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Taking their name rather unsuprisingly from the unbroken lines
at the edge of the road, Soul/Ska/Pop band THE RUMBLE STRIPS
have been rather busy lately.
Originally from Tavistock in Devon, and having known each other
since childhood it’s hard to put an exact formation date to them, but
the current line up has been together since 2004 and is
now based in London. The band are currently signed
to Fallout Records, a subsidiary of
Universal Island Records, through
whom they have recently re-released
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their most current single,
"Motorcycle". Their debut album,
Girls And Weather, was released in
September 2007, and featured the
track “Girls and Boys” which was used
in the British film comedy, “Run
Fatboy Run” starring Simon Pegg.
Key support dates with the Dirty Pretty Things
and The Zutons helped push the band further into
the public eye.
They were thrillingly out of step with the times.
“In the early days, our fans seemed to be a lot
of middle aged men who'd latched onto the Dexys
Midnight Runners comparisons,” laughs multi-instrumentalist
Tom Gorbutt. But soon the band had built a far broader fanbase,
headlining the NME New Music Tour and gigging relentlessly.
Patch William officially started in the summer of
2007 with their first gig at Bristol University. The
band consists of Ed and Will, who are brothers, Bill,
who is their father, George, one of their old friends,
and Ali, a recent addition to the band since recording.
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Tom decided to put some quirky Danelectro vibe to TRS
already quite unique sound. Already owning and using a
Danelectro Baritone, he has recently added a Danelectro 63
guitar in Tangerine along with the Reel Echo and Wasabi Overdrive
pedals to his already considerable onstage arsenal.
After lead singer Charlie sang vocals on 'Back to Black' for producer
Mark Ronson at The Electric Proms in 2007, in late 2008 the band
began working with him on their second record at London rehearsal
space The Joint. Recorded off the back of their first US tour the band
lay down the bulk of the tracks at Avatar Studios, New York, leaving
vocals to be completed in London, England whilst
orchestration was composed and over seen by Owen
Pallett (Final Fantasy, Arcade Fire) and completed
in Prague. The new album is sited for release in
summer 2009 and goes under the working name
“Welcome to the Walk Alone”.
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For their first year playing the band conscientiously
gigged around London, recorded at home and promoted
themselves culminating in a lucky run-in with multi award-winning
producer, and recently appointed Chairman of The Music Producers
Guild, Steve Levine. Having heard them play, Steve quickly signed
the band to his label, Hubris records, in the summer of 2008.
Looking for a range of effects to add to their sound, Steve, a
longtime fan of Danelectro equipment, suggested they try out
the Coolcat pedal range – and they band were so impressed
they bought an entire pedalboardful!
From this Patch William have been invited to perform a live session
for BBC introducing where they recorded three tracks which have
subsequently been played on 6 music and Radio 1. Since then
the band has begun to record their first studio
album, to be released over the summer with
a prospective tour to support it soon after.
Patch William currently have a residency at
The Troubadour, Earls Court which they play
at monthly inbetween a busy recording
schedule.
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