Daily Download... Shrink - Gloom

Here's a song from a band that was only around for literally a month, Shrink, formerly Blanco and before that Gentlemen's Club.

Download the song they bowed out with - "Gloom" - here!

Track of the year - 2012 - Vote here!

You can now vote for one of 12 tracks to be crowned as 'Track of 2012', the vote will close 7th Jan at 12:00noon GMT.

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The options are...

Swim Deep - King City

Moats - Toothache

In Golden Tears - Underneath The Balance

Ego Trip - Running Out

Eliza and the Bear - Trees

Gentlemen's Club - Accents

Moats - Skin

Bordeauxxx - The Beach Girls and the Monster

These Brittle Bones - Anchor Bleed

The New Union - Without You

Waylayers - Magnets

Port Isla - Tower Breakers

Gentlemen's Club win 'Track of June' poll

Gentlemen's Club have won our poll for 'Track of June' and our readers have voted it into the final for 'Track of the year'! They've had a great year and have supported some amazing bands throughout 2012 and are hoping for a great 2013!

You can listen to the song below!

Daily Download... Gentlemen's Club - Everything In Colour EP

Today we have something cool for you, we've had the banner for the free EP by Gentlemen's Club on our site, and today you can download it straight from here! We loved everything that they're about and their stage presence and sexual lyrics! While you're here, check out one of their older songs too!



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Free Mp3 / Gentlemen's Club - Everything In Colour EP

Track of the week... Gentlemen's Club - Accents

Upbeat Indie-Pop hailing from the Biggleswade/Gamlingay/Hatch area just outside the vibrant city of Cambridge. Gentlemen's Club are here and ready with an EP that should get your feet tapping, hands doing the air drums and head bopping.



This is the centrepiece of their live shows and they've put it as the halfway mark in their EP, this track is a bit more up-beat than the last, purely down that it maintains it's electric sound all of the way through. When we saw them live the singer announced that "this is a song that's about sex", listen to the lyrics closely it's there! The chorus is what makes this song to me, the shouty chorus makes it for me!



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Daily Download... Gentlemen's Club - Accents

This is the centrepiece of their live shows and they've put it as the halfway mark in their EP, this track is a bit more up-beat than the last, purely down that it maintains it's electric sound all of the way through. When we saw them live the singer announced that "this is a song that's about sex", listen to the lyrics closely it's there! The chorus is what makes this song to me, the shouty chorus makes it for me!





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Daily Download... Gentlemen's Club - The Fix

We've been looking forward to hearing this EP, and from the first track we knew we were in for a right treat. With this being their 2nd EP the lads have even said that they're putting more effort into the recordings. With 'The Fix', this is a great example of how lively they can be! Imagine them playing live, bouncy and full of energy, I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this!





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EP Review... Gentlemen's Club - Everything In Colour

Upbeat Indie-Pop hailing from the Biggleswade/Gamlingay/Hatch area just outside the vibrant city of Cambridge. Gentlemen's Club are here and ready with an EP that should get your feet tapping, hands doing the air drums and head bopping.

The Fix:
We've been looking forward to hearing this EP, and from the first track we knew we were in for a right treat. With this being their 2nd EP the lads have even said that they're putting more effort into the recordings. With 'The Fix', this is a great example of how lively they can be! Imagine them playing live, bouncy and full of energy, I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this!
Out of 10: 8/10



Accents:
This is the centrepiece of their live shows and they've put it as the halfway mark in their EP, this track is a bit more up-beat than the last, purely down that it maintains it's electric sound all of the way through. When we saw them live the singer announced that "this is a song that's about sex", listen to the lyrics closely it's there! The chorus is what makes this song to me, the shouty chorus makes it for me!
Out of 10: 8.5/10

Rolling Swiftly:
The slower track (if anything) and the longest. This is a farewell track from a band that has lit up my Saturday evening. It opens with a great bass that warms you to the track instantly, the chorus pops up and it's got that sexy Indie-Pop groove that Gentlemen's Club have made for themselves.
Out of 10: 8/10



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Interview... with Gentlemen's Club

Here I am sat at my PC and what do I have before me? Two members of Gentlemen's Club on group chat, we enquire about their up-coming EP, how they came about as a band and what made them pick up their respected instruments.

Evening Guys, right first off, what made you decide to pick up instruments?

Conor: Well my Dad played drums when he was younger and he told me about the shows he use to play and everything and it made me want to start playing.

Callum: I remember when I was about 12 or 13, some of mates had all picked up instruments and were looking at starting up a band, but they didn't have a bass player. So I thought it would be cool to maybe play bass, so I went to one of their band practices at school in the music room.Picked up a bass, started messing around on it and really enjoyed it, so I got one and started jamming with them!

