Topic: Sailors are breaking up
Sailors are breaking up. We’re playing our final show at the Cockpit in Leeds on 1st March.
Our decision to split is resultant of the negi-vibes we have been subject to from the very internet opinionists from whom we sought approval. Here are some of the words that have contributed to our demise…
Joshua Cole’s summary of our set at Gringo 10 for drownedinsound.com…
“[The group Designer Babies are] tricky to describe, fantastic to experience. Unlike young noisy rockers Sailors who, I’m sorry to say, put the fart in arty farty.”
And Doug Mosurock’s review of our 7” for dustedmagazine.com…
“Heavy indie rock sounds from England, so you know what that means: 99 times out of 100, it’s some folks who’ve heard some records and are attempting to emulate them. These guys are somewhere between the big riff stoner crunch of Torche and something more strange, be it a half-hearted attempt at Arab on Radar’s spastic recontextualization of punk (“Birthday Mode”) in a half-assed jazzbo shtick, or just plain ill-advised lack-of-idea rock (“Hot Buttons”). I will applaud “Bigger Land” only for its blatant and strident rip of Universal Order of Armageddon’s world-ending howl. Maybe these guys need to focus, just figure out what’s fun for them and get deep into it rather than trying to cram everyone else’s ideas at once. “
Jon and Sophie are looking to put together a new group in Newcastle, where they live, breathe and organise gigs.
Hugues and I play in Broken Arm who can be found at www.myspace.com/brokenarmyo.
Visit www.gringorecords.com to purchase our seven-inch. You’ll be glad you did.
