Following on from the success of their
second album Banks Of The Lea,
Italian blues-punks Stiv Cantarelli
& The Silent Strangers return to the UK in May for four dates as part
of their European Tour.
They will play…..
The Asylum, Chelmsford Wed
20 May
The Moon, Cardiff Thur 21 May
Shakespeare’s, Sheffield Fri
22 May
Biddle Bros, Hackney, London Sat 23 May
They will then travel to the Netherlands
and France (dates TBC).
Stiv Cantarelli & The Silent
Strangers’ second album Banks Of the Lea (released
last October on Stovepony Records) was recorded on the banks of the River Lea
at Gizzard Recording, Hackney Wick with producer Pete Bennett of noted
Lancastrian post-punks Monkey Island and engineer (and studio owner) Ed Deegan
(White Stripes, Mudhoney, The Fall, The Cribs, etc). The album received
considerable praise in print and online media, including major features in Vive
Le Rock, R2 and Tattoo Planet, and substantial airplay, including BBC 6 Music,
Resonance FM, NTS and TeamRock.
Stiv Cantarelli initially came to
prominence as leader of Italy’s number one alt.country band Satellite Inn, who
were recruited by North Carolina label MoodFood as a replacement for the
ascendant Whiskeytown. Touring the States intensively, Cantarelli became firm
friends with Portland, Oregon roots legends Richmond Fontaine, releasing
several records on their El Cortez label and employing them as his backing band
on his solo debut Innerstate. It was
this connection that found him at the wheel of a tiny Fiat beside Bob Mould for
an Italian odyssey during the miserable winter of 2009.
In the Silent Strangers, Stiv is joined
by former Satellite Inn rhythm section Fabrizio Gramellini (bass) and Antonio
Perugini (drums) along with Roberto Villa (guitar and sax). They released their
debut album Black Music / White Music
in 2013.
"A
thrilling post-millennial blues joyride. Richly rewarding, but not for the
faint of heart. 5/5"
R2 magazine
"Crackles
with electric intensity. A glorious racket. 9/10" Vive Le Rock
"A
dark brutalist beauty. A hot contender for my favourite album of the
year." Louder Than
War
“Banks Of The Lea is a triumph… Sometimes rock and roll can be scary as well as being
very, very good!” Uber Rock
"In
short this is all thriller and no filler. You won't hear anything else like
this around. 9/10"
Maximum Volume
"An
album to throw yourself into, headfirst. Chase this one down. 4/5" I-94 Bar
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