Habitats Set For Residency At The Old Blue Last Oct/nov
28th October 2014
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*HABITATS RELEASE NEW SINGLE 'PEACE OF MIND' ON 3RD NOVEMBER*
**FREE ENTRY RESIDENCY AT THE OLD BLUE LAST FROM 7TH OCT - 7TH NOV**
HABITATS PLAY THE OLD BLUE LAST IN SHOREDITCH ON
TUES 7TH OCT / TUES 14TH OCT / WED 29TH OCT / FRI 7TH NOV
FULL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND HERE: www.facebook.com/events/730083137058912/
HABITATS are a four piece band based loosely in the heart and soul of London and the Hampshire area, the band release new single 'Peace Of Mind' on 3rd Nov, followed by the release of their debut EP which hits digital stores on 9th Feb.
Their debut single 'Diamond Days' was released in March generating huge attention for the band on soundcloud, with over 30,000 plays in 1 week & 120,000 plays in under 3 months. An exotic, hectically sweet-natured debut single it is, too, for these are youngsters who happily align themselves with the modern facebooking fashion for indie / alternative / tropical / grooves. But there’s more to the HABITATS’ musical environment than meets the generic eye.
Firstly, HABITATS consist of Mike Lawford (takes a hip flask wherever he goes, the cheap bastard), James Furniss (climbs trees on a daily basis), Joe Payne (gets distracted by all things shiny) and Adam Saunders (has the beautiful moustache of a '70s porn star) - not for them the traditional vagaries of the mundane (bass / backing vox) biographical bracketings. Secondly, they seem to relish the idea of not having a specific frontman, with each of them providing enough strong characteristics in the music to be able to swap microphones at will in the live arena.
Throw in half of the band’s penchant for thunderously gnarly beards and HABITATS display a part-Hobbit, part-habit-forming array of sunshine melodies and gently shabby mayhem, as you may expect from a band which thrives on various experimentalisms and arranging traditional vocal harmonies over danceable and catchy beats. Oh, and whose lyrics are “gathered from daydreams”.
A few of HABITATS’ influences and inspirations in no particular order and subject to change: children's television from the '90s, David Bowie, Earth Wind & Fire, green tea, hot milk and honey, Miles Davis, tassel jackets, Patrick Swayze, Friendly Fires, cigarettes, skateboarding, The Complete Works Of Arthur Conan Doyle, Wes Anderson, surfing, The Bee Gees, alcohol, Tame Impala, arboriculturalists, Sverv Jam studios, Cloud Control, Foals, Pitchfork, Johnny Cash, Donovan, Roxy Music, BBC Radio 2 & 6 Music, Jools Holland, Bloc Party, Brian Cox, Captain Scarlet, Vice Magazine, Electric Proms, Brahms, surfing, David Attenborough, Warpaint, Roald Dahl, Christmas lights, Peter Blake, Local Natives, Stewart Copeland, Leif Podhajsky, Norman Wisdom, Elvis Presley, Laurel & Hardy, Superfood, Terry Wogan, The Eurovision Song Contest, The New Scientist and full-on naturism.
HABITATS will be bringing those influences and inspirations (in no particular order, but hopefully not the full-on naturism bit) to The Old Blue Last for a 4 date residency to celebrate the release of their new single, all shows are free entry:
TUES 7TH OCT @ THE OLD BLUE LAST – FREE ENTRY – DOORS 8PM
TUES 14TH OCT @ THE OLD BLUE LAST – FREE ENTRY – DOORS 8PM
WED 29TH OCT @ THE OLD BLUE LAST – FREE ENTRY – DOORS 8PM
FRI 7TH NOV @ THE OLD BLUE LAST – FREE ENTRY – DOORS 8PM
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