SeaWitches

Based in Liverpool, Jo Herring and Laura Caldwell met in 2007 through friends; a meeting that resulted in an explosion of creativity where songwriting, musicianship and visual art collided to create SeaWitches.

The band gig regularly in Liverpool, where they've played Sound City, Music Week and interestingly, the Green Party Conference as well as hosting their own nights supporting other well known bands like Eagulls and Giant Drag.











 
2012 saw Tilo Pirnbaum joining the band on drums, and SeaWitches entered the studio to record their first EP Spacegun, which received positive reviews and helped secure a loyal and diverse fanbase. They also began to play outside  Liverpool, securing gigs in Manchester and London.

Jamie Jenkin was recruited on guitar in 2014 and, seven years in the making, the line up is complete and the band are ready to take their music to a wider audience.  

Prolific songwriters, they work collaboratively with each member bringing a diverse set of influences.  









Hailed as one of the most exciting bands to emerge from Liverpool's music scene is recent years, SeaWitches are the latest signing for Edge Hill University's The Label Recordings run by Carl Hunter of The Farm and assisted by media students.  An experiment that has led to huge success for previous signing Hooton Tennis Club, who are now with Indie label Heavenly Recordings and who they'll be supporting in The Shipping Forecast on the 20th of February.





They're releasing 'Stars' as a single on February 16th and it's 'poppier' than some of their previous, slightly moody work and it's been played recently on Ralph's Radio KC Indie Show.


It's Siouxsie Sioux meets The Lotus Eaters with a smattering of The Cure. All that's good from 80's pop brought bang up to date, and they've made a shiny new psychadelic video to accompany it. It's this week's 'shuffle & repeat' track here in the kennel.

The Polyveldts

Ralph briefly had a look at The Polyveldts prior to their gig at The West Derby Festival back in August.  Just after that they released their first EP.  The Polyveldts are, Tom Barnes - Rhythm Guitar and Vocal, Dan Cummings - Bass, David Deegan - Rhythm Guitar and Vocals, Jacob Naylor - Drums and James Unsworth - Lead Guitar and Vocals and play an almost Sixties stylee, psychadelic guitar based brand of music.  Have a listen to some of their earlier releases like 'Stone Rosie' or 'Shoot Me Down' on the 'Waiting For George' and you'll see what I mean.



The second EP from the guys just out is a stripped back acoustic 6 track  called 'Life In The Living Room' and it's just that!  Recorded in the living room with a mic, a guitar and voices.  It's an honest, gritty piece of work showing once again their strong song writing abilities.  They were scheduled to record in the studio, but due to timings and lack of communication, that didn't happen. So they "turned a frown upside down, went home, cracked open a few beers and recorded a live EP in the living room, using one laptop, a mic and Joe Hyam" and this is the result...

It's time they were reaching a wider audience with their solid,  honest, guitar based psychedelic rock sounds.....proper tunes!  

With that in mind they're playing a gig at The Shipping Forecast Liverpool on 30th March 2013 and they're going to be featuring a couple of new tracks in their set.  

Keep your ears open for the punchy, guitar driven 'Oh Yeah' and you'll swear you're witnessing the rebirth of The Yardbirds.