I’m very excited to announce a tour and new EP from one of my favorite bands in the whole country, the truly magnificent Sons of Noel & Adrian!
SONS OF NOEL AND ADRIAN (SONAA) was formed in 2007 by best friends, Jacob Richardson and Tom Cowan. After years of writing and performing togeter in the drunken brewery town of Burton-Upon-Trent both guitar players parted ways as Jacob left for art school in Cornwall and Tom set off to travel across Europe. The pair would re-unite years later on the south-eastern shores of the UK in the creative Mecca of Brighton.
Having long shared a passion for rich, layered and intricate guitar music, the Sons’ deep musical exploration quickly developed into a unique and mesmerizing style, brooding on the dark fringes of folk, crossing genres and quickly setting them apart from their contemporaries. Jacob and Tom’s tumbling guitars are joined by a colourful host of other instruments to create dynamic, textural music that ranges from shanty to Schoenburg, from deep underground to just above the surface.
The self-titled debut was released in late 2008. It quickly sold out and was re-released in April 2009 to general fanfare, triggering a monumental year for the band. After touring twice in support of Mumford & Sons and completing headline tours of the UK and Germany, the band ended the year with a string of high profile shows including the Royal Festival Hall with Laura Marling, the Institute of Contemporary Arts with Peggy Sue and the Barbican with Efterklang & The Britten Sinfonia and Jaga Jazzist.
The band found time in between touring to write their second album Knots, due for release in summer 2010 on Willkommen Records, and record an EP entitled Rivers and a collaboration with Alessi’s Ark. Both of these will be released to coincide with the bands touring together in January.
On tour in January: w/support from Alessi’s Ark & O Emperor on all dates
13 Cork, Cyprus Avenue
14 Galway, Roisin Dubh
15 Waterford, Electric Avenue
16 Dublin, Whelans
17 Limerick, Dolans
26 Brighton, The Albert
27 London, Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen - http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=352128&interface=
This show is Timeout London’s Critic’s Choice! See http://www.timeout.com/london/music/event/171971/sons-of-noel-and-adrian-alessi-s-ark-wilkommen-collective-o-emperor
28 Bath, Moles
29 Bristol, TBC
30 Falmouth, Miss Peapod’s
31 Exeter, The Phoenix
Press Acclaim for Sons of Noel and Adrian:
The Independent
“Their set is the highlight of the night, with sombre chants such as “Indigo” and “The Wreck is Not a Boat” becoming stirring chorales… The Sons have an enviable breadth of sonic possibilities… their self-titled debut album is well worth a listen.”
Drowned in Sound
“Each inspirational, frequently brooding composition speaks in intricate tongues of simpler times, evocative instrumental breakdowns speaking the words the lips cannot. An intensely vivid journey into a discordantly beautiful world, *Sons Of Noel And Adrian *have liberated themselves from the constraints of society’s sonic status quo, and in doing so, have created something truly inspirational.”
NME
“An astounding, intense performance of ‘Indigo’ by Sons Of Noel And Adrian sends the adoring audience into raptures… Sons rip the heart out of traditionalism and wash it down with cider”
