Rob and allJun 42 minPetrichor Petrichor - 'a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather'. I love this smell, a...
Rob and allFeb 21 minGig in a cemetery & tour by train...Arnos Vale Cemetery chapel on the 14th March.
Rob SpaldingJul 28, 20182 minNew live vid - 'late night, heavy rain, waiting for a train'[Thoughts of a frontman, part 16]. Great progress this week - two thirds of the way there with our crowdfunding campaign and well over £3...
Rob SpaldingJul 21, 20181 minCrowdfunding (Thoughts of a frontman, part 15)We've produced a new EP! We've recorded it, mixed it, filmed it, mastered it, listened to it, over familiarised ourselves with it so tha...
Rob SpaldingApr 25, 20181 minCaptain's blog (new vid)A year since the last post, so much has happened both personally and with the band. Further to the sad last post, my (i'm Rob - lead sin...
Rob and allApr 13, 20171 minEnforced hiatus - sad newsThoughts of a frontman, part 13. We've cleared the diary following the sad passing of Rob and Lou's baby son Joe. They are fundraising w...
Rob SpaldingNov 12, 20161 minAlways on my mindThoughts of a frontman, part 12. Anything Elvis can do, we can do.........different! It's not what you'd expect - the label we are signe...
Rob SpaldingOct 13, 20162 minAnother piss up in a brauhaus![Thoughts of a frontman, part 11] ‘It turns out we can organise a piss-up in a Brauhaus!’ says Brian as Tobi – good friend and proprietor...
Rob SpaldingOct 3, 20161 minThe vicar of whiskey [Thoughts of a front man, part 10]A party animal vicar (Bernd) who wooed us all back to his whiskey storage building (or 'house' to most people); lush acoustics and a swin...
Rob SpaldingSep 29, 20161 minPants and socks and rock and roll!Days off are dangerous. After rehearsal, we went for a meal and a beer and woke up groggy. Happily, news from Heiko at Songs and Whispe...
Rob SpaldingSep 26, 20161 min"GORDON'S ALIVE!!!" [Thoughts of a frontman, part 8]“Why do you have a little man with you on stage!?” ‘which member of the band were they talking about?’ thought I, but no it was Gordon –...
Rob SpaldingSep 21, 20161 minThoughts of a frontman, part 7 - ELVIS!Yes, Elvis! Not ‘Costello’ or someone’s pet, but the actual Elvis. Last year our label Songs and Whispers told us we had ‘rights’ to rec...
Rob SpaldingAug 27, 20161 minThoughts of a frontman, part 6 - tour lineup and blog practice?Tour blog practice. Our European Tour starts on 23rd September! The last tour featured the amazing blogging talents of Annie Tyhurst - r...
Rob SpaldingAug 27, 201610 minTeach an old blog new tricksI'm probably more lazy than incompetent when it comes to IT - so I've just copied text (minus pics and vids) from the older blogs for th...
Rob and allDec 23, 20151 minFirst video from the new album!This unique video for the song 'In the barley' is created by the incredible Martin Tompkins. It features band leader Rob and his good la...