By Gina Vasquez
Blueprint Blue's new single 'Bad Dreams' is released on Friday. The band have had a busy year so far with national airplay, a successful trip to SXSW and the release of their new EP 'Flying Machine'.
Also today Sunshine & the Rain continue to earn airplay around the world for their Jon Spencer produced album 'In the Darknesss of My Night', an astonishing debut.
Now onto an event very close to my heart - On July 1st my hometown of St Helens, Merseyside, will play host to a range of 80s legends who are playing Preckyfest - an event marking ten years of The Steve Prescott Foundation.
Johnny Vegas and some of his fellow comedians will be introducing the likes of ABC, The Boomtown Rats, Paul Young and Midge Ure onto the stage at the town's Totally Wicked stadium to celebrate the life of Steve Prescott, a man who was utterly inspirational, together with his foundation's many achievements over the last decade.
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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 launch their Americana inspired single 'Bad Dreams' taken from their new EP 'Flying Machine, released 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 are 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 6 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.
“One of the best 60s influenced groups in the country.” -
Gigwise
"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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