Dead Sons
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Dead Sons are a five-piece UK Indie rock
act originating from the Sheffield area, featuring two ex-members of Milburn
(Thomas Rowley & Joe Green).
2010. Unusually, the band chose Montgomery Theatre (a 420 seater venue opposite Sheffield Town Hall, usually host to dramatic performances) as the venue to launch their debut official White Label
release of the well-received 'I Am The Lord', supported by a UK tour. 'I Am The Lord/City Nights' was released in 7" Vinyl in February 2011.
They released their second single, 'Junk Room' on 30 May 2011, and the song was available for free download on their official website until early July. This coincided with their biggest ever show supporting the Arctic Monkeys in a custom tent holding 10,000 people at Don Valley Bowl, in one of only two UK shows on Friday 10 June 2011. The supporting slot attracted some interest from Music Journalists, with Drowned In Sound
dubbing Junk Room "a big fat stomp through psychedelia and desert rock". The band released their latest single, 'Berlin', as another free download on their official website on 18 July 2011.
Dead Sons performed at Tramlines Festival 2011 at Main outdoor stage on Sunday 24 July, shortly followed by a show with Club NME at Koko
on Friday 29 July. Dead Sons are touring their new EP 'Boom Boom' (released October 10) this Autumn.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
act originating from the Sheffield area, featuring two ex-members of Milburn
Milburn
Milburn may refer to:*Milburn, New Zealand *Milburn, Oklahoma, USA*Milburn, Cumbria, England*Milburn Township, Custer County, Nebraska, USA*Milburn , a family name*Milburn , a musical group...
(Thomas Rowley & Joe Green).
Members
- Thomas Rowley (vocals, organ, piano, guitars)
- Ryan Sellars (bass, glockenspiel)
- Mathew Byrne (percussion, marimbas, harmonica, vocals, guitars)
- Aaron Finucane (guitars, organ, piano, vocals)
- Joseph Green (drums, percussion)
History
The band formed in Spring 2010, with Sheffield band 'The Backhanded Compliments' reforming the band under its current name following the addition of two new members. Dead Sons spent a few months in a small flat in Sheffield Centre working on their sound, before playing their first show to a capacity crowd at Tramlines FestivalTramlines Festival
The Tramlines Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Sheffield. The festival is free to attend, and the lineup consists of national and local artists. The festival is curated and organised by a panel comprising local venue owners, promoters and volunteers. The name of the...
2010. Unusually, the band chose Montgomery Theatre (a 420 seater venue opposite Sheffield Town Hall, usually host to dramatic performances) as the venue to launch their debut official White Label
White label
White label records are vinyl records with adhesive plain white labels affixed. Test pressings, usually with Test Pressing written on the label, with catalogue number, artist and recording time or date, are produced in small quantities to evaluate the quality of the disc production...
release of the well-received 'I Am The Lord', supported by a UK tour. 'I Am The Lord/City Nights' was released in 7" Vinyl in February 2011.
They released their second single, 'Junk Room' on 30 May 2011, and the song was available for free download on their official website until early July. This coincided with their biggest ever show supporting the Arctic Monkeys in a custom tent holding 10,000 people at Don Valley Bowl, in one of only two UK shows on Friday 10 June 2011. The supporting slot attracted some interest from Music Journalists, with Drowned In Sound
Drowned in Sound
DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...
dubbing Junk Room "a big fat stomp through psychedelia and desert rock". The band released their latest single, 'Berlin', as another free download on their official website on 18 July 2011.
Dead Sons performed at Tramlines Festival 2011 at Main outdoor stage on Sunday 24 July, shortly followed by a show with Club NME at Koko
Koko
-People, animals, and plants:* Emperor Kōkō , 58th emperor of Japan* Koko Taylor , R&B singer* Koko Pimentel , Philippine politician* Koko , ape that underwent training in Gorilla Sign Language...
on Friday 29 July. Dead Sons are touring their new EP 'Boom Boom' (released October 10) this Autumn.