After eighteen months performing at acoustic lounges in London and venues such as the Soho Revue bar, Acoustic Lounge, and Cedar Room, singer-songwriter Jody Thomas releases his debut EP, the 7 track ‘We Are’. Jody Thomas is the reverse of Bob Dylan. Once an electric artist, he's been playing predominantly acoustic shows, to howls of concern from people who like their guitar filthy and distorted. He performs with a small group of rotating musicians who cover extra guitar, bass, piano, percussion and strings. The line up rarely stays exactly the same from show to show, which means that every performance has a different and unique flavour. Fans who've only stumbled upon Jody over the recently would be mistaken if they classified him as a purely acoustic artist, though. While his debut release, the EP "We Are", has strong acoustic tendencies, there are moments where the nicely-nicely façade slips into noise dirty enough to satisfy even the most hardened rock fiend. The overall effect is one part-Rufus Wainwright, one part-Thom Yorke, one part-Jeff Buckley and one part-Audioslave. Previously fronting the London based band Hera Crush, his first solo offering mixes his previous experience with a good measure of rich harmonies poured into a tall glass of melancholic kick-ass folk and slow shaken over some very fine melodies. Just don’t mistake him for yet another troubadour – the boy knows how to rock out with the best of them. Musical collaborators include Rhys David (bass & guitar), Ollie Boundy (keys), Steve Mitchell (guitar), Kai Thomas (bass), Velibor Krstic from The Rum Circus (drums), Martin Radford (cello) Management - Ethan Roberts - ethan@jodythomasmusic.comPress - Rock Paper Ribbon - lily@rockpaperribbon.co.uk
