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The Laurel Collective Release Debut Single

22nd Apr 2008

Where to even start when describing The Laurel Collective…? Collective by name and by composition also, the six piece (whittled down from nineteen a year ago) comprise members hailing from Wales, England, Nigeria and Italy.
 
The Laurels are a genre trashing six piece led by the twin attack and contrasting vocals of front men Martin Sakutu and Bob Tollast. Imagine the motley crew spirit of such misfit gangs as The Specials and Dexys mixed with the rhythmical assault and groove of Sly Family Stone, and blended with the psychedelic pop sensibilities of Super Furry Animals and you’d be half way there.
 
The Laurel Collective are most definitely not your straight forward, ready-for-pigeonholing indie band.
 
Through the soulful vocals of Martin and the more wistful deliveries of co-singer Bob, The Laurel Collective deliver skewed, uplifting pop carried on a wave of darkly, humorous lyrics. Add to this, dancehall rhythms and a love of US alt-rock, the band somehow manage to harness a multitude of influences and sounds to create a sound that is quite distinctly their own.  
 
Debut single ‘Vuitton Blues’ is a psyched-pop epic with a chorus of gargantuan proportions. It has the oddball charm to match its epic ambitions that over the course of four minutes taps into the euphoric spirit of Brian Wilson’s "Teenage Symphony to God".
 
Singer, Bob Tollast’s lyrics come to the fore with bitingly cynical lines: “If you had the guts you’d quit this low paid gulag / take your girl and buy a blue Louis Vuitton bag”. When Bob brings the final chorus back in with the line, “feels like the world’s falling to pieces” it’s truly one of those spine-tingling perfect moments, where the phrasing and melody render such a simple line absolutely heart breaking.  
 
Signed to Domino Records sub label Double Six Records, The Laurel Collective – who are the second signing on the label following Eugene McGuinness – release their debut mini-album ‘Feel Good Hits of a Nuclear Winter’ also on Double Six on May 12th.  
 
For live dates please see www.myspace.com/thelaurelcollective  
 
Band: Martin Sakutu (Vocals) / Bob Tollast (vocals) / Olly Puglisi (guitar) / Al Green (Bass) / Charlie Andrew (Drums) / Mark Rainbow (Keys)  
 

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