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“It’salwaysapleasuretogetsuchaqualityartistontheshow”–AlanRaw,BBCIntroducingWestYorkshire
AndyTaft–‘GameWithNoRules’–EPLaunch
ReleaseDate:28thSeptember2018–OnallmajorplatformsandphysicalscopiesattheEPlaunch.Andy Taft releases ‘GameWith No Rules’ on Friday 28th September, as a follow-up to his 2017 debutalbum ‘Think ForMe’. Thealbumhasbeen completely self-recordedand self-produced,with theaidofdrummerPeterRedshaw,andwillbe launchedat360Club inLeedsonthesamedayastherelease.HisbrandofBlues-Pop isstillverymuchevident inthis latestshowing,butoffersmomentsofdevelopmentinto funk, soul anda furtherunderstandingofblues,whilstmaintaininghis strong senseofmelodyandharmony.Andytookadifferentapproachtohismusicthistimeout,byfocusingtheEParoundhisownpowertrio(Peter Redshaw: Drums, Tom Sargent: Bass), but then inviting select musicians to come in andfeature/play/co-produceeach individualsong, leavinghimwith5-tracks,and5guestartistsandsoloists;allcaps,Nii,MikeHalls(ofCleanCutKid),GeorgeHollidayandAinsleyJohns.“Keeping the trioas thebasisofeach trackhasmeant that there isaconsistent sound that linksall thetrackstogetherandkeepsthingsmovinginthesamedirection,butthereallyinterestingpartisopeningupthedoorsandallowingotherunique,individualartiststocomeinandplacetheirownmusicalexperienceandsonicfingerprintsinamongstyourown.”–AndyTaftSince moving to Leeds from his hometown of Liverpool Andy has honed his sound and developed hisartistry,startingoffsupportingupcomingbandssuchasSkinnyLiving,participatinginlivesessions,suchasAlan Raw’s BBC Introducing West Yorkshire 10th anniversary show, playing at well established venuesaround West Yorkshire including HiFi, Small Seeds and Leeds O2 Academy, and then recording andreleasinghisdebutalbumin2017.ThingsonlyseemtobegoinginonedirectionforAndy.TheEPlaunch,whichwillbeheldattheesteemed360ClubinLeeds, issettobeanightthatisn’ttobemissed.
Notesforeditors“Stay(feat.MikeHalls(CleanCutKid))streaminglink-https://soundcloud.com/andytaft/stay-feat-mike-halls?in=andytaft/sets/game-with-no-rules“GameWithNoRules–EP“streaminglink-https://soundcloud.com/andytaft/sets/game-with-no-rulesPromoshots-https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cjpgs6t7342sbrv/AAD_D7V_Putc9Gsee9yd0-yIa?dl=0Launchshowdetails:Friday28thSeptember2018360Club-TheLendingRoom@TheLibrary,LeedsDoors-8pmTickets-£6(£7otd)Presspassesavailableonrequestforthelaunchgig–[email protected]:Live@SmallSeeds,Huddersfield–7thDecember2018SocialMedia:FacebookSoundcloudInstagramTwitterContactdirectly:[email protected]
