But in a life before strategized campaigning, audience grooming and formulaic intent, musicians were still swinging the bat. Sometimes with precision – sometimes flailing wildly – but ALWAYS swinging.
Praying for that satisfying crack as songs and the ideas contained within struck – then accelerated beyond both of their origins, stylistic restraints and even their creators themselves.
Like airborne emissaries – they rocketed deep into the fertile, soft, grassy green psyche of the wide-eyed listener, where they would take root and blossom into a multitude of wild and exotic flowers… sometimes untameable weeds… They also gave people stuff to whistle whilst on the toilet… Because… you do know?… everything can’t be EVERYTHING right?
Right?
GTA step back up to the plate after a 20-year hiatus to pitch you their best with “Pass Me The Conch”. An eclectic, disruptive, powerhouse, curveball collection of tracks that are part hysteria, part cynicism, part heartbreak, part deadly intent and part love letter.
They give you a window to the world… then throw you out of it. They want to rock your face in, then funk you until you can’t stand it – to celebrate all those missed moments – the lost observations – to vocalise the stillborn soundtracks to situations past and to come.
They even wrapped it all up for you in one aerodynamic, hard and waxy speedball.
So come with them – Breath out those nerves as we walk together onto the field of play.
Just never take your eye off the ball.
Because this pitch could decide the whole game.
“Popular wisdom would have it that you have your whole life to write your first album… compared to ‘Pass Me The Conch’ it feels like most people are kinda rushing it” Jay Butler 2022
UK TOUR
To coincide with the album release, Grand Theft Audio will be touring the UK in September with CJ Wildheart and Scott Sorry as follows:
09/09/22 GLASGOW Classic Grand
10/09/22 NEWCASTLE Riverside
11/09/22 MANCHESTER Rebellion
13/09/22 LEEDS Brudenell Social Club
15/09/22 BRISTOL Fleece
16/09/22 CARDIFF Globe
17/09/22 EXETER Phoenix
19/09/22 NORWICH Epic Studios
20/09/22 BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute
21/09/22 BRIGHTON Concorde II
23/09/22 SOUTHAMPTON Brook
24/09/22 LONDON XOYO
Their live line-up will be completed by guests Ben Marsden (Ryan Hamilton, Warner E Hodges, The Spangles, The Main Grains) on guitar and bassist Rob Lane (BulletBoys, Ryan Hamilton, Teenage Casket Co).
Tickets available from See Tickets
Official website:
https://www.grandtheftaudio.uk/
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Bandcamp: https://grandtheftaudio1.bandcamp.com/
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