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Bad Bad Men
Bad Bad Men are a Glasgow based band consisting chiefly of vocals, guitar, piano, double bass and drums but also on occasion bringing in additional strings and brass. Drawing musical influence from the worlds of country, rock and pop, their sound has evolved over their brief history into something wholly unique yet commercially viable. Comparisons have been drawn with Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash and Arcade Fire to name but a few. They have played in a number of noteworthy venues (both as headliners and as support to such acts as Sparrow and the Workshop, Le Reno Amps, Cuddly Shark and Bruce Watson of Big Country) across Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as venturing further afield, taking in Ayr and Aberdeen, and have successfully sold out EP launch nights for both their self-titled debut and their follow-up release “Bones, Bones, Bones”. Bad Bad Men have also played a live set as the featured artist on local radio station Sunny Govan Switchback, and have been played and interviewed on others. Towards the end of 2009 they featured highly in King Tut's Wah Wah Hut monthly Your Sound competition, placing 2nd in November. Bad Bad Men’s latest EP, “Mr. Satan’s Amorous Advances”, will be out later in 2010.

Members

 * Craig McClure - lead vocals, guitar


 * Dave Milne - double bass, backing vocals


 * Gareth Hunter - guitar, backing vocals, harmonica


 * Jen Gibson - piano, backing vocals


 * Ryan Shearer - drums, percussion

History
The first incarnation of what would eventually become the Bad Bad Men

Press/Reviews

 * "They’ve got the songs, they’ve got the playing... " -Subba-Cultcha-


 * "Glasgow based Bad Bad Men have a unique sound ideally suited to the folk circuit and serve up a rootsy brew on this 5 track EP." -Get Ready To Rock-


 * Bones, Bones, Bones – “It’s a beautiful combination of the origins of country n western and folk music with the Bad Bad Men’s own twist, keeping music’s story and traditions alive".  -Tasty Fanzine 8/10-


 * Hiding in the shadows - where else? - You’ll find the true heart of this no mean city. It's a black heart too, filled with revenge and lost love. Putting the soundtrack to that dark mental picture are the Bad Bad Men.” -Bluesbunny-

Discography

 * Self Titled 3 Track EP (2007)


 * Splendid Dead Collective Album (2008)


 * Bones, Bones, Bones (2009)


 * What’s That Noise? Compilation Album (2009)


 * Mr Satan’s Amorous Advances (2010)

Bones, Bones, Bones. 5 Track EP


Label: Self Released

Recorded: Fourth Street Studios

Release Date: 15/03/2009

1.Gallows -

"I only threw my boots at the police car cause I ran out of rocks", in life, inevitably questionable decisions are made and wrong turns are taken and the only way to truly exorcise these demons is via a swinging beat and a pounding bass line! The lynchpin of the Bad Bad Men live set.

2.In like Flynn -

The ballad of a rogue who knows, like those who went before, he will love and destroy that which he holds dearest of all.

3.Anna Maria`s Bones -

The song that provides the 'Bones, Bones, Bones' EP with its title. A delicate acoustic affair on record that live, with the addition of drums and double bass becomes a swirling circus ballad.

4.Traitors & Collaborators -

A love song for the back alley boozers where the women are pretty but undeniably deadly! A rollickingly ramshackle piano-led number with a touch of washboard!

5.Lord Be A Raven And Pluck Out My Wandering Eye -

Bad Bad Men's valiant attempt at a gospel song! What happens when you watch Songs of Praise while nursing a powerful hangover and a guilty conscience? You write upbeat little numbers like this one.

Mr Satan's Amorous Advances. 5 Track EP
Label: Self Released

Recorded: CYC

Release Date: 15/11/2010

Links
Official Website

MySpace

Facebook

Reverbnation

Purchase on iTunes