Black Bombers are a Rock‘n’Roll band from Birmingham,
England and Black Bombers is their debut album!
It was recorded virtually live in their rehearsal studio over
one weekend with engineer/producer Paul Gray, with minimal overdubs, hence the
primal, untamed sound. Combining elements of UK77 punk, Chiswick-era Motorhead
and, almost inevitably, The Stooges, close links with Midlands luminaries Swell
Maps and The Nightingales might go some way to explain the “hint of post-punk
steeliness and economy” that Gus Ironside of Vive Le Rock magazine identified
in Black Bombers’ garage-wall of sound.
Black Bombers are Dave Twist – drums, Darren Birch – bass
guitar, and Alan Byron – guitar and vocals. Darren Birch was a founder member
of notorious Birmingham sleaze-rockers Gunfire Dance. Signed to Island and
produced by The Damned’s Brian James and Rat Scabies, they remain highly
regarded by connoisseurs of their genre. He also serves in Heartbreaker Walter
Lure’s touring band.
A former member of seminal punk/post-punk band The Prefects,
Dave Twist features on their Peel Session derived, and much anthologised,
‘Going Through The Motions’ single for Rough Trade, as well as touring and
recording several albums with The Tenderhooks alongside Dave Kusworth.of The
Jacobites.
Black Bombers’ debut release was the limited edition 7”
single ‘Crazy’ b/w ‘That Kind’ in early 2015 on their own Key of E label. It
sold out within a week, earning a second pressing.
"This debut offering is nothing short of being a
collection of gutter anthems, classics in the making from a parallel universe
where the punk wars were won by the righteous, Nikki Sudden was not only still
alive but Minister for Culture and Wayne Kramer was the focus of a major
religion." DANCING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE
“Alan Byron has an immediately likeable, spooky, sick croon
– this is ominous Super 8 film music for angry eyed adults who don’t go to
malls – smoky, muscular, tight...” SUGARBUZZ
“The sort of song best played at stun volume – Dave Twist’s
heavily propulsive drumming recalls Rock Action – paint-stripper guitar, Darren
Birch’s bass-line throb and a fuck you vocal make ‘Crazy’ glow with menace...” I-94 BAR
“‘Crazy’ is menacing and loose and has the beating heart of
some the finer bands of our time, like The Stooges – with some 'Music For
Pleasure' era Damned thrown in for good measure, this is fantastic stuff...”
UBER ROCK
Catch Black Bombers live at….
12 April
Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath, Birmingham (w/The Bellrays)
27 May
Nambucca, Holloway, London (album launch)
Easy Action Records
Cat No: KOECD01 Format: CD/LP/DL
Release date: 27 May 2016
Distribution: Cargo
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