Black Poets

about

Based in East London, yet not restricted by the fashion-led regiment of any Shoreditch scene, Black Poets were formed during the spring 2008 by Gerard LeCain (guitar/vocals) and Billy Randall (bass), and later joined by Stephen J Good (lead guitar) and Nenad Kostadinovski (drums). By avoiding the Joy Division influence so common for leather jacket-clad post-punk bands and instead having more in common with acts such as the Chameleons, Echo and the Bunnymen and the Psychedelic Furs, Black Poets have shown that there are still veins of gold to be found in this melancholic mine. In part this is down to breadth of their inspiration, taking in not only the monotone mood of early eighties Manchester and New York but also the soaring and expansive soundscapes of Kansas post-rockers the Appleseed Cast and the emotive melodrama and intricately interwoven melodies of slowcore Swedish band, Logh. 2009 has seen Black Poets play dates with the likes of Babyshambles, tapetheradio, Jersey Budd and Pulled Apart by Horses and also head out on a three week national UK tour. The band has received positive reviews, prompting respected Scottish music magazine the Skinny to describe Black Poets as sounding both beguiling and prophetic. Black Poets have proven both fashionable enough to be playlisted by Top Shop and All Saints but to also hold the international appeal needed to win fans not only across the UK but also on mainland Europe. The album "Innocents And Thieves" is availabl

top songs

albums

Insurrection EP

Innocents And Thieves

rough demos

Departure Album Sampler

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Navigator's Fresh!! Indie Playlist September 2009

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Navigator's Fresh!! Indie Playlist October 2009

Points Of Reason

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Navigator's Fresh!! Indie Playlist December 2009

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It Just Don't Faze Me Bw the Hand that Rob's the Craddle VLS

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Anthems For A Doomed Youth: A Post-Punk Revival Compilation

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Navigator's Fresh!! Indie Playlist Best Of 2009

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It Just Don't Faze Me (12 Inch)

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