I See Angels

I See Angels

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Mimic This

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Huge plumes of thick black smoke drift over Manchester city centre. A sign perhaps that the recent troubles are not quite over. Police remain, patrolling the streets in vast numbers amidst a chorus of sirens as fire engines race to attend to this the latest in a long line of disturbances engulfing the city. A fire spreading rapidly through a derelict warehouse in nearby Salford is to blame. Nestled away in a basement rehearsal space just a stones throw from all the commotion are I See Angels. Formed in 2008 their music, with its surreal twisting soundscapes, dynamic highs and lows and enigmatic lyrics burning with frustration and desire, makes for a rather fitting soundtrack to the drama unfolding on the streets above them. Not that they know it. The band, Paul Baird (vocals, guitar, piano), Martin Cowan (bass) and Chris Norwood (drums) are busy rehearsing for upcoming shows to promote the release of their self-titled debut album. And it seems no riot or looting spree is going to stop them.

"I'm actually really angry that people think it's okay to behave this way. To see them trash parts of the city and disrespect the people and places we love sickens me." say's the bands songwriter/frontman Paul Baird. "I'm just glad we didn't run with our first choice of album cover now. It would have seemed tastleless I reckon. You won't believe it but it showed a young couple fucking in the middle of a riot!" A strange coincidence maybe. Thankfully artist Tash Willcocks (Elbow) presented the band with a better choice for the album cover.

Having received critical praise in publications including Music Week, Mojo and the Manchester Evening News, while being favourably compared to the likes of Pavement, Mercury Rev and early Radiohead, expectations for the band are riding high. “We are hugely excited to be working with I See Angels at this pivotal stage in their career.” states Brent Thurrell, Manager at Manchester independent record label Mimic This. “We all share a vision and a belief that this band will one day be a huge influence on the Northern music scene and beyond.”

STAFF COMMENTS

Andy says: Dark but beautiful, introspective pop, like Elliott Smith's early work but with a full band. At times this is heavy, elsewhere it's fragile, but it's always powerful and straight from the heart. Really good stuff.

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