The DIY collective of Blaggers Records, blender, Transmission Indie & Vandalism Begins At Home has pulled together the Leave The Capital tour with Luna Rosa, JW Paris, Sean Grant & The Wolfgang, and The Seven Sentinels.
The four acts were part of a huge grassroots competition and were selected by the impeccable panel of Gareth Barber (Bedford Esquires), Suzanne Fletcher (Musicians Against Homelessness) Danny Watson (CDP Radio PR), and Hana Staddon (BBC 6Music).
As the tour embarks on its final dates, we take a look each day at the four acts and some selected tracks. Today, we look at JW Paris, a three-piece consisting of brothers Aaron (Vocals/Bass) and Danny (Vocals/Guitar), and ex-Babyshambles drummer Gemma Clarke. We focus on former singles ‘Sober’ and ‘Royalty’:
Sober
The isolated guitar intro brings Nirvana’s ‘Rape Me’ and ‘About A Girl’ to the fore whilst the melodic but steely post-punk vocals nod towards Manchester’s Cabbage.
Dark but playful verses are met with dystopian blasts of guitars and infectiously dank synths. Its soul may lurk in the shadows but, a warmth permeates their waywardness at all turns. It’s the lunatic fringe of an indie club that helps you up off the floor and gives you great fashion and film tips at the bar afterward.
Royalty
Royalty was recorded at Buffalo Studios with mixing help from JB Pilon (Kula Shaka and mastered by John Davis (U2/Noel Gallagher/Royal Blood) at Metropolis Studios.
Debauched and swaggering arm in arm like Tribes, this is rock ‘n’ roll from the sewers that are longing to be happy, free but never rich. With this purity coursing through its veins, it’s inevitable that people will fall in love with it.
Click the image for tickets to the London date or here for Milton Keynes
