UK orders over £50 ship free!
...according to our Business Lady on Thu 17 Feb, 2011.
Eagulls are a rarity in the fact that they are a local Leeds band I have not yet seen. Seems I'm just not down with the kids these days. Eagulls formed after the demise of local hardcore (ish) bands Fast Point and Hordes with the intention of evolving beyond hardcore whilst maintaining the key elements and a raw energy of that sound. What you end up with is a chant heavy indie pop sound saturated in distortion and stomping drums. It has that emotive energy you'd expect from hardcore but it's way catchier. Flip this cheeky 7" and you get 'Acrostical', a slow burner of a track that takes a while to get going before evolving into a snotty punk-pop affair. Both of these tracks were recorded by a good lad with an ample beard who, much like the band, shows great promise.
"Girl, you're my eagull, you're my darling eagull, Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby!" - Shaggy
The second release from upstart label Not Even has been confirmed as ‘Council Flat Blues’, the debut vinyl release of Leeds-based punk band EAGULLS on 14th February.
Having self-released the long since sold out ‘Songs Of Prey’ cassette in April last year, the release of ‘Council Flat Blues’ with Not Even represents their debut 7” release. Coincidently it was the first song they ever wrote, a full year before Eagulls really existed as a full band.
Forming from the remains of local hardcore heroes Fast Point and Hordes, members Goldy (guitar), Liam (guitar), Tom (Bass), Henry (drums) met while studying at university in Leeds, later recruiting George (vocals) and playing live for the first time in February 2010.
Eagulls allowed the band to gather more diverse influences and take a small step away from hardcore pasts, creating a noise owing as much to the very English themes of early Blur as it does the visceral, distorted sounds of Wipers.
2010 has seen them taking to the stage with acts such as Crocodiles, Abe Vigoda, Jamie T, Spectrals, Cold Ones and a bunch more.
The lead track and accompanying b-side ‘Acrostical’ were recorded by Atko, of Leeds band Gentleman’s Pistols.
A. Council Flat Blues.
B. Acrostical
Be the first to review this record. Best reviewer each month gets £10 off their next order!
Norman Records,
Unit 20, Croydon House,
Croydon Street,
Leeds,
LS11 9RT, UK.
Tel/fax: (+44) 0113 245 4399
Email: phil@normanrecords.com
Follow us on Facebook
We want to be the best online record store in the UK, so please send us your ideas and feedback.
(We don't spam and we won't give your email address to anyone else. One email a week is all you'll ever get. Read our privacy policy.)
For payment and account functions on this site, all traffic is encrypted with SSL. Our SSL certificate is provided by Thawte: view our certificate.
This site is regularly audited for security problems by Netcraft. For more information please take a look at our Netcraft Security Seal.
We don't handle credit card details on this site. When it comes to taking your card payment we hand you straight over to eWAY - a secure, PCI DSS compliant payment gateway.
