New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Following an incredibly positive start to the year which has seen support for Blueprint Blue coming from regional and national media outlets across the UK and beyond, the band launch their Americana inspired single 'Bad Dreams' taken from their new EP 'Flying Machine, released on London's Luv Luv Luv Records.
Blueprint Blue are ex SCUM members Huw Webb (bass) and and Melissa
Rigby (drums) who are joined by Elliot Hayward on vocals and guitar. The band formed in 2013, when Webb and
Rigby found a likeminded music fan in Hayward, the trio are bonded by a love of The Grateful Dead, Neil Young, and Jackson Browne.
2017 has seen their video for 'Good Dreams' premiered by
Clash and featured by the likes of i-D and Huh Magazine. Latest single 'You and Me', a cover of a long forgotten 1970's Soul song by Penny and the Quarters, gained airplay from Jonathan Ross and
Craig Charles on BBC
Radio 2,
Lauren Laverne and Chris Hawkins on BBC
Radio 6 and Georgie Rodgers on Virgin
Radio UK, along with support an extensive range of media outlets around the world.
Having already been championed by Tim Burgess of The
Charlatans and
James Hoare of Ultimate Painting, as well as receiving UK and international airplay and coverage, the band played four shows at this year's SXSW music festival. A Pledge campaign to support their appearance at SXSW smashed its target, a testament to the rapid growth of the band's fan base.
"One of the best 60s influenced groups in the country." - Gigwise
"The slow, chugging tempo nods towards Americana, yet this is a low-rent, 21st century version. The production is sparse yet warm, allowing Blueprint Blue's songwriting plenty of space to grow, merge, and coalesce." -
Clash Music
"Excellent guitaring here from London-based Americana act Blueprint Blue. Rumor has it that the last time they performed at London's Moth Club, the singer played a ten minute long guitar solo: something that is, on the one hand, obviously completely objectionable, but at the same time the coolest thing we've heard all year. Well done, that man." - i-D
"...marvellous concoctions; ranging from folk influences, to electric guitar harmonies and a looping blues rhythm that will set your heart alight." - Snog Magazine
"Blueprint Blue's steady beat flows with a chilled sense. An ability to make the noise around you dissipate." - Moshville
Social Links:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Blueprintblueband
https://soundcloud.com/blueprintblue
