"Country pop touched by the hand of God" Americana UK
"A dynamic combination of ballsy country twang, wry lyrics and luscious pop harmonies"
CMU Music Network
Dropkick is a Scottish band who play catchy, countrified pop music with great harmonies and melodies that will stick in your head forever. Imagine Buddy Holly playing "duelling banjos" with Paul McCartney and you’re halfway there… They were formed at school in a small town in Angus in 1995 by drummer/singer Andrew Taylor, guitarist/singer Alastair Taylor (brothers) and bassist Ian Grier. At this time the band played original punk-pop songs but over the years, Dropkick's sound has gradually evolved from its punky origins into a much more mature alt-country style, yet without losing any of the punchy simplicity and immediacy of the songs.
The Taylor brothers have played with a variety of different musicians over the past decade including Martin Black (guitar) and Craig Hendry (who now plays drums for the Sugarbabes). Founding member Ian Grier also had several lengthy spells in the band, most recently playing guitar and mandolin from September 2005 to August 2006. The current line-up is completed by cousin Stuart Low on bass and the unrelated Roy W. Taylor on guitar and vocals.
Dropkick have written over 600 songs and most of these have been recorded in some form or other. They have released 6 albums and 1 EP on their own Taylored Records label. The latest Dropkick album “Turning Circles” shows off their songwiting skills and multi-instrumental talents to the full. It is also their most diverse album and features, for the first time, songs written by Roy W. Taylor. The album has already been awarded a 5 star review by Scottish independent music magazine Is This Music?
Throughout the past few years Dropkick has received regular airplay on Scottish radio, including BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Moray Firth FM, Heartland FM, Deveron FM, Sunny Govan Radio, Black Diamond FM, Leith FM, Fresh Air FM, XFM Scotland and Loch Broom FM. They have also had significant airplay across the world, including Holland, Belgium, Spain, Serbia and USA. The band also played 2 live sessions on BBC Radio Scotland's Tom Morton Show during 2007.
Dropkick's new album "Dot The i" will be released on March 29th 2008.
Every track off each of Dropkick's albums can be heard in full here.
For more information visit www.dropkickmusic.co.uk or www.myspace.com/dropkickmusic.
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