Molotov Jukebox
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Forming the Band
It all started with Natalia TenaNatalia Tena
Natalia Gastiain Tena is a British actress and musician. She sings and plays the accordion in the band Molotov Jukebox. In her acting career, Tena is best known for playing Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter film series, and Ellie in the movie About a Boy.-Life and career:Tena was born in...
and Sam Apley meeting in another band. They clicked and decided to make their own kind of music. Whilst being totally sleep deprived and festival fuelled after a week of dancing and having it off at The Secret Garden Party, as Nat describes it, they were busking to the last people standing. Someone from the Chai Wallah crue asked them what they were called so Sam baptized the band Molotov Jukebox. Afterwards they started finding the rest of its members and thus the band was born!
Members
- Natalia TenaNatalia TenaNatalia Gastiain Tena is a British actress and musician. She sings and plays the accordion in the band Molotov Jukebox. In her acting career, Tena is best known for playing Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter film series, and Ellie in the movie About a Boy.-Life and career:Tena was born in...
– Vocals, Accordion - Sam Apley – Vocals, Violin
- Adam BurkeAdam BurkeAdam Burke is a qualified PE teacher and ocean rower originally from Skerries, Dublin, Ireland. He currently holds two Guinness world records; firstly as a crew member on the Sara G, the fastest ocean rowing boat to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean east to west , and secondly, as a member of the...
– Guitar - Tom WilsonTom WilsonThomas Blanchard Wilson Jr. was an American record producer best known for his work in the 1960s with Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, Simon and Garfunkel and The Velvet Underground.-Starting out:...
- Bass - Max Burnett-Wain – Drums
- Angus Moncrieff - Trumpet
Musical style
Because they didn’t want to stick to just one genre they decided to blend all the genres and styles they like. It started out with gypsy and dubstep. In the meanwhile calypso, funk, ska, flamenco, samba, house, electro, pop, reggae and soul have joined the party.Given that it’s a mouthful they decided to give their personal style a name of its own. Considering all of their songs have a ground of traditional gypsy sound and a ‘dirty beat’ on them the name Gypstep came into the world.
The year 2010
After playing at a bunch of London festivals in 2010 such as GlastonburyGlastonbury
Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,784 in the 2001 census...
and Green Man
Green Man
A Green Man is a sculpture, drawing, or other representation of a face surrounded by or made from leaves. Branches or vines may sprout from the nose, mouth, nostrils or other parts of the face and these shoots may bear flowers or fruit...
their first single “Laid to Rest” was released on the 15th of November. In December that year they went on an unplanned tour in Brazil, playing lots of last-minute gigs for a month.
The year 2011
This was a very productive year for them considering they spent a lot of time working on their first EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
. On the 20th of June it was released under the name “Double Dare”.
That summer they played at a lot of festivals such as The Secret Garden Party, Shoreditch Festival, Thames Festival and Glastonbury
Glastonbury
Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,784 in the 2001 census...
.
This definitely got them noticed and they were asked to perform at Beirut’s Official Afterparty and to support The Kooks
The Kooks
The Kooks are an English indie rock band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, in 2001. Formed by Luke Pritchard , Hugh Harris , Paul Garred , and Max Rafferty , the lineup of the band remained constant until 2008 and the departure of Rafferty...
in Milan and Berlin.
All of this has lead them to being nominated for ‘The Best Breakthrough Artist at the UK Festival Awards’ alongside Jessie J
Jessie J
Jessica Ellen Cornish , better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English recording artist currently signed to Island Records. She began her career as a songwriter for artists including Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. Her debut single, "Do It Like a Dude", was released in November 2010 and peaked...
, XX
XX
XX may refer to:* 20 in Roman numerals* XX chromosomes, see XY sex-determination system* XX , a fictitional organisation in XIII* Dos Equis , a brand of Mexican beer* "XX"...
and Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter who is currently signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records. Sheeran broke through commercially in June 2011, when his debut single "The A Team" debuted at number 3 on the UK chart.-Early life:Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire to...
.
Future
Currently they are planning on doing another tour in Brazil in January. They’re also hoping on being able to do a European tour, another one in the UK and a lot of festivals during the summer of 2012.Their second single ‘Get Ready’ is coming out on the 14th of November and they’re also working on their next EP!
External links
- http://www.molotov-jukebox.co.uk/ - Official website
- http://www.myspace.com/molotovjukebox Molotov Jukebox on Myspace
- http://soundcloud.com/molotovjukebox Molotov Jukebox’ free downloadable songs on Soundclock
- http://www.youtube.com/MolotovJukebox Molotov Jukebox on YouTube
- http://twitter.com/Molotov_Jukebox Molotov Jukebox on Twitter
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Molotov-Jukebox/114178231944553 Molotov Jukebox on Facebook
- http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/molotov-jukebox/id398571684 Molotov Jukebox’ songs on iTunes