Melting Vinyl dedicated to bringing creative artists to Brighton & Kent

Melting Vinyl presents
British Birds + The Roebucks + William John Titus Bishop at The Prince Albert, Brighton
on Wednesday 8th October
Doors: 8pm
Ticket Prices: £12 in adv + bf / £16 on the door
Age restrictions – 18+

Running Order ~
20.00: Doors Open
20.15 – 20.45: William John Titus Bishop
21.00 – 21.30: The Roebucks
21.45: British Birds

Hatched in 2023 via tape loops and cheap nylon stringed guitars, Chorley-based British Birds soar from the depths of psych-tinged melancholy to the heights of disco-doused dystopia and back. From within the precariously soundproofed walls of their inconspicuous makeshift arthouse they meticulously craft their sound; dedicating themselves to the whole craft from recording, producing and releasing their records, to screenprinting their merch.

Ellie’s grab-you-and-don’t-let-you-go basslines, Mikey’s thumping drums which cut like Keith Moon’s poltergeist and Emma’s earwormy synth and sweet n shriek harmonies bolster frontman Bobby’s cathartic vocals and staunchly stylistic guitar which jangles like Harrison’s inner demon. The four-piece have impressed fans around the country and beyond during tour support slots for The Lovely Eggs, Pale Blue Eyes and The Bug Club and their 3 live sessions for BBC 6 Music’s Marc Riley.

The Roebucks are a double-female-fronted four piece whose idiosyncratic take on blues rock is at times woozy and tender, at others earthy and visceral. Lush three-part harmonies interlace with Dwayne Allman-esque riffs and the tightest of rhythm sections to conjure their own uniquely warm take on a familiar genre.
6Music and Radio X support and recent appearances at Black Deer, Mutations, Wanderlust and The Great Escape add to the bands upward trajectory.

William John Titus Bishop
Heartfelt emotional sincerity with stripped back vocals and instrumentation.
‘Powerful vocal delivery, the lyrics were deep’ ~ Ian McLellen, Time Warner.