Velvet Underground, J.Lee Hooker, Doors, Joy Division, Stooges, J.Cash, Jesus & Marychain, Animals, Verve, 50’s Rock N Roll, Miles Davis, Primal Scream, Suicide, Scott Walker, Echo & The bunnymen, John Martyn, Bowie, Sun Ra, Kraftwerk, Howlin Wolf, Lou Reed, John Cale, JJ Cale, The Mc5, Iggy Pop, Robert Johnson, Dylan, Daniel Johnston, Spacemen 3/Spiritualized, Link Wray, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Neil Young, Syd Barrett, The Byrds, Neu!, Rolling Stones, Pete Townshend/The Who, Can, Sly Stone, Neil Young, Chuck Berry, Northern Soul, Funkadelic, The Cramps, 13th Floor Elevators, My Bloody Valentine, The Red Crayola, Bo Diddley, early Acid House.........
The Second Floor are descendants of the Sound Of Confusion era 3. Guitar distortion's turned up as far as it will go, the set starts with a few minutes of white noise and only when ears are on the point of overload do they gradually introduce tune and rhythm, raw, 13th Floor Elevators via Warlocks sonic assault.
The Band have been described by many as sounding like Spaceman 3, jesus and Mary Chain, BRMC, The Verve, Spiritualized, The Velvet Underground, Clinic, My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream.
The Second Floor's Latest EP Black Noise as-well as their last Ep Tremolo Heart are available to buy from Piccadilly Records Oldham St Mcr and Zero Records Didsbury Mcr.
click on the links below
"One of my favourite bands around at the moment" Mani(Stone Roses/Primal Scream)
"If you're into Jesus And Mary Chain, Clinic, BRMC, Primal Scream and The Stooges then you're gonna love this lot.
Fuck the second floor, they're going to the top."
Dermo(Northside)
"One of the best Unsigned bands in Manchester" Clint Boon(XFM 97.7)
"The set is just six songs, ending on an extended Spiritualized monster of a tune called "Ode To Those", but it's outstanding from start to finish. We're left thinking how privileged we've been to see them blast the very walls off this small dark space as The Second Floor can't remain one of Manchester's best kept secrets for much longer." Cath Aubergine - Manchestermusic.co.uk
"The Second Floor are a band making their own movement rather than trying desperately to fit into the zeitgeist." Designer Magazine
"A much anticipated set of new recordings from The Second Floor further cements them as one of Manchester's leading exponents of the alternative underground." Jon Astley - Manchestermusic.co.uk
"The Second Floor possess the gritty, raw and ballsy attitude of their influences, but present the sound in a forward thinking contemporary way and in 'Dangerous Analysis', you soon realise The Second Floor are how the motorised, electro-punk carnage of Suicide would sound in guitar form.
'Ode To Those' is the sound of Pierce and Kember during Spacemen 3's 'Perfect Prescription' era, with the images of a youthful smack-induced group recording on fucked up amps and creating some of the most dark, but beautiful music to be put down on tape. One of the most exciting and most certainly, inspiring demo CD's of the year, performed with a genuine rock 'n' roll attitude to instantly dismiss their peers.
9/10." Dave R - Angryape.com
"Theres a dark sentimental heart to their performance tonight, that sounds not dissimilar to Jesus and The Mary having a party with BRMC at times; its debauched but honest and fundamentally intense. In between flashing lights and smoke the perfect atmosphere is created in which to close your eyes and lend yourself to something that feels dirty, raspy and quintessentially a performance that is undeniably filled with the kind of tunes that drip with tension." Craig Mather - Manchestermusic.co.uk
Insurgent, passionate, devastating, melancholy, deep, resourceful. Just some of the ways the Mancunian cognoscenti have described their newly anointed band, most likely, The Second Floor. Formed some three years ago in the often neglected hinterland between Manchester and Merseyside, they combine northern suss and sweetness, with an attitude and songs that deliver come hither glances.
Comprising lead singer and guitarist Nolan alongside Crosby on bass, Mark on drums and Matt on keyboards, The Second Floor have been laying waste to the Northern Quarter / Oldham street corridor venues over the last two years. Supporting Sonic Boom at Dry, innumerable Roadhouse, Night & Day and Akoustik Anarkhy gigs, the constant gigging, demo-ing and redemo-ing appears to be making serious waves at last, with a panoramic sound that evokes the likes of Spiritualized, BRMC, My Bloody Valentine, and Jesus and Mary Chain.
From their sold out, self funded EP Man Made Souls to their most recent demos, a classic spaced out noise with a mix of raw garage, 60s psychedelia, and feedback delivered with ear-piercing intentions awaits the listener.
With excellent demo and live reviews off the Manchester press and with Radio 1 Dj Steve Lamacq along with Revolution 96.2 Djs Martin Coogan (Mock Turtles) and Cottee (Proud Mary) as well as Inspiral Carpets and XFM Dj Clint Boon all playing their latest demos on their radio shows, its easy to see why their reputation is spreading.
Easily one of the best new bands out of Manchester for years, The Second Floor manage to pull off a variety of diverse and classic influences whilst sounding new, energetic and exactly how music should sound. Whether it proves a matter of time or a matter of location, whatever, The Second Floor are a band on the rise.
Hi Nolan,
can you remember me? we met at the brian jonestown massacre concert at dublin.
have you been at the "foggy dew" afterwards or somewhere else at Temple Bar? how was it?
you told me to comment on your songs of your demo CD.
i like them. especially Tremolo Heart and Rightfully Mine. but some songs sound a little bit "gawky" in my opinion.. or to electronic.
so how is life in manchester? i've been to another concert in dublin: peter,bjorn and john (scandinavian indiband).. quite good. now i'm back in germany..
byeBye send u love from Stuttgart
was quite surprised. really like the first song i heard tremolo heart. how come we can only download the one song? wounldn't mind listening to them on the move. looking forward to seeing you at a glasgow gig
Alrite lads, hope you are well !! Were playing at Dry Bar on Saturday night, On stage at 9pm, support is coming from Circle Sound, The Stations, Morarti & the Glitter Kittens. There is going to be an aftershow party somewhere in the Northern quarter, then a big house party back at our house. Will be a mint nite, so really hope you can make it.
Cu saturday !!! Peace x
every 2 weeks the bo weevils will be replacing the four songs on myspace with new songs to give our fans a chance to down load em all..
so keep checkin our site for new tunes an download em for free while you can !
The Bo Weevils are also in the process of making a music video and it will be put on myspace in the new year. 2007
More info on how to APPEAR IN THE MUSIC VIDEO will be released soon!
NEXT GIG....
THE BO WEEVILS
live @ the metro
liverpool berry st
21st december 10pm
free entry christmas party
Good Morning Gentlemen, sounds good. I like it when bands have their shit together, makes it so much easier to leave a comment! Hope you're having some success breaking through.
Hi Guys!
You really knows how to deal with Nuggetts Garage Pop combined with the spacy sound of Spiritulized. It sounds really great. The first track we heard was 'Tremolo heart' and the first thought was 'Sister Ray' with Velvet U, with the heavy ongoing manic guitarchords. We also like 'Black noise' a lot with its powerful wahwah. The distorted voice is also great...well, actually all of it is great so why trying to sit here and pick out this and that?
ThanX for the request, now we´re friends.
Our diversed music has another caracter, try it and find out what you like about it.
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Thanks for finding me! I love this music. Good work guys. Great songs and the vibe is exactly what I would imagine from looking at your influences. Top notch indeed!
Cheers,
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They've had a track appear on the OC and their debut EP - released this week - was XFM's Single Of The Week.
They combine the guitar squall of The Pixies with the huge choruses of Snow Patrol and list The Lemonheads as their biggest influence.
You can try before you buy and see them perform on Channel M (Sky channel 203) on Wednesday 6th on the "City Centre Social" at 10pm.
Next up we have King Kayak - a late change to our advertised line up.
they play guitar and organ fuelled melodic tunes with their influences listed as diverse as Guillemots, The Beatles and Edith Piaf.
Opening proceedings is the charming and lovely Gillan Edgar.
Playing heartfelt ditties on his trusty acoustic guitar, BBC Manchester described his live show as "Unashamed brilliance".
As if these three live acts and DJs playing ace music weren't enough, we'll also be serving FREE MULLED WINE AND MINCE PIES.
So come down early, warm your cockles and let's get Xmas started.
This is quite disturbing. I had a dream involving the Second Floor last night. You were going to play a gig in an octagonal conservatory at the bottom of a foot-bridge over a river, somewhere. I will let you know if I ever find it...
Just thought that we'd let you know that The Second Floor are now featured in Xfm Manchester's 'In the City' blog. Check it out here: http://www.xfmmanchester.com/article.asp?id=297557 and check out photos of the entire weekend at http://xfmmanchester.co.uk/PhotoWall.asp?id=25301
