crutchforhire
(Guildford)
Wednesday 2 May 2018, 9:01pm
About Us -
We’re an Alternative Rock band based in Guildford, Surrey. At the moment we have Adam (Vocals, 19) and Jake (Vocals/Guitar, 23) and we are looking for a competent and passionate bassist and drummer to join us and help us to progress as a band. We need people who will be committed to the band and who can also contribute their fair share in terms of writing and other situations.
We are looking for musicians who: aren’t shy/afraid to share their musical ideas with the other band members; have a serious attitude for joining us and helping to develop the band; want to have fun and make music; have their own gear and are able to meet up regularly for writing sessions, rehearsals and gigs. If you have your own practice space/lockup that would be a very useful and added bonus.
Our style can sound vastly different at times. We are looking at writing a range of different original material and bringing in influences from other genres of music, examples of this could be country and funk. Whilst there will be influences from these genres, it will be used in a way that suits us and develops our sound as a band.
Influences -
Our influences include bands such as: Metallica, Tool, Pearl Jam, Sublime, Soundgarden, Black Sabbath, A Perfect Circle, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Kyuss, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Ghost B.C.
Reference Tracks -
Here are a few tracks from other bands which will help you to understand the rough direction we are headed in. Whilst these are influences of ours, we also want to be unique and see how we can make our own sound.
Alice in Chains - Down in a hole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8hT3oDDf6c
A Perfect Circle - Passive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMe4kVNKvNk
Pearl Jam - Once
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqYIwJDsinM
Black Sabbath - A National Acrobat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr3Oq1hIdSI
Soundgarden - Mailman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHDP2Obr0M4
Tool - Forty Six & 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdFpv4_-SwA
Nirvana - Aneurysm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wTrGpncAxA
Contact Us -
If you are a bassist or a drummer who is serious about joining us and really want to get somewhere with these please get in touch with us ASAP so we can arrange a jam session. We will reply as quick as we can. We can also send you our demos if you’re curious about our sound but be prepared to send us videos of yourself too. Our contact information is below. If you plan on contacting Jake directly please send a text first
Jake mobile: 07874700985
Band email: crutchforhire@gmail.com