Showing posts with label together. Show all posts
Showing posts with label together. Show all posts

Friday, 20 April 2018

Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles - Single Launch


Image may contain: one or more peopleWe've followed the ascendancy of Billy Bibby since he started to plough his own furrow on departing Catfish and The Bottlemen and the formation and transformation of Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles.

So we're delighted to be featuring news of the new single War Of One here on Ralph's Life and Brian will be playing the single on the Radio KC Indie Show on Sunday April 29th between 5 and 7pm.

Billy had this to say of the new release:

"War Of One is another upbeat rock song that I personally loved writing because I just know that live it's gonna be a blast to play for mine and the band's sake, and I'm sure from the audience perspective too," 


Image may contain: 4 people, people standing and shoesBilly mused further:

"Any fans of rock music are going to want to be hit with a wave of sound that fills their hearts with joy and tears them down with its sheer power and driving force behind the amps, and that's what I am hoping this single will bring to the fans. I always want to keep an element of secrecy behind my lyrics so that you can all create your own thoughts as to what they mean to you."

"For me, it is simply about the war between you and you alone and how you deal with certain normal issues in life. Hence why it's called War Of One. As depressing as that may sound I always try to make light of it and write positively so it's far from being a negative song!"



Image may contain: 1 person, on stage and playing a musical instrument Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles will be celebrating the single release tonight and most appropriately, at Record Junkee in Sheffield.  This marks the penultimate date of busy 16-date spring tour that began near home in Chester and zig-zagged across the UK, from Cardiff to Birmingham, from Liverpool to Glasgow and many more places in between. 

The tour ends on a high note in London with a Camden Rocks appearance at Nambucca April 28th. 



Apr20

Today 19:30Record Junkee · Sheffield

Apr28

Sat 19:00Camden Rocks Presents · London, United Kingdom

Aug4

Sat 12:00The Greenside Venue · Leslie, Fife, United Kingdom


As we wait to spin the new single...why not have a listen to the last one which was a big favourite on Radio KC here...



Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles

Image may contain: 4 people, people standing and shoesBilly Bibby & The Wry Smiles have been long time friends of Ralph's Life both here on the blog and on the Radio KC rotations so we were intrigued to hear about the new single Together? which strays from the usual path a tad; with no small degree of radio friendly aplomb we soon discovered.

Who better to explain that than Billy himself: 

"Together? is something I wanted to write so that it would push the boundaries of the Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles sound but still maintaining the hooks that I personally always look for when writing a song. I don't personally like going into too much detail about the lyrics but hearing them for yourself you'd probably figure out that it's about a love triangle of sorts told from the perspective as the outsider of the three."







Billy went on: 

"I wanted to see how I could make the verse and chorus fit together but at the same time have them quite different in sound. 

The verse seems quite happy and then the chorus comes in hard and to the point! Live, this song isn't one to be missed because before we even released it people have been starting mosh pits as the last chorus kicks in! And we all need a song like that, right?"

We'll be playing Together? by Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles on the Radio KC Indie Show on March 18th so tune in on rkc.noip.me internet radio from 5-7pm GMT.






MARCH
02 Chester | Telford's Warehouse 
06 Manchester | Jimmy's
15 Cardiff | GwdihĊµ
16 Leeds | Verve Bar
17 Sheffield | The Leadmill | supporting The SSS [SOLD OUT]
23 Birmingham | The Flapper | supporting Big Ginger Kid
30 Nottingham | The Toll Bar
31 Liverpool | EBGBS
APRIL
01 Merthyr Tydfil | The New Crown Inn
05 Dunfermline | PJ Molloys
06 Glasgow | The Record Factory
14 Selby | Test Fest
21 Bolton | The Blind Tiger | supporting Twisted Wheel

Dates are constantly being added. Check HERE for the latest gig info or go to billybibby.com


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