Hailing from Britain’s North-West, Slydigs are a charismatic four-piece leading the rebirth of rock and roll music by bringing a fierce modern edge to a classic sound.
And this week, they bring that fierce modern edge to The Craufurd Arms - they play the venue on Monday (June 5).
The school friends who grew up together in the industrial wasteland between Liverpool and Manchester, rock and roll music became an effective escape from their seemingly pre-ordained destinies in the factories and building sites of the North-West.
With a style of music that perfectly depicts the disillusionment of modern day life, Slydigs have earned themselves an ever expanding fan base and have recently supported rock legends The Who on their world tour.
As well as The Who, Slydigs have also supported Catfish and The Bottlemen, The View and Pete Doherty, and went on two full European tours with Vintage Trouble, playing all over the continent.
It is the dynamic songwriting duo of Dean Fairhurst (vocals/ rhythm guitar) and Louis Menguy (lead guitar) that has brought them to this point and the pair seem to have an affinity for not only writing hard-hitting rock and roll anthems, but more laid-back ballads too that act as thought provoking social commentaries.
The band recently released their new EP How Animal Are You?
The six-track collection was written during an extraordinary time in the band’s career as they were transitioning from the menial daily grind of working life to performing with one of the world’s greatest rock bands.
Due to the classic rock sound that Slydigs have developed for modern audiences, the band have been compared to The Rolling Stones, Oasis, The Kinks and The Black Keys.
Their last single, ‘Light The Fuse’, was the only new band track to make it on to the video game Rockband, for Playstation and Xbox, and even received praise from Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder when he saw them supporting The Who in Seattle.
'From that performance I can see why you’re excited about your future in the business,' he told Dean.
High praise indeed.
