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The River Dee isn't tidal, nor is Chester remarkably temperate, but somehow Deva City's five piece, The Suns have tapped into the soul of 60's Garage Grooves, Psych-Surf, and pre-indie Guitar Pop to create a rock and roll album that manages to be utterly contemporary but eerily nostalgic.
Like the Romans before them, The Suns are coming out of Chester fighting. With an unmistakeable psyched out pre-Beatles Brit-Pop groove that puts a thoroughly 21st Century British twist on 1960s California Garage Rock, The Suns are catching the eye of gig goers, the music press and imitators alike.
If Tarantino remade Twin Peaks and set it in Chester, it'd be The Suns. Already a favourite with hipsters and beat-freaks in the Northwest, The Suns' debut album Big Trouble in Little Deva is steadily building their legion of fans both at home and abroad as radio stations and journalists from Toulouse to Texas continue to champion the pioneering freakbeatsters.
"The Suns are one of the few bands around making real garage music with a totally contemporary feel” says Clint Boon of the Inspiral Carpets and XFM. “Live, they’re f**kin brilliant. They’re the kind of band I want to be in." Clint first became a fan of The Suns when they sent an early demo of Surf’s Up, Nightmare to XFM. Clint has been one of The Suns biggest supporters, hosting several of their recent gigs.
"Brilliant - a bit like Captain Beefheart, only wierder" - Rick Lees, Twisted Wheel
"Our ears are erect with pleasure" - Fourtraque.com (not sure it's an accurate translation)
The Suns debut album, Big Trouble in Little Deva, is available now from all good digital music retailers and a few dodgy cheap Eastern European ones.
You can download Big Trouble in Little Deva here.
The Suns Will Rise Video (from YouTube) |