Sean Grant and the Wolfgang hail from Milton Keynes and have previously released on Fierce Panda Records. Having attracted high praise from Lammo and John Kennedy already, it’s surely only a matter of time before they catch their big break.
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 Sean Grant and the Wolfgang’s tracks ‘To Drink is to Die’ and ‘Murder Scene’:
To Drink is to Die
Ride’s shoegaze eloquence has been given the Blake-esque self-reflection lyrics of Richard Hawley on this ethereal gem.
Grant’s vocals draw from the infectious Jonathan Pierce (The Drums) as well as the aforementioned Gardener and Bell. He hovers above the clouds, pirouetting away from anything that attempts to tie him down.
Further setting him free are guitar parts wrapped up in the mysticism of Fleeting Joys and Pia Fraus. Their power is given a real sense of momentum as they shimmer across sun-kissed horizons.
Murder Scene
The Mary Chain and Glasvegas girl group stomp are met with Grant’s sublime ability to operate in vast landscapes. Soaring and tumbling, the guitars build a world of stark fog releasing moments of psychedelic hope sporadically to keep the human spirit alive.