Ok then, thanks guys, you're a young band yet you have such a mature sound, what music do you listen to get inspired?

Callum: Not typically Indie music Like I said, if I want to write a bass-line I'll listen to something like Red Hot Chilli Peppers, or the other day I was listening to the clash at band practice,

Conor:
well I would say mainly Foals and Little Comets are the big ones for me, but, I also like people to dance to are music and go mental so I think listening to dance music as
well helps.

How did you guys get into Gentlemen's Club? How did it all start?

Callum: Well it started off me and Tom were really close mates in school but I felt I never saw him outside of school. I knew he played Ukulele and I thought it would be interesting to jam with him, so I invited him round my house for a jam. We loved messing around and decided to make it a weekly thing! After a while we started writing our own stuff and were looking for a singer, I used to be in a pop punk band with Joe a few years ago and said to Tom we should get him on vocals. So Joe comes down and his voice fits the music really well then we decide to make a band called Gentlemen's Club. We wrote about five or so songs and then decide we should maybe look at getting a drummer. Joe suggested Conor who used to play drums like 5 years ago but I was sceptical because if he was shit I didn't want to be the one to tell him he couldn't join... Then one evening I said to Conor "You're in!", and over to you Conor...

Conor: Well this is my 'story so far', after a while I decided to come to a band practice (Callum was late as usual) and we were all surprised to be honest about how well it all went together and after a while they said I could join, I was really happy with that!

With the new EP coming up what can fans expect?

Callum: I think they can expect to hear a sound that's more polished and refined than last time. One that's had more thought go into it and pushed the boundaries a little more. And I think that on the whole it’s a stronger EP than the début one, the songs are better and so is the recording quality

Conor: We have come so much further as a band since the last one! And I think this one means a lot more to us than the other release.

Thanks guys! Finally... If you could support ANY band ever in existence who would it be and why?

Conor: I think I'm going to go slightly boring and say foals they are my favourite band and I know it’s a stupid answer but if I'm like what song should I listen to it always ends up being Foals!

Callum: I'd say someone who was absolutely fucking massive and is a classic band who are believed to be one of the all time greats, someone like Nirvana, so I could hang out with Kurt Cobain and have a conversation with him. But then again man, I might choose The Beatles, just to say "I've played with the fucking Beatles!"

My thanks go to Conor and Callum for chatting to me, you can get their EP for FREE on March 26th. Or if you fancy it a bit early we'll have the exclusive on Saturday the 24th. To get in the mood you can listen to a teaser below, and download a free MP3 too!





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Gig Review... Gentlemen's Club @ The Square, Harlow, 23rd February 2012

With their new EP we had to go down and check out Gentlemen's Club, what's more is that we got in for free, good right, it got better. We witnessed an acoustic set by Sam from Kulaks, he was showcasing some new songs he has been working on and playing some 'oldies' too. After he left the stage a band that seemed to have a different genre every song came on. I forgot their name but one thing I noticed is that they changed their genre every song, I guess they're just trying to find their sound.



They came on stage looking like a band that meant business, and they sure did. With so much energy put into their first song I thought they'd run out of it after the next song, heck no. They're full of beans tonight, god knows what they've been taking but one thing is for sure they certainly put on a show with great vocals from Joe, sexy bass rhythms from Callum, captivating Ukulele tones from Tom and crazy drumming skills by the man at the back Conor. If you're around when they're playing, GO.



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Daily Download... Gentlemen's Club - Forget The Rose

Today's 'Daily Download' comes from a very youthful band from Glamlingay, they're called Gentlemen's Club. We've previously blogged about them and you can see the other post by clicking here. We stumbled upon this track (which we love!) on our early morning/late night facebook trawl,This track is off their début EP and you can download it from the soundcloud stream below!





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Introducing... Gentlemen's Club

Upbeat Indie-Pop hailing from the Biggleswade/Gamlingay/Hatch area just outside the vibrant city of Cambridge. Gentlemen's Club are here and ready with an EP that should get your feet tapping, hands doing the air drums and head bopping. They''ve already played numerous venues across the capital (London), Harlow, Hithcin, and Bedfordshire. They're only 17-18 years old and after their first EP was released they sold over 200 copies of it, and the EP was only available at their gigs.

With them being a young band some people thought that they would have to wait a while to support some big name bands, so far they've supported.. A Thousand Autumns, JoanOvArc, Silent Smiles, Kenetics, The Macanoes, Monaco Bears and The Last Men. They have an EP just only a couple of months away and from what I've heard it's the most unique Indie-Pop record for a while, these four young lads have it all, flare, charisma, style and most importantly great showmanship! Have a listen to their EP sample below!

For fans of // Los Campesinos, The Chevin, Theme Park

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