The 1930s

Blood & Water I EP out now!

The1930s — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:33:13 +0000

We have re-released our self-titled EP as the ‘Blood & Water’ EP, which is the first of a two part EP series. We are currently recording the second part which should be out in a few months. Part I is available on iTunes, Spotify and Bandcamp. Check it out!

Christmas Show tickets

The1930s — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:07:17 +0000

Tickets for our Christmas show on the 20th Dec are now available from Auntie Annies for only five pounds! It’s going to be a big night, and support comes from Jamie Neish and Little Rivers, Don’t miss out!

Post-Tour homecoming show

The1930s — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:09:06 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came to any of our UK shows on our third tour. It was a blast and we managed to complete it via public transport, go us! Keeps your eyes peeled for more shows, starting with this:

Thurs 18th Oct , a free show in the Queens Student’s Union, Belfast

It’s gonna be great, come welcome us back, we are psyched to play Belfast again!

Updated UK tour

The1930s — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:16:59 +0000

We are going out on our third UK tour soon, wooop! Here are the finalised dates!

25th Sept – Belfast – Auntie Annies

27th Sept – Bangor – Wolseys

3rd Oct – Aberdeen – Tunnels

4th Oct – Inverness – Madhatters

5th Oct – Glasgow – House show

6th Oct – Hartlepool – Flix Movie Cafe

8th Oct – Liverpool – Mello Mello

9th Oct – Manchester – Castle Hotel

11th Oct – London – Club Fandango @ Bull & Gate

12th Oct – Brighton – The Brunswick

13th Oct – Bath – The Fishpond.

We are very excited and hope to see some of you there!

Upcoming shows!

The1930s — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:55:36 +0000

Here is a list of upcoming shows that we have confirmed!

11th July – London – Dublin Castle
13th July – Exeter – Bikeshed Theatre
14th July – Summer Breeze Festival – Swindon
21st July – Glasgowbury Festival – Draperstown
27th Aug – Greenbelt Festival – Cheltenham

and our October UK Tour

3rd Oct – Inverness- Madhatters
4th Oct – Aberdeen – The Tunnels
5th Oct – Glasgow tbc
6th Oct – Hartlepool – Pin Drop Night
8th Oct – Liverpool – Mello Mello
9th Oct – Manchester – Castle Hotel
11th Oct – London – Club Fandango @ Bull& Gate
12th Oct – Brighton – The Brunswick
13th Oct – Bath – The Fishpond

Hope to see some of you at a show!

Gigs

The1930s — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:48:57 +0000

We will be playing at Liverpool Sound City on Thurs 17th of May. We played there last year so it will be good to be back! After that we will be playing in Exodus Coleraine. We haven’t played the North Coast in a while so we are really looking forward to it. Then we have our homecoming gig in Belfast with the Mighty Duke Special, it’s part of Gifted Live at The Empire and it will be streamed live at gifted live.com, check it out!

BBC Radio 1

The1930s — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:40:14 +0000

Last night we were on BBC Radio 1. Local DJ Philly Taggart had us in for a session for BBC Introducing and we played four songs and did an interview. It was good fun to record and you can check it out here on iPlayer if you missed it!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01fqncn

CD thanks and credits

The1930s — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:53:42 +0000

Here are the credits for the new CD. These people have helped us get to where we are now as a band. Some of they may have not been part of this CD, but we felt that we needed to acknowledge them in this way…

The 1930s would like to thank God. Our parents, family and friends for all their support. Philip Simpson, James Cairns, Glenn Kennedy, Paul Shevlin, Jordan Wilson, Dave Elliott, Andy Cowan, Scott Edgar, Ben Hylands, Chris Scott, Jamie Neish, Jordan Robb, Ryan Mitchell, Graeme and Filipa Donaldson, Ally and Cherith Simpson, Thomas Hamilton, Dom Brogan, Phily Taggart, Paul McCLean, Adam Turkington, Farriers, Gentry Morris, Feet for Wings, More than Conquerors, The Emerald Armada. A big thanks to Andy Dougherty for putting up with us in the studio and making us sound good! Finally thanks to everyone who comes to our shows, buys our music and lets us crash at their houses!

credits

Tracks 1, 4 and 5 written by Solari
Tracks 2 and 3 written by Cameron/Solari

The 1930s are:
Andrew Cameron – Drums/percussion, bass, mandolin, backing vocals
Jonny Solari – Vocals, acoustic guitar

Piano by Paul Shevlin – Organ by Andrew Dougherty
Electric guitar on track 3 by Glenn Kennedy - Electric guitar and backing vocals on track 2 by Dave Elliott

Recorded and produced by Andrew Dougherty at SonicVisuals studios – Mastered by Michael Keeney
Artwork by Glenn Kennedy – Design by Jordan Robb

EP IS finished!

The1930s — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:18:36 +0000

YEESSSS!!!!

EP is nearly finished

The1930s — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:25:20 +0000

We are in the final stages of mixing and mastering the EP, so it will finally be done and ready for tour, hurrah! We had our friend Glenn Kennedy in the studio with us, the man behind the artwork for the EP, laying down some sweet electric guitar licks for a couple of tracks! We will also be making some videos for a few of the songs on the EP which will be up very soon, so keep an eye out on our Facebook and youtube channel.

Tour is looming ever closer, check out the dates to the right and see if you can make it down to a show! We are working on some new material at the minute so hopefully we can crack a few new tunes out while we are on the road!

Also why not follow us on twitter @the1930s