"This is the perfect record we’ve been trying to make...the perfect ying and yang of rock, metal and melody."
"I can tell the audience that they will have seen something that will never happen again."
"The FRANCO EP is a sonic diary of us getting to know each others music, tastes and style and figuring…
They're not called one of the big four of thrash metal for nothing.
"Layer upon layer of percussion, brass, strings and sax, all meshed together to create an alluring and soulful sound that…
"Don’t be scared to go in deep"
"You changed my musical life’s trajectory by making me fall in love with rock ‘n’ roll... starting me on my…
"We got these extremely strong flashing studio lights to make it look pretty but I’m fairly certain a few of…
"I loved the music yes, but there was something in the poetry that shattered me open to reveal a whole…
"There were many years where the so-called anonymity was a very poorly-kept secret. It often lead to awkward, weird moments."
"It’s like he assembles music rather than writing or creating it, something I find both fascinating and inspiring."
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A true national treasure.
"Part of me hopes I don't upset people too much by triggering their religious conditioning, but a bigger part is…
'Trauma' is out in just two weeks.
The son of musical royalty (Willie Nelson) and the inspiration behind Bradley Cooper's Jackson Maine in 'A Star Is Born',…
"I always try to look at the positive and try and inspire people that have sort of got the same…
A sampler of 10 tracks that exemplify Shakey Graves' experimental, highly individualised world of sound.