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THE STORYS

Sat 25th Jul 2009

Stiff Promotions presents
THE STORYS
+ Guests

7.45 Doors

8.40 Support (30)

9.30 The Storys (75)

£12 at WeGotTickets
£15 door

The Storys are a 6 piece, '70s west-coast-influenced country-rock band from South Wales who formed in Spring 2003. With 4 singer-songwriters all taking lead vocals on different songs, their sound is both fragile and intense, underpinned by a dark lyrical edge.

They can turn from tender country-tinged ballad one minute to an as-wide-as-the ocean stomp the next - in the same category as classic harmony vocal bands such as Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Crosby Stills Nash & Young and The Beatles, all of whom also had multiple singers.

Formed with the intention of writing classic songs with great hooks, melodies and lyrics, their beginning was prolific with songs falling out of the sky and behind every song a story containing characters and a soundtrack to their lives.

The debut album 'The Storys' was picked up by the iconic Warners Korova label in the UK, and Ryko in the US. Soon after, the band headed off for the South By South West festival in Austin, Texas where they played to great reviews. As a result of their appearance, the song 'Be By Your Side' was picked up and used in hit US teen drama One Tree Hill. And 'I Believe In Love' and 'Save Me' were used in hit Brit gangster flick 'The Bank Job'. Director Roger Donaldson loved the band so much he asked them to appear as themselves in the movie.

2008 was a fantastic year for The Storys. It kicked off with the Dear Mr Fantasy gig at the legendary Roundhouse in London, which saw the band on stage with Joe Walsh, Steve Winwood, Pete Townsend, Bill Wyman and countless other legends playing the songs of the late Traffic drummer Jim Capaldi.

Here's some nice words other people have written about The Storys:

"There is much to revel in within the intricate vocal harmonies of this Swansea sextet's sound" - Classic Rock Magazine

"The Storys possess an ability to pen instantly classic songs which ooze class" - Music Week

"They have made a fantastic debut album" - Elton John

"Swansea's answer to The Eagles" - Classic Rock Magazine

"Robust and rewarding The Storys serve up soaring harmony rock that suggests a well-spent youth absorbing all things good from the USA's West Coast" - Rock 'n' Reel Magazine

"Wonderful songs, great playing and instinctively beautiful harmonies" - Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2

"Hotel California opens South Wales Branch... can bang out a Laurel Canyon ballad or freeway cruisin' harmony-rocker with aplomb. This second album finds them almost insolently self-assured..." - Uncut Magazine (4/5)

This group is really tight, the vocals are superb and the songs are written to last through the ages. What's not to like?" - Maverick Magazine (4/5)

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