Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
"like early primal scream in a texas roadhouse" - Uncut Magazine
“individual & eclectic – a uniquely fine album of great songs” - www.leedsmusicscene.net
“these boys have swagger and, hallelujah, I believe!” - Sandman Magazine
“undoubtedly impressive, consistently infectious, constantly entertaining- a toe tapping, whiskey downing good time!” - Sandman Magazine
“addictive and ridiculously wonderful” - www.leedsmusicscene.net
"The sign of a great performance is when you’re left wanting more – much more, in this case!" - www.studentguru.co.uk
"sounds like a group of guys having enormous fun making music – a worryingly refreshing vibe these days. On a final note, each & every one of these songs sound like they will be amazing live." - www.americana-uk.com
“puts the soul into freefall and sends the serotonin surging round the veins” - www.whisperinandhollerin.com
"this record verges on the perfect..take the message to the people - the cardboard cowboy has come to town!" - www.giittv.com
"Cardboard Cowboy are blessed with a brilliant singer with a weary yet warm growl. On the more upbeat numbers like 'Oh Boy', he sounds like Shane McGowan's happy English cousin, while on slower tracks like 'I'm Not Sleeping', he sounds barely awake and bears more than a passing resemblance to Damon Albarn...the band pull unexpected musical styles out of the hat. With its heart in Nashville and its head in Manchester, Shorthand For Love is an interesting prospect and the unlikely combination of indie and alt.country hangs together surprisingly well. If Ryan Adams cheers up a bit, he might make a record that sounds something like this, but until that happens, Cardboard Cowboy will do nicely." - www.rockmidgets.com
Discography
Unload Your Head (Slapdash Recordings, 2004) - album
Shorthand For Love (Slapdash recordings, 2005) - album
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Bio
First there was just Dave, Ant and a whole heap of whoever was around...shows were played with a film of Dave drumming, played on a tv at the back of the stage. Great fun, but difficult to cut loose! This is where Patrick and Mark mosey in. One is a rabble rousing, multi-instrumentalist who sold Dave a fast car then joined the band. The other is unlike anyone you have ever met before. He'll flick his wrist to hit the snare and it's like a bear trap snapping shut. He can drink, drink and drink some more and he drums like heavy artillery. Ant is a devotee of the Motown bassline and, more often than not, it's HIS part you'll be humming all damn day. Dave writes most of the songs - spends his time tuned to the ghost station, plucking phantom melodies from the airwaves and scratching out the whispered syllables in a big blue book.
In the last two years, they have released two albums through their own label and have just started recording the third. In Summer 2005, they played the Leeds Festival, a ton of gigs and recorded sessions for BBC radio. In May 2006 they embark on their first US tour.
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