The Grey Lady Music Lounge, Wednesday 15th August 2012

Peaking at No 4 in the iTunes Rock Chart with their first single 'Please Don't Share Your Kisses' in Dec 2010, Tunbridge Wells rock act Intraverse made their debut at the world's leading rock event, Download Festival this summer. This year the band have also been busy in the studio working with esteemed producer John Mitchell (You Me At Six, Enter Shikari, Funeral For a Friend) recording tracks towards their debut album. Picking up interest and acclaim from Kerrang, Metro newspapers, and BBC Introducing; accomplished guitarist Andy Vickery was also profiled in Total Guitar magazine as 'one of the most gifted young guitar players around'. UK festival performances have also seen the band grace the Guilfest Rocksound Stage, Redfest, Lounge on the Farm, and appeared as main support to guitar legend Gary Moore (R.I.P) as part of his tour.

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Once labelled by Play Music magazine as ‘audio ganja’, Kent/Sussex-based singer-songwriter Léanie Kaleido interweaves soothing vocals and quirky lyrics with infectious melodies that will indelibly worm their way into your head and take up residence permanently.

Her unique style is mellow and wistful but slightly warped; sometimes gentle, often dark songs, peppered with tongue-in-cheek ditties about exploding breast implants, a travelling witch, Doctor Marten boots and recurring dreams.

Influences have come from a variety of paths, including the blues music played by her father (Top Topham of The Yardbirds), and from a childhood diet of Bob Dylan, Joan Armatrading, Kate Bush and Elton John, to the Stone Roses, the Cocteau Twins, Tori Amos and PJ Harvey, as well as her love of classical music, and her study of literature and philosophy that have helped shape her lyrics along the way.

Her début album, Karamelién, and the brand new follow up, Quicksands & Shadows, have both received national airplay and excellent reviews in the press.

R J Ellory, musician & international bestselling author, sums up the new album: “Quintessentially English and beautifully-constructed, these tracks invoke the very best of our homegrown singer-songwriters. Think Beverley Craven, Lily Allen and Dido, and you're on the right road, but Léanie is never anything but fresh and original. Listen, then listen again, and you’ll be captured...’

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Emotive songstress, Jennifer Lee Ridley passionately uses influences of a Romantic folk nature to create poignant and touching music. She has studied in depth the poetic nature of song and has a strong affinity with writers such as William Shakespeare, John Keats and William Blake. More recently she has combined these influences with her own song-writing to create more modern fusions whilst carefully retaining the purity of the lyrical content. Her dark warm vocals combined with her individual folk sound mirrors the poetic lyrics which explore the many facets of emotions.

This has had a profound effect on her own songs which she continues to develop and enhance through working with other composers, musicians and writers locally and in London. She feels strongly that collaborating is an important part of growing and building an understanding of the nature and the impact of poetry and prose on music.

She is currently working on and arranging an album which she is hopes to bring out in 2014.

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overbydawn are a 4 piece band from Kent, England. They combine their passionate melodic music with lyrics that mean everything and nothing at the same time merging the two into songs that covey hope, despair, love and anger. With Ashley's inimitable vocals and uniquely crafted arrangements, Andy's emotive guitar riffs, Phil's subtle bass lines and Stuart's driving drum patterns, overbydawn are a band to take over your senses. The band formed in May 2009 and started performing live only 2 months later ending the year with a triumphant gig at London's famous Bull and Gate pub. The band however, ended the year without a bassist but started 2010 with a friend of the band joining on bass duties to help throw themselves into honing their sound live. overbydawn are looking to have their debut E.P out by October this year.

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