THE ROSIE TAYLOR PROJECT

New Website

2012-01-25T01:39:00.000-08:00

Morning all,

With a new year comes a new album, some new tour dates and a whole heap of new online goings on for us.

First and foremost we've decided to relaunch our blog with a new look and a new address so from now on head over to http://rosietaylorproject.blogspot.com for all the latest updates.

We've also started a tumblr where we'll post up a whole heap of stuff we stumble across on the internet and like the look of that's over at therosietaylorproject.tumblr.com

And as ever for all things musical head to therosietaylorproject.bandcamp.com which has all sorts of free tracks, links to buy physical and digital releases as well as all the latest tour dates

And to just hear us wittering (should that be twittering) on head to twitter.com/rosietaylor

So lots of ways of keeping up, thanks for reading this blog and we hope you follow us over onto our new technological frontiers,

Thanks,
Sam/TRTP

The Old & the New

2012-01-22T10:39:00.000-08:00

This being the old, a nostalgia shop.

Click here for the new.

Pre-Order Available Now

2012-01-18T14:05:00.000-08:00

So the good people of Odd Box are of course putting our new albums "Twin Beds" out in February and the best place to buy it is straight from the source itself...and guess what you can do that now!

Head over to Odd Box now by clicking HERE and you can pre-order it now

RTP on the Road

2012-01-17T11:28:00.000-08:00

So as you probably know by now our new albums being released on Oddbox Records next month and as is traditional for bands with records we're going to be heading off to do some shows around the country taking in London, Bristol, Cardiff and a free homecoming show in Leeds

It all kicks off with our album launch party at The Lexington on the 13th of February with support from the excellent pairing of Woman's Hour and Owl + Mouse. TICKETS HERE

We play,

London, The Lexington (Feb 13th)

Leeds, Communion @ Oporto (Feb 15th)

Bristol, Big Pink Cake @ The Croft w/ Milky Wimpshake (Feb 18th)

Cardiff, Loose @ 10ft Tall (Feb 19th)

That's all before our slot on the Sunday at London Popfest which is selling out quickly so get your tickets now

New Album Artwork

2012-01-13T07:00:00.000-08:00

Photo by Jon Stanley Austin

Design by Benjamin Waddleton

The Last Happy Writer

2012-01-08T18:41:00.000-08:00

So we've got a new album coming out on Oddbox Records on Feb 13th and we wanted to give you all a sneak preview of what to expect from it.

We like to think the track (The Last Happy Writer) shows a different side to us that previous single "Sleep" and forthcoming single "Every Morning and for the Rest of our Lives" don't. After all we don't want you buying the album and getting a shock!

<a href="http://therosietaylorproject.bandcamp.com/track/the-last-happy-writer">The Last Happy Writer by The Rosie Taylor Project</a>

Album Of The Year 2011

2011-12-31T04:54:00.000-08:00

And now the end is near, and so I face my final curtain, My friends i'll say it's album of the year, I'll state my case of which i'm (sort of) certain

Number 1

OTHER LIVES - TAMER ANIMALS

So there you have it my album of the year is the brilliant effort from Other Lives in there second album Tamer Animals. Why is it album of the year I hear you cry? Well because it's new, it's different, it's exciting. From the moment they wandered onto a stage at End Of The Road I knew i'd like this band, they just had it! They had beards, and all sorts of instruments and a girl shaking antlers with bells on like a tambourine! They blew me away in that little tend and I rushed out after the festival and picked up Tamer Animals. It's just wonderful, it's an aural delight, the sort of album that just creates a mood and an atmosphere and sucks you into it. Shades of Midlake, Local Natives and Fleet Foxes but ultimately a sound all their own and one I personally adore!

It was a tough call with so many great albums this year but we have a winner, see you in 12 months time for yet another epic battle. Can't wait to hear what the likes of The Shins, Field Music and everyone else has in store for us

The Best 20(of)11, From 10 to 2

2011-12-31T04:34:00.000-08:00

I've always found it odd when people put up a list of the best albums in mid-November seems a bit unfair to anyone who's daft enough to release an album in December and try and battle the twin behemoths of Michael Buble and the X-Factor for chart supremacy (good on all those plucky indie triers!) That said I must admit that the 31st of December is really pushing it for an end of year list but heck I made it before big Ben chimes and the proverbial decending glitter ball marks the end of all things 2011, so here is the the next installment in Sam's Best 20 albums of 2011 which will take us all the way up to number 2, before later today I reveal the album of the year...oh gosh it's exciting isn't it?!?!

Number 10

British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall

Number 9

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

Number 8

Bonnie Prince Billy- Wolfroy Goes To Town

Number 7

Beirut - The Rip Tide

Number 6

Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know

Number 5

Tom Waits- Bad As Me

Number 4

Josh.T.Pearson - Last Of The Country Gentlemen

Number 3

Metronomy - The English Riviera

Number 2

Wild Beasts - Smother

Merry Christmas from T.R.T.P

2011-12-25T02:07:00.000-08:00

Seasons Grettings everybody!

Here's a little gift from us to you as a way of thanking you all very much for your support throughout this year and looking forward to an even better 2012.

This track is taken from the recording sessions we did at Hall Place with the wonderful producer that is Richard Formby that made up our new album Twin Beds (Out February 13th on Oddbox Records!)

This track didn't make the final track-listing through no fault of it's own and it didn't deserve to be confined to the dustbin, as we think a b-sides and rarities compilation is unlikely to rear it's head in the near future we thought we'd save you the wait.

So here's wishing you all Merry Christmas and we'll hopefully see you all in the new year!

The Wedding by The Rosie Taylor Project

Advent Day 24: The Christmas Times They Are a'Changin

2011-12-24T09:19:00.000-08:00

Quoth the Guardian Review of Bob Dylan's opinion dividing Christmas album

"Sceptics should go to YouTube and watch the Must Be Santa video clip. This rollicking song, featuring a rattled-out list of US presidents, is set to a high-kicking shuffle rhythm, decorated by Hidalgo's exuberant Tex-Mex accordion, and delivered by Dylan as a sort of punk-Dickensian Father Christmas from amid the incipient mayhem of a slightly out-of-hand Christmas Eve party. More fun than Renaldo and Clara, for sure"

So come on sceptics gather round...fun yes, good maybe

Advent Day 23: How To Steal Christmas

2011-12-23T07:32:00.000-08:00

So looking around the world (well Twitter anyway) it seems like today is the day that the natural cynics around us are getting a little tired of all this forced jollity, that maybe it's been one novelty Christmas cover too many, one too many ho-ho-ho's and one too many turkey themed sandwich.

So here's something decidedly unfestive that the wonderful Twilight Sad have put out as something of an antidote to all that, so here it is in all it miserable glory The Twilight Sad covering INXS's Never Tear Us Apart, you can pick up a copy of this track over at their website now

Bah-Humbug to one and all...

Advent Day 22: Speaks For Itself

2011-12-22T11:17:00.001-08:00

For todays I really have nothing to add, just sit back and enjoy as Santa Dances to Breakbot's Baby i'm yours...it really is quite something.

Advent Day 21: Fa La La La

2011-12-21T16:43:00.000-08:00

It had to happen eventually, a child of the 80s put in charge of a Christmas countdown of any sorts would eventually end up with The Muppets, from Gonzo to the grumpy old men who didn't love the Muppets?

And when they combined with Dickens to make a Muppets Christmas Carol it'd take a heart of stone to say no, this clip is a personal favourite clip from the film as it involves puppets rhyming! what more could anyone want?

Advent Day 20: The Christmas Brothers

2011-12-20T11:23:00.000-08:00

Recently I went to the Independent Records Market at Old Spittalfields market that was designed to raise funds for those affected by the PIAS fire, a very noble cause that I would feel much better about if I hadn't come back empty handed bar a load of free samplers and an Aiden Moffat bottle opener (every little helps as they say)

However on those samplers from Loose Records I finally got around to discovering The Felice Brothers, one of the many bands in the world i'd always assumed I liked but never actually got around to listening too, and it turns out I was right. So if anyone's stuck for Christmas Presents for me (i'm sure you're all getting me one right?!) then Loose Records and The Felice Brothers is a great place to start...and who says my inner cheap skate wasn't helping anyone!

Here's a rather lovely number festive they've done entitled simply The Christmas Song...enjoy then buy a record from one of the many wonderful independent labels we're lucky to have around

Advent Day 19: This Is Christmas (2011 style)

2011-12-19T12:01:00.001-08:00

For a lot of this advent calendar I've been living in the past. Too many classics from years gone by and not enough modern stuff dragging us kicking and screaming into Christmas 2011.

So hear's a hot new cut from a couple of hip young cats (yes people still speak like this right? I'm still cool right? Do people still say cool?) by the name of Emmy The Great and Tim Wheeler (ok so one youngish cat and one cat who used to be hip and young but's maybe been around the block a bit since then, but I still think Tim's cool!)

It's taken from their Christmas album "This Is Christmas" which is out now and is a proper festive affair in the Phil Spector mold which frankly oozes Christmas classics in the making.

Advent Day 18: It's A Wonderful Life

2011-12-18T05:25:00.000-08:00

Greatest Christmas film? Plenty of contenders but only one winner in my eyes. Yes Home Alone pretty much destroys the field in best Christmas Comedy (yes Elf fans it's a good film but it doesn't involve half as much genius slapstick) but life can't be fun and games and baddy beatings all the time. So let's go further let's hit up the drama vault.

And what do we see as the shining pinnacle of the genre?Why "It's A Wonderful Life" of course. When the film starts with a man attempting suicide on Christmas Eve you know this isn't your average festive family favourite. What it is is an incredible tale of how a man touched the lives of those around him and how ultimately even in death he always put others first. Now it doesn't get much better than that does it?

Here I've decided to give you a couple of videos, the excellently old school Hollywood trailed and also a track entitled it's a wonderful life by the sadly missed Sparklehorse

Advent Day 17: Christmas With The Boss

2011-12-17T05:16:00.000-08:00

Who's in charge of Christmas? Who's job is it to make sure everything runs on time? Who's the boss you might say?

Well i'm reliably informed that Santa Claus is coming to town shortly, but until then are we all just happy to let Bruce be in charge? Good so it's agreed

RIP Clarence Clemons on the HO HO HO's

Advent Day 16: A Boyfriend For Christmas

2011-12-15T15:07:00.000-08:00

Sadly iconic British Film Director Ken Russel, who died last month, has seen his last Christmas, but he has left plenty of cinematic gifts to us all.Whilst Russell's 'Ein Kitten Fur Hitler' in which a Jewish son delivers a gift-wrapped cat to the Fuhrer in a bid to temper his despotism, is a Christmas film of sorts, I've instead opted for The Boy Friend (1971). Russel's surreal take on the Sandy Wilson musical.

Advent Day 15: Mid-December Present

2011-12-15T10:59:00.000-08:00

So a bit of a variety to the advent format, as today is as close as you can get to the middle of December we've decided to let you open one of your presents early (don't ever say we aren't good to you, though perhaps don't tell your mother she'll come round our house and tell us off for encouraging you to scream till you get that new bike a week early rather than the magical Christmas morning scene she'd envisaged!)

So what's your present you ask? Why it's a free brand new previously unreleased track by us for your downloading pleasure. It's a demo of a track called Dear Whiskey that we recorded when trying out tracks for our second album Twin Beds downstairs at Hall Place Studios. We never actually got round to doing a full studio version of it but we liked the song enough to not want it to go to waste.

So here you go, it's our Jonny's version of an old fashioned drinking song! We hope you enjoy it, and if you do tell your friends...

<a href="http://therosietaylorproject.bandcamp.com/track/dear-whiskey-demo">Dear Whiskey (Demo) by The Rosie Taylor Project</a>

P.S. Don't worry we have saved your main present till Christmas, we're not terrible people after all...

The Best 20(of)11, From 20 to 11

2011-12-14T14:47:00.000-08:00

So every year, being the super cool guy I am, I (Sam) compile a list of my favourite albums of the year and feel compelled to tell the world about it. I'm sure you're not necessarily interested but I thought i'd stick it here just so I have a record when I come to look back on this list in years to come.

So here we go with the first part of my albums of the year from numbers 20 to 11.

A short disclaimer to begin these are purely the opinions of me they do not reflect the opinions of the rest of the band and are based entirely on albums I have heard, I can't possibly comment on any other records which I have not heard (though I imagine Wilco, Slow Club and Los Campesinos are all pretty good)

Number 20

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Hysterical

Number 19

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Number 18

The Vaccines- What Did You Expect From The Vaccines

Number 17

Radiohead - The King Of Limbs

Number 16

My Morning Jacket - Circuital

Number 15

Ryan Adams - Ashes & Fire

Number 14

Wye Oak - Civilian

Number 13

The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar

Number 12

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

Number 11

Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys!

In traditional style i'll continue this run down giving greater detail on the album as we go, leading up to a grand reveal of just what I believe to be the best record of the year...exciting eh?

Advent Day 14: My Christmas Jacket

2011-12-14T11:39:00.000-08:00

Christmas is a well known time for getting "the blues" with the freezing weather, rubbish television and general culture void kicking it it's easy to see why a man might wanna howl!

However the return of the jolly present bringing fatman is surely not bad news? The way Yim Yames is belting this out he certainly doesn't sound happy to see St Nick!

What he lacks in Christmas cheer he more than makes up for in a wonderful rendition of the Leiber/Stoller penned track made famous by none other than Elvis Presley...Thankya Very Much

My Morning Jacket may be the hardest working band in Christmas song having recently put out a christmas collection that's available on itunes now

Advent Day 13: Ring A Ding Ding

2011-12-13T10:56:00.001-08:00

Is this good? Awful? I'm really not sure...I know a few things about it though, it's incredibly camp, quite tongue in cheek and a lot of fun

As a way to introduce your solo career it's very different, and when you're stepping away from a band as successful and "cool" as The Strokes it's pretty risky to come out with something with such a high novelty value.

Brave, interesting and different...and more than anything incredibly festive. So in the end good on you Jules...

Advent Day 12: The Gift That Keeps Giving

2011-12-12T10:39:00.000-08:00

This is just brilliant, simply by calling his Christmas EP "Atheist Xmas EP" Gruff has caused a whole heap of people to not only decry Mr.Rhys himself a miserable git who can't understand Christmas, but to rant whole heatedly about atheists in general.

The youtube comments alone make this a worthy inclusion...personal favourites were someone telling Gruff to slash his wrists because atheists offer nothing to the world, and backing it up by claiming that Atheism killed 200,000,000 people

Gruff sure knows how to get a reaction!

What he's actually produced is a stunningly sad tale that should be equally moving to Atheists and Theists alike, can't we all just get along?

Gruff's EP is available from his website now

Advent Day 11: Christmas Is All About The Cash

2011-12-11T07:02:00.000-08:00

There's nothing quite like The Johnny Cash show on tv now, it had pretty much every great musician of the time on it over the years. The like of Bob Dylan, Louis Armstrong, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis all appeared with The Man In Black over the years.

The Christmas specials are particularly homely, and I personally like to believe that this is actually just Johnny Cash inviting his friends round for some food and a sing song. I've been looking through quite a few of them and the 1970 show featuring the Everly Brother, Roy Orbison seems a pretty good place to start.

Advent Day 10: Silent Fright

2011-12-10T15:33:00.000-08:00

(Baby) It's cold outside...and who has the voice that sounds like they've been out in the cold smoking and shivering for multiple years straight? Why it's Tom Waits!

Tom's previously tackled Christmas in his classic track "Christmas Card From A Hooker" in Minneapolis" but that's not exactly full of the festive cheer. This however is a whole different kettle of fish, it's got horns, a choir and everything...and it's just wonderful.

So everyone sleep in heavenly peace as Tom lulls