Bombdog

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frenchfolkacousticworldmexican

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Bombdog are a four piece band from Birmingham in the UK. The band formed in 2008 and have been recording and gigging in the West Midlands since then. The line up consists of Becky Cresswell (vocals, cornet and melodica), Andy Bird (guitars and bouzouki), Phil Truslove (bass) and Sara Turner (drums). The sound of the band is influenced by the post rock genre and a mixture of balkan, mexican and french traditional music. The ethos of the band is to create beautiful music by weaving together these differing styles into something new. The band play electric and acoustic gigs to highlight the varied styles of their music. Artists that Bombdog like are Mogwai, Beirut, Sigur Ros, Hawk and a Hacksaw, Labradford, Jacques Brel, Yann Tiersen and Silver Mount Zion. Recently Bombdog have supported 'The Young Runaways' at The Little Civic in Wolverhampton and 'The Scholars' at The Actress & Bishop in Birmingham. The band have played venues such as ‘The Island Bar’, ‘Katie Fitzgeralds’, ‘The Victoria’, and ‘The Hang Up’. The band have recently completed their first album and plan to continue gigging in the Midlands and beyond through 2009. The band are currently attracting attention through podcasts and online radio with their first demo releases. 'They’ve got a deeply atmospheric and gently melodic direction featuring a wide range of carefully crafted, haunting tracks. Ambling yet always taut with emotion there is some real depth and quality in the writing and compositions. Becky ha