Our Band Of The Week, is a feature designed to promote the wonderful unsigned and indie label talent on offer in the UK right now.
Alvin Purple are this week’s choice. A Leeds based electronic, indie-pop outfit, who began their musical career in 2008, by making a bedroom demo, armed with only a laptop and a couple of microphones. The response that the demo received caught the four piece a little off guard, causing them to decamp to Leeds and concentrate on writing and rehearsing on a farm in the middle of nowhere.
The group have spent a lot of time gigging, including an impressive set at this year’s Galtres Festival. Their last headline show was on the 13th of September, at The Macbeth in Shoreditch, London. That is at least until the group now take some time to record with James Kenosha, who has previously worked with Pulled Apart By Horses, Grammatics and Lone Wolf. The group are expected to start playing the live scene again in November, with plans for an EP release early next year.
The electronic, indie-pop music that the group produce is extremely polished and well put together, as tracks The Look and Stare To Declare show. Stonking drums, wonderful bass, synths, keyboards and fantastic guitar riffs make up the sound, complimented by brilliant sampling, which Carly’s excellent vocals complete, giving the experimental and very unique sound that is very much their own.
The group describe their sound as electronic, lo-fi indie-pop, shoegaze, soul and trip hop. Pretty eclectic I think you will agree. The sound is very much 80’s new wave, brought bang up to date and the similarities between Alvin Purple and The Ting Ting’s, Killing Joke and The Stone Roses are very subtle, but also hard to ignore.
Alvin Purple are Carly (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keys), Luke (Lead Guitar, Keys, Vocals), Matt (Drums, Sampling) and Ralph (Bass).
This very talented group are a band definitely worth looking out for, their tracks; The Look and Stare To Declare have already received radio air play in Europe, America and Australia and with plans to record new tracks very soon, they look a band destined for good things and another UK group, very much worthy of the Band Of The Week title. Energetic on stage, Alvin Purple make for very good viewing and listening when playing live, something that the group excel at, managing to recreate their polished sound on stage.
The group are taking a break, from what has been a very busy time for live shows, expect to see Alvin Purple playing live again, once they have spent some time in the studio.
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The group have spent a lot of time gigging, including an impressive set at this year’s Galtres Festival. Their last headline show was on the 13th of September, at The Macbeth in Shoreditch, London. That is at least until the group now take some time to record with James Kenosha, who has previously worked with Pulled Apart By Horses, Grammatics and Lone Wolf. The group are expected to start playing the live scene again in November, with plans for an EP release early next year.
