Gentleman Starkey
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Gentleman Starkey

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"Macabre, tongue in cheek, contemporary with ‘echoes’ of the1950s."

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"Macabre, tongue in cheek, contemporary with ‘echoes’ of the1950s."

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Vocals: Joel Wells Guitar: Stuart wray Bass: Paul Scholes Drums: Toby Lawrence

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Reviews of: Gent Starkey - Worlds Collide-Demo (7)

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  • I enjoyed the rock ballad style of this track; the deep and mellower sound of the beginning of the song builds up nicely with the help from the grunt of the guitars during the chorus.

    Reviewed by
    Karl Lewis
    14 January 2013

  • Good to hear a band who share the same postcode as me. Brighton's 4 piece Gentleman Starkey are that fabulous mix, nodding to an era, yet still sounding modern. Expect 50s tinged garage rock with beautiful vocals, which only stretch to half their potential, as you can hear in other Gentleman Starkey tracks. I'm excited to see what live gigs these guys have planned for the next year.

    Reviewed by
    Andrea Fox
    11 January 2013

  • In my own bizarre brain, I thought it was kinda country and western at the start, like something you'd hear in a saloon bar... HOWEVER, half way though the most terrific monster guitars erupt, like the electric 80s era! One of the most creative tracks I've heard in a while and the vocal is too die for!

    Reviewed by
    Polly James
    24 October 2012

  • It's really really good. If they are looking for a producer - they shouldn't bother. It sounds great, Bands like this don't need too much production. It sounds like they know what they are doing. It's got a dream-like quality to it. It's unique and the guitar sounds crisp and edgy. I want this!

    Reviewed by
    Dave Davies
    23 October 2012

  • The sounds are generally 50s esque., but the voice is clearly from a special place and the songwriting is far from the rockabilly jaunts that the guitar tone and reverb suggest. In fact there's nothing that really sounds like Gentleman Starkey. Big Tick for that. They even have a bass player called Paul Scholes - this one tackles/timing better !

    Reviewed by
    Simon Li
    17 September 2012

  • The singer Joel Wells has a moody, Tindersticks-lite voice. Against a backdrop of lean surf guitar, he drifts through a twilight zone where lost souls meet, paths fork and "A call girl is hired for a night of true romance." Great lyric, cool vibe. Best new song I've heard today.

    Reviewed by
    David Sinclair
    06 September 2012

  • Gritty electro loveliness. A really, really interesting band. This fizzes and crackles with awesomeness.

    Reviewed by
    Pete Donaldson
    23 August 2012

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Reviews of: Bones (11)

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  • Review of their 2nd May performance at the Bull & Gate for the launch of the Emerging Icons album - Incredibly strong image with polished songs to back it up.

    Reviewed by
    Lisa Birch
    24 May 2012

  • Bones - A jaunty, spook-tacular rockabilly track from a band who know exactly what they want to achieve and how to get there. Overdriven vocals, a lush 50s Gretsch guitar sound. Terrifically enjoyable.

    Reviewed by
    Pete Donaldson
    14 May 2012

  • Bones - Stylish 'Cash' coolness to the vocals. There is a passion and energy to the band driving you through the track and inspiring you to listen to more. Rootsy-rock at it's best!

    Reviewed by
    Vicki Blight
    10 May 2012

  • Review of their 2nd May performance at the Bull & Gate for the launch of the Emerging Icons album: Love the old influences these guys draw from and the distinctive sound they have forged. The leadsinger has got a great voice live and good stage presence.

    Reviewed by
    Rowan Wilkinson
    10 May 2012

  • Intros are so important, people decide so quickly. When it first started on the guitar, it was a bit like ‘hmm’, wasn’t so sure what was going to happen. But as soon as the vocal came in it was like ‘aah, right’, it’s not just some amateur band, it really changed my opinion of it, the vocal. It’s a little bit Americana as well. I was also looking at a picture of them… I’m hoping from this image that they’ve also got quite a good distinctive look that goes with the sound that they’ve created.

    Reviewed by
    Simon Rix
    04 May 2012

  • Distinctive vocal. It’s quite a garage-y sort of lo-fi rock and roll. It was good! What I was thinking is that I can imagine watching them at the Barfly - that’s exactly what I thought. If you saw that band it’d get your attention straight away, because it’s quite instant, quite energetic. At first I was thinking, "is it recorded very well?" But actually it suits the lo-fi nature of what they’re trying to do. I think it works well, and I think it’s very close to how it would sound live, which with some bands you don’t get.

    Reviewed by
    Peanut Baines
    04 May 2012

  • Gentleman Starkey immediately impress because the singer sounds like a unique character and believe me that is RARE. It sounds like Jim Morrison got put in the blender with Pere Ubu, stirred in some Pulp Fiction rockabilly guitar and got pushed out a tiny jukebox speaker ... Fresh indeed ... go check

    Reviewed by
    Simon Li
    22 April 2012

  • Bones Lead singer Joel's got a tremendous Jim Morrison-style delivery. The tune itself has got a fantastic garage psychobilly groove to it.

    Reviewed by
    Pete Donaldson
    20 March 2012

  • Bones - A brilliantly creative track. Kicks off with an arpeggio based guitar riff that hits you with exuberance yet coolness. Gentleman Starkey uses a great depth to the vocals which gives Bones great charisma. I love the moodier, tribal like middle section too, which gives it a breath of fresh air. With such a wonderfully inspiring track, it pains me to say that lyrically it's just not up to scratch. After just a few listening I'm already sick of the phrase, "I love the bones of you". Repetition may make tracks memorable, but too much makes them unbearable. Take note Gentleman Starkey, you're dangerously close. Apart from that, it's well worth a listen. - Robert Dewis

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    Liverpool Student Radio
    09 March 2012

  • Bones - What a great guitar sound! That raggedy garage guitar tone is the first thing that strikes you in this pacey little rocker. And then the Charlie Watts-esque drum beat which carries this anthemic bluesy number along nicely for brief 2 minutes 40 seconds. The dark hynoptic chanting harks back to the baritone vocals of Jim Morrison or perhaps even Iggy Pop. The song is short (I would say "and sweet", but somehow sweet doesn't quite seem to sum this on up), but hey, it sounds like it's straight out of 1969, so it kind of suits!

    Reviewed by
    Lee Childs
    09 March 2012

  • This is fantastic. The band hooks the listener instantly from the slick psychedelic opening of this song. The vocals are just sublime, containing the right balance between laid-back nonchalance and bouncing, screeching indie vocals. The song climaxes on its funky, groove bass breakdown which exudes energy and excitement. Even the slowed down ballad-esque portion of the song keeps the listener fixated. I simply didn't want this song to end. - Anishka Sharma

    Reviewed by
    RAW Warwick
    09 March 2012

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  • This guys voice is intense,and the lyrics are so simple but so good. We love a good desperate love song in Battle of You, bet this band are great live! This track is everything we stand for, you don’t have to be complex to make a good tune and to get across how you feel. Plus, coolest looking men ever. A billion and two out of 10!

    Posted by BattleofYou 264 days ago...

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