belarus
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- Member Since: 04/08/06
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Band Bio
Belarus are purveyors of stunning, melody-driven, often epic songs. While recently finding themselves compared to the likes of Snow Patrol, Athlete and Thirteen Senses, the group have also gained favourable comparisons with Crowded House, Rufus Wainwright and Radiohead. The band hail from Faringdon, midway between Swindon and Oxford, and their music reflects both the pastoral Englishness of their surroundings and the inevitability of modern technology. Lyrics form everyday stories of strained relationships and broken promises. With gorgeous melodies, sweeping arrangements and plaintive keyboards, their songs are rough-edged diamonds where brooding guitars make fine bedfellows with the rich vocals of Lee Alder. The band’s staunch local fanbase has seen them selling out venues in Oxfordshire and Wiltshire, and a freshly-inked record deal will soon see them exporting their sound across the country. Debut single ‘Standing In The Right Place’ will be released in march on new independent label Precious iota, and was produced by Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers, idlewild, Ash). A gorgeous slice of bruised rock, the taut verses and soaring chorus are a hint of the massive audience sing-alongs to come
Members
lee- vox/guitars
matt- guitars/vox
rich mlllin- drums
martin- keyboards
rich voyce- bass/vox
