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Stephen Evans and the Planetsin their own words...
Influenced by a traditional brand of English songwriting pioneered by the likes of Syd Barrett and The Kinks, songwriter Stephen Evans joined forces with his good friends from Irisnova and formed The Planets.
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| Stephen Evans and the Planets | | Description: | "They soon had heads nodding, with their sharp and observant takes on some of the many slices of life" - Whisperin & Hollerin | | Address: | Manchester |
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| What We Think: | "Every time you think you've got a handle on Stephen Evans' sound, it darts off in another direction, citing a completely different set of influences. It’s the Beatles battling T-Rex, The Kinks and Queen sharing a stall in a souk, the Police covering the Arctic Monkeys and everything in-between. Somehow, it all works. Yes, it’s a slippery fish, but it’s one that’s worth catching."
Chris Long |
Hailing from four different areas of the North of England, the band members found their home in Manchester and having played many very well-received gigs in this area since their incarnation, Stephen Evans and the Planets are steadily developing a fan base and working towards recording their first album. The songs were well crafted with a good balance of clever lyrics, good musicianship and down to earth pop sensibilities. Every member of the band brings something to the songs - an excellent drummer, a bass player who seems to play exactly the right note at the right time, a great guitarist with some tasty licks and very good backing vocals and a fantastic frontman with huge stage presence and a good voice to boot. Their brand of guitar pop is irresistible and in Stephen Evans, they have a killer frontman who will find it difficult to avoid favourable comparisons to the legend that is Jarvis Cocker. A classic British band of eccentrics, they're tight, amusing yet serious and it won't be long before we're all buying their Mercury prize-winning album. Listen to the band's music on their MySpace site - linked from the right | | | last updated: 05/06/07 | SEE ALSO
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