
"Hypnotic gentle vocals and acid-trippin' melodies from this weirdy beardy but beautiful guitar-pop band. Fuzzy guitars and squelchy Moog sounds, Countryside have wowed Bristol audiences on their epic musical journeys. A style of their own, but sprinkled with the warped genius of Grandaddy, Mercury Rev, Flaming Lips, Guided By Voices and White Album-period Beatles. So join us for a trip through the Countryside..." GO APE
"Gentle psych-beat pop songs wafted in on a wave of backwards guitar...something
like a dream Bagpuss had about something the mice found on the way home from a
party that turned out to be a British psych-pop box set. Choral choruses, pastoral
melodies and impish fuzz guitar slide in and out of the sound picture to make a hazy
summers day of a song. Search somewhere between the gentler side of Love, The
Beatles, when they discovered all you need is love (and acid), and the poppier side of
Guided By Voices." - PURR Records
Photo by Heidi Lee-Sperring 2006 Slacker rock / indie / alternative.
The Countryside were reared in a barn. ThATs Not aLL.... Electric shocks came and went, jokes were told and lost, haircuts few and far between, girls went. Chocolate fingers & distance memories of bbq's is all that remains.
ST JAMES VINE VAULTS, BATH - 10/03/2007
SILENT FILM - 'The day Santa went nuts.' (APRIL 2007)
ASHTON COURT BENEFIT SHOW @ THEKLA, BRISTOL (MAY 2007)
MAIL US: countrysideland@hotmail.co.uk
Upcoming Shows...
THE AUTUMN DEFENSE (two members of WILCO) + PLUSH (Liam Hayes) Sunday 7th September @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
The Autumn Defense is a collaboration between Wilco/Uncle Tupelo bassist John Stirratt and Wilco multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone who has also produced records for the likes of Andrew Bird and Joseph Arthur. They have released 3 albums of beautifully arranged, organic, wispy folk-rock and singer-songwriter musings.
"Comfort music for the soul...” UNCUT **** "never less than utterly gorgeous" THE WORD "reference points include Nick Drake and CSN, Bread, Big Star and the essence of Love, Steely Dan and a dozen others" MOJO **** "edifying and beautifully textured" DAILY MIRROR **** "soft rock at it's most elegant." TIME OUT "Soft, dreamy and bittersweet” WASHINGTON POST "Warming, gorgeous and delightful” DAVID FRICKE, SENIOR EDITOR, ROLLING STONE
Liam Hayes appeared as himself in High Fidelity and his band Plush's long lost masterpiece 'Fed' is currently receiving rave reviews across the music press including 5/5 in Uncut, 4/5 in Mojo, Q, Plan B, NME 8/10 etc. A regular collaborator, he has also worked with Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy), appearing on keyboards across the Palace era output, and also played on records by Royal Trux.
"Fed is beautifully excessive, ornamented with dazzling soul/pop arrangements. And the songs are glorious..." UNCUT ***** "A banquet of sonic gorgeousness" NME 8/10 "Fed is something of a lost classic" MOJO **** "Fed can be finally heard as a testament to Hayes's widescreen obsessions" Q **** "Perfect takes time" PLAN B “a soulful symphonic masterpiece” ROLLING STONE
A pretty decent amount of superlatives there for just £9 (adv.) Get your tickets from www. clwb. net, Spillers (Cardiff) or Diverse (Newport)
Thought we’d let you know that we’re playing your track "Estuary" and plugging your upcoming Louisiana gig on BBC Radio Bristol Introducing this Sunday morning between 1-3am. Hear it live or anytime in the 7 days after broadcast using the on line "Listen Live/Again" feature on the BBC i-Player, there's a link to it from our profile.
Looking forward to the Thunderbolt gig in October!
Happy Dynamic Living!
Richard Pitt & Gary Smith BBC Radio Bristol Introducing
Hiya, Really hope you can get down to No.6 on THURSDAY 21st AUGUST for 4 great bands...
THE ASH & THE OAK "Lovely Songs and Lush Harmonies" KITES "truly epic, Kites' seven band members create an impressive wall of sound" THE PAGAN WANDERER LU "Strongly worded letters from a road safety fascist set to bedroom electro indie pop tunes" FEBRIA "harmonious rock n' roll quintet"
...and DJ's for a good old dance! Get the weekend started early ;~)
Take care, [Thee alternative - 3rd Thursday of EVERY month!]
BROKEN ARM - four dudes from Leeds making garage-rock filled with killer bozo riffs. Their first Bristol show and part of their first tour, they will have their brand new debut EP available at the show, which has come out on Liverpool's Sea records. Members of Broken Arm have previously been in Sailors (gringo), Static Waves, Woman (sea) and Like a Kind of Matador (tumult). Now that's pedigree.
FRINGES - new band from Bristol with members of Soeza, Line, Headfall and ex-Scarecrows and ex-Murder of Rosa Luxemburg. More sweet pedigree. A tight, jagged, uncluttered, direct sorta sound made by clean-cut squares and scruffy slacks. They are a quartet, with two guitars, saxophone and drums, they keep it instrumental.
COREY ORBISON - play abrasive, messy, short-sharp, stop-start songs about our cold cold world. Members also in Headfall and involved with the very excellent Local Kid thing. Check the new tracks up on their myspace!
AT THE JUNCTION, 51 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QP
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No.6
