Live Session – Breaking Glass Magazine

Car Boot Sale, FEZ & The Roebucks at The Prince Albert, Brighton, 29th August 2024

Thursday night saw an eclectic music showcase from three bands making waves on the live scene. Locals first, as The Roebucks repped Brighton with a sound belying their ages leaning into a flavour of bluesy Americana. Then heading from the capital to the coast, London provided the next two acts to take the stage. FEZ kept the blues string running through but this time laced with a jazz/psych twist. The deep hints of nostalgia take a current-day turn though and the band have the confidence to present their offering as something new. Headliners for the evening, Car Boot Sale wasted no time in bringing the energy, latest single Feet Tappin’ a literal description of their impact on the crowd. A superb set, veering from hazy indie soul to an accomplished rock-filled version of Tom Petty’s American Girl, an easy recommendation.

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The Roebucks

FEZ

Car Boot Sale

Published 2nd September 2024

It’s been a busy year for Spielmann (aka Ben Lewis), with the release of his debut EP Fifteen Minutes With Spielmann and a smattering of festival dates providing the opportunity for his music to reach a wider audience. With some more intimate live dates planned during September, today sees him share a series of live sessions with full band.

We caught up with Spielmann back in March, lured in by his standing on the Leeds music scene and some impressive new electro-pop tunes. The sessions, recorded at Evoke studios, offer an insight into what to expect if you have the chance to see him fronting the band next month, early indicators being that if Georgio Moroder had been from Yorkshire he might well have slotted in here nicely.

His own view is, “It’s amazing to hear these songs in this context. So far it’s been me in my attic recording and then playing live shows on my own, running around like a madman to try keep people entertained, with the band there’s now 5 of us trying to keep people entertained, and the songs sound like the biggest, baddest versions of themselves. We can’t wait to get out and play it and thought releasing the sessions into the wild was the perfect way to get people as excited as we are”.

Check out the sessions here; tour dates below.

Tour dates as follows – tickets available on DICE

Thursday 19th Sept – The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle
Friday 20th Sept – Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
Sunday 22nd Sept – The Lanes, Bristol
Monday 23rd Sept – The Grace, London

Spielmann is also set to play Beyond the Music (Manchester), SWN (Cardiff), Mutations (Brighton) and Live At Leeds this autumn.

Published 20th August 2024