Forward Russia escúchalo en TheBooth

Esta semana en The Booth toca escuchar el disco de Forward Russia, una de esas bandas que tenia pendiente. Ahora que su disco ha salido en España el 12 de Septiembre y The Booth te da la oportunidad de escuchar el albúm completamente, que mejor excusa para mencionarlos aqui.

Experimental / Indie / Post Hardcore

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Componentes:

Tom Woodhead- Voice, synth
Rob Canning- Bass
Katie Nicholls- Drums, shouts
Whiskas- Guitar, shouts

¡Forward, Russia! - Give Me A Wall por TheBooth:

You know the story. Group of friends get together in their hometown and form a band. Move to the big city to make it big. Become the buzz band of the moment. Sign to a major label. Record that big budget album. Hit the charts Well, throw that story out the window. Here come ¡Forward, Russia! - smashing the template & re-writing the rulebook. Part of the story is true. The punk foursome - siblings Katie and Whiskas, and friends Tom and Rob (who had played together in the Black Helicopters) came together as ¡Forward, Russia! in their northern English hometown of Leeds. And yes, the band launched 2006 with their Twelve single smashing into the British top-40 charts. The rest in-between well, thats a whole different tale.

This one is an upstart DIY story more Fugazi than Razorlight where the band stayed in their Leeds hometown becoming an anchor in the burgeoning scene there. Forming their own label - Dance To The Radio the bands first release was a split single with their buddies This Et Al, with an early recording of Nine. ¡Forward, Russia! then proceeded to spend the next twelve months doing more gigs than anyone could think humanly possible playing the length and breadth of the UK.

Their debut full length, Give Me A Wall (produced by Paul Tipler) sees ¡Forward, Russia! fulfill the promise they have shown on their four sell-out UK singles to date. Having hit the UK charts in January with 'Twelve', they followed that with a repeat performance - the newly re-recorded version of Nine hitting the top-40 in May an unlikely candidate, with its angular punk rock intensity. The single was perfect lead in to the release of the album set to be one of the most startling debuts of 2006.

Give Me A Wall is searing and energetic, a statement of intent. Anyone witnessing the band live (on their brief sneak attacks into the USA - playing SXSW, NYC, LA and SF) will have seen a sharpening of this sense of purpose. Confident and focused, the band have brought a thousand ideas together and produced an exuberant record that sets out their intentions.

With buzz building at a whip smart pace, it was only a matter of time before a partner was chosen for North America Mute Records. A label itself that was spawned as a DIY exercise a vehicle for the self-release of founder Daniel Millers single by the Normal and with a reputation for legendary releases spanning punk rock to dance classics, and the most artist friendly of environments. So, rather than a signing, it became a partnership -. Mute becoming ¡Forward, Russia!'s home, ready to launch into action September 2006 with the release of Give Me a Wall. Direct and unwavering, it is an album that demonstrates that ¡Forward, Russia! live up to their potential - the knockout punch everyone was hoping for.

Discografia:
-Give me a wall (2006)

1. Thirteen
2. Twelve
3. Fifteen, Pt. 1
4. Nine mp3 NEW!!
5. Nineteen
6. Seventeen
7. Eighteen
8. Sixteen
9. Seven
10. Fifteen, Pt. 2
11. Eleven