SOTD No. 237 comes from a great band from Hodderston, Hertfordfordsire called Suburban Dirts. The band are Chris Varley (bass), Dave Austin (drums), Ryan Davies (lead guitar), LC group member John Wheatley (vocals and guitar), Joolz Heath (violin) and Jay Seymour (piano). Todays song is called Fire on the Campsite taken from their second album A Tiny Little Island In The Big Bad Sea. youtu.be/36dGaSO-BoA For a band that only formed just over three and a half years ago, to have produced two albums and been lucky enough to work with stalwarts, such as Ian Rossiter (Gwen Stefani, Foals & Roisin Murphy) and the legendary Ray Staff (David Bowie, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin) as well as gaining the attention of Boo Hewerdine (Eddie Reader, Darden Smith, Chris Difford) for his label, Haven Records, something must be going right. John, Chris and David formed Suburban Dirts and quickly enlisted Dave Moyes on Guitar and George North on percussion. They played their first gig in April 2011 at the Hertford Corn Exchange and then proceeded to work the gig circuit supporting John Otway & Wild Willy Barratt, Chris Helme and Dodgy. George left the band. They recorded their self-titled debut album in a day at Loveday Studios and eventually enlisted Jay and Jools to complete the sound. Suburban Dirts was released on March 26th 2012 and gained critical acclaim around the Blues, Roots and Americana blogosphere. The Summer of 2012 proved to be very busy. Suburban Dirts were picked to play the Secret Garden Party and Standon Calling, as well as establishing their own residency at the Corn Exchange. In November 2012 they were offered an opportunity to go into Metropolis Studios and record a number of demos. Having a dedicated work ethic, they decided that they could record more than just a number of demos and, once more, recorded their follow up album in a day, in order to capture the energy of their live performance. The resultant tracks were mixed and produced by Ian Rossiter. Dave Moyes played on the album, but decided to pursue his own solo career shortly after recording finished. Early in 2013 Russell Sheffield saw the Suburban Dirts playing at their residency and was introduced to John through Daniel Fell (ex The Argonauts). Russell was suitably impressed and offered to lend support where possible. In May 2013, after hearing the rough mixes of the second album, Russell introduced the band to Ray Staff and enlisted his talents to master the album, A Tiny Little Island In The Big Bad Sea. Shortly after circulating the album amongst confidantes, Russell decided to sign the band to his company, operando, and the album is being released under licence to Boo Hewerdine’s label, Haven Records. A Tiny Little Island In The Big Bad Sea was released on 18th November 2013. The third album is already underway… “Suburban Dirts bring the camaraderie and warmth of a late-night campfire singalong roaring to life in heart-tugging fashion – 4 stars” – R2 Rock n Reel Magazine “Rock-tinged energy, razor sharp guitar licks, pouncing keyboards, feverish harmonica, powerful lyrics and gutsy American-tinged vocals” – Folkwords “They really stow away a large amount of charm on each song” – U & I Magazine “A white knuckle rollercoaster ride that offers glimpses of Johnny Cash, Jack White, Bob Dylan, Leadbelly, Ryan Adams – real deals with nowt taken out.” – Fatea Magazine suburbandirts/
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