Air Cav - Embers / Picking At The Bones

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4...according to our Brian on Fri 11 Jul, 2008.

Air Cav come to give me some Mancunian slaver with their 2nd waxing 'Embers' / 'Picking at the Bones' & they sure sound well Manc. The guitars chime & ching in a stern yet melodic fashion, the drums are solid & motorik & the vocals are cut of that Northern yelp/wail cloth. Oh, and they've got a wonderful folk violinist called Sophie who adds some rootsy authenticity to proceedings. They've all the hallmarks of a great Manchester act, the guitars are reminiscent of the Chameleons and many other mid 80's overcoat sporting gangs. There's an earthy sensibility to it all and the violin really adds a distinctive flavour although it's not as piledriving as King of the Slums' electric ear shredder all those years back! Ltd 7"/etched 10" & cloth bagged CDs! (Be quick cos I reckon these are gonna make some real headway soon!)

Available on:
"vinyl replica" cd single (limited to 250 only) in a bespoke hand-made cloth record bag style sleeve, with badge.
500 only 7" vinyl in Picture Sleeve designed by Liam Palmer esq.
Uber-limited 300 only 10" etched one-sided vinyl in a custom stickered plastic sleeve, again etchings/artwork by Mr Liam.

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Here's the official press stuff...
"They're exciting, raw and sound new to the ear. Their songs have intrigue as well as appeal and the combination of all this makes them one to watch in 2008." - The Mag

The buzz is growing. February 2008 saw the release of the debut single from Air Cav and the press reviews said it all. "As promising a debut as you'll hear all winter" said DrownedInSound. "Air Cav's songs glide between rock and nuclear powered folk all too easily; this is the sound of a band who are pretty much unstoppable" said manchestermusic.co.uk. Steve Lamacq, a fan since he heard the demos a year earlier, enthusiastically played the single on his In New Music We Trust show on the day of release. And the packed launch party, held at Manchester's legendary Roadhouse venue, garnered five star reviews, with Audioscribbler noting that "where they really excel is in providing what seems initially like a wall of sound, before allowing themselves to carefully pick out and remove bricks from within the wall; this gives them a range as poised and beautiful as it is powerful and full on."

What else is there to tell? Well, the story of Air Cav begins in the jungles of Vietnam where Allan receives a phone call from school friend Chris back home in Manchester. Let's start a band. Sharing a passion for all things aurally uplifting; from sixties garage to French sitar music, this was going to be an interesting prospect. Mark liked what he heard and duly threw his melodic, driving bass playing into the mix, as did folk violinist Sophie who completed the band's line-up in summer 2006. Since then, the four have been inseparable, spending long, rainy, Mancunian evenings writing songs, dreaming and performing the music they love to people as much as they can….

Now Surbia Records are proud to present the second single from this exciting band. Released on 7th July 2008, the double A-side "Embers" / "Picking at The Bones" is available on seven inch vinyl (limited edition of 500 copies), ten inch one-sided etched vinyl (limited edition of 300 copies) and "vinyl replica" CD. Both established favourites in the Air Cav live set, these recordings have been produced by Tom Knott (The Earlies) at Manchester's renowned Airtight Studios to capture their powerful anthemic quality. Imagine a festival stage on a summer evening or a tightly packed venue, close your eyes, stick the volume up as high as it will go and turn on to Manchester's next great breakthrough band.'

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