London Underground Music Scene Brings Bluepint Blue to SXSW; New Releases From Phil Odgers and DocFell & Co (Links)

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Published on Sunday, 19 March 2017 08:21
Written by Andrea Lynch
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Blueprint Blue
Bad Dreams 
Luv Luv Luv Records 
28 April 2017

Following an incredibly positive start to the year which has seen support for Blueprint Blue coming from regional and national media outlets across the UK and beyond, the band release their Americana inspired new single 'Bad Dreams' taken from their forthcoming EP 'Flying Machine' on London's Luv Luv Luv Records.

Blueprint Blue are ex SCUM members Huw Webb (bass) and and Melissa Rigby (drums) who are joined by Elliot Hayward on vocals and guitar. The band formed in 2013, when Webb and Rigby found a likeminded music fan in Hayward, the trio became bonded by a love of The Grateful Dead, Neil Young, and Jackson Browne. 

2017 has seen their video for 'Good Dreams' premiered by Clash and featured by the likes of i-D and Huh Magazine. Latest single 'You and Me', a cover of a long forgotten 1970's Soul song by Penny and the Quarters, gained airplay from Jonathan Ross and Craig Charles on BBC Radio 2, Lauren Laverne and Chris Hawkins on BBC Radio 2 and Georgie Rodgers on Virgin Radio UK, along with support an extensive range of media outlets around the world.

Having already been championed by Tim Burgess of The Charlatans and James Hoare of Ultimate Painting, as well as receiving UK and international airplay and coverage, the band played four shows at this year's SXSW music festival. A Pledge campaign to support their appearance at SXSW smashed its target, a testament to the rapid growth of the band's fan base.

 "The slow, chugging tempo nods towards Americana, yet this is a low-rent, 21st century version. The production is sparse yet warm, allowing Blueprint Blue's songwriting plenty of space to grow, merge, and coalesce." Clash Music

"Excellent guitaring here from London-based Americana act Blueprint Blue. Rumor has it that the last time they performed at London's Moth Club, the singer played a ten-minute-long guitar solo: something that is, on the one hand, obviously completely objectionable, but at the same time the coolest thing we've heard all year. Well done, that man." i-D

 "...marvellous concoctions; ranging from folk influences, to electric guitar harmonies and a looping blues rhythm that will set your heart alight." Snog Magazine

"Blueprint Blue's steady beat flows with a chilled sense. An ability to make the noise around you dissipate." Moshville

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