MrMarkieinger
(Lancashire)
Monday 30 Aug 2021, 3:10pm
Hi there,
I'm looking for a drummer to join my originals indie rock band.
The style is hard to describe, but it takes the wailing vocal lines of Jeff Buckley, with the drab and depressing lyrics of Morrissey (hopefully that's your thing). In terms of guitar, some tracks are inspired from the capo'd open lead guitar of Johnny Marr, others have that super dry and gritty guitar tone you'd expect from Frusciante. I really like the production of some of the early The Cure tracks also.
However, the experimental element comes from the structure and chord progression directions that the songs have ended up going in (diminished/augmented/b9 chords, which regular modal interchange etc.) A good band to listen to would be Everything Everything for a general idea. There's a good balance of fast and slow tunes too, 1 acoustic song for good measure.
The album is 12 songs total, of which are all finished structurally and lyrically. This means that all the leg-work is basically done, and there's no chance of the project fizzling out before the creative process is finished. I have recorded demos of the first four tracks which I can send to you via email (you will have to forgive my lack of production skills, it isn't my forte). Note that I would be looking to gig around the Northern circuit and if it has a good reception, record the whole album professionally.
I am currently running rehearsals and have not decided on the members yet, but I am only in need of a drummer, then we can have a first run of auditions. Members should be Manchester-based and have their own transport. I'm not too concerned about age, although somewhere similar to myself (27) would be ideal. The most important thing to me is a good sense of humour and a real interest in this project.
I want to stress that there is no point in being a part of this venture unless you personally feel there is potential in the songs going forward.
Thanks for reading my ad, the links to the tracks/lyrics are here:
https://mega.nz/folder/TVEQjbzK#ObD57al5Js_VM3Vt0ZPAIQ
Please get in touch via this site or my email: markanthonygrundy@gmail.com
Cheers.