For Twisted Wheel, redemption and revival is not a religious concept but a CV.
Born in the backwaters of Saddleworth in 2007, the young band, fronted by the feral, precocious Jonny Brown, roared into the race of indie rock with such anthems as ‘You Stole The Sun’, ‘She’s a Weapon’ and ‘Lucy The Castle’.
Their irrepressible energy and ability to deliver inspired rock’n’roll gained them the support slots with Oasis, Kasabian, Paul Weller, The Courteeners, The Happy Mondays and Ian Brown to name but a few, as well as sell-outs on their first UK and European tours.
Constantly touring across the UK, Europe and Japan, last year they rolled out a relentless 60-date Snakes and Ladders/Jonny Guitar tour and a number 1 debuting EP to announce their arrival.
Crowds, starved of the rigour of real rock-n-roll meat ‘n’ bones, stormed last year’s shows. In 2018 the band secured major support slots on the Liam Gallagher tour, as well as playing Kendal Calling, Leeds and Reading Festivals, Shiiine Weekender, Blackthorn, Mosfest, EH6 and many others.
In 2019 the band have already been added to lineups at Leed / Reading Festivals, Kendal Calling, Mosfest, YNot, The Highest Point with more to follow.
They are grafters, rock n rollers but with the edge of genuine poetry; few can forget Jonny’s ‘Bouncing Bomb’ or ‘What’s Your Name?’ but audiences will be hungry for his more poignant blues numbers on this tour.
‘We’re not just in a rock ‘n’ roll, punk box. I write a range of songs. This time, more of my poetry will come out which focuses on things that matter, a commentary on what’s going on in the world. Bands play it safe because they don’t want to upset people. But your job as an artist is to say what others can’t, to speak the truth.’
This is a band who, behind the froth and mayhem, are genuine craftsmen and grafters who build cities of sound out of grit, northern wit and poetry. At odds with a saccharine, insta-influenced industry, Twisted Wheel prove time and again why it will always be about the beat, the song and the people.
The recipe is rehearse, rehearse, relentlessly tour, record, rehearse, record, relentlessly tour…and so on. Twisted Wheel – it may have been bad, bent and broken but prove that growing up is not about credit cards and mortgages but bouncing back, a band with integrity, joy and experienced authority.
See for yourselves on Saturday night (May 25) when the band heads to Bedford Esquires.
Opening up proceedings is The Quids who make their main stage debut at the venue. Formally known as Bad Racket the lads have been playing some storming shows in Esquires Bar over the past few months, with a new name change for the band they jump up a level and head up the stairs to kick the night off.
Tickets are on sale now here for £10. Doors at 8pm.
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