Joni Fuller

As the kennel is in St Helens, Ralph always likes to keep an eye on anything interesting happening locally in the North West. News just in was about the latest release by Lytham-St-Annes singer/songwriter Joni Fuller and it peaked the interest as it's a bit of poptastic musical history.

Whilst Everybody Says So is being released on all the musical suspects it's also available on Aurovine.





What's that I hear you ask? Well, it's a revolutionary platform which utilises the recently launched music industry currency AudioCoin.

Aurovine allows music fans to connect and support emerging artists by listening, rating and sharing tracks, earning AudioCoins for both parties which can be exchanged for other currencies, stored in an offline wallet to earn interest or used for transactions on Aurovine and other websites.

Through revolutionary blockchain technology, Aurovine provides super transparent and fair revenue splits to the artist, songwriter and anyone with a tangible stake in the making and promotion/distribution of a record. Even fans can become an integral part of the project with an innovative crowd revenue share feature.

Just three hundred limited edition digital copies of Joni Fuller's single will be available, featuring two extra specially recorded bonus tracks. Along with an official record of support, these three hundred backers will also get a revenue share of worldwide sales.

Born in Lancashire, Joni Fuller's first solo performance was made at the Montreux Jazz Festival when she was just twelve years old. She's performed extensively in the UK, mainland Europe and North America. 

Known for her high energy, instrument swapping solo performances, she combines sublime musicianship with groundbreaking looping techniques to build a wall of sound on stage.

This is reflected in the single which has a bouncy Alt/Folk feel that is ideally suited to a full-on live performance.

Featured as an 'inspirational teenager' by The Independent and 'one to watch' by PRS for Music, Joni Fuller is the only UK alumna of Phil Collins' Little Dreams Foundation and an unprecedented double winner of the Make it Break it Songwriting Contest, judged by Chris Martin and awarded by Sir Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts.

Live Dates:

19th December The Waterloo - Blackpool.

The Sons

Ralph's played Derby band The Sons single 'Death Love Money' on his Radio KC Indie Show a couple of times so it's about time he took a listen to the recently released album 'Heading Into Land' funded by fans and friends. It's a well crafted slice of alt-folk which leans on a variety of musical styles.

Lead track 'Right Colour Makeup' is a perfect example of this as The Sons fuse Americana guitar stylings with slightly Alt-Pop vocals. The track released as a single 'Death Love Money' is even more entrenched in the Americana stylee, shades of The Eagles or the more contemporary Daughtry.




'Crowd Went Wild' on the other hand with it's infectious drum beat throughout is rockier has a more Indie feel and The Sons follow it with a jollier 'When I Want To' where they're showing shades of The Beatles in their influences. They've lost me a bit with 'I'm Not Happy' with its lightweight Caribbean stylee beat but beef it up on 'Relic' with a McCartney 'Maybe I'm Amazed' vibe to it.


  Heading Into Land by TheSonsTheBand


'On The Corner' is more Alt-Folk' with a gentle lyric and delightful musicality whilst on the following track 'Flash And Bang' they show their heavier side with some nasty base and staccato vocal.

'Hard Life' with its Country style lyric looses me again, a bit lightweight for me as is 'Down Sometimes' but these tracks by The Sons will be a hit live with their target audience (fans of Wilco will love them). Highlight of the album for me is the title track 'Heading Into Land' as it swings between a less gravelly Tom Waits style crossed with that of the inimitable Randy Newman.

They're in the process of booking more gig...in the meantime...

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   The Sons (Acoustic)

Thursday, April 10 @ 8:00 PM 

Jam Cafe, Heathcote Street, Nottingham

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   Hucknall Fake Festival

Saturday, May 31 @ 3:00 PM

Titchfield Park, Hucknall

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   Summer Gathering

Saturday, May 31 @ 8:00 PM

The Lion, 44 Mosley Street, New Basford

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Watchtower

No Ralph's not joined the Jehovah's Witnesses and distributing their magazine Watchtower...but he is spreading the gospel of Liverpool band Watchtower who are planning on 2014 being their year following on from a successful 2013 gig-wise and the recent release of their single 'Under Your Thumb'.

Watchtower are Jack McAllister on Vocals and Guitar, Jack Sanders on Lead Guitar, Andrew Hawley on Drums and Sam Knott on Bass.


 Under Your Thumb by Watchtower





Their Alt/Psychadelia vibe (very much in the style of Scottish band The Merrylees) comes to the fore in 'Under Your Thumb' and even more so on the 'B' Side, 'Art Of Retribution'. Leaning on 60's influences (think shades of McCartney, Yardbirds and early Stones) they've produced a solid, contemporary, guitar based psychedelic sound.



 Art of Retribution by Watchtower UK


Gigs planned already include The Tiger Festival in Manchester.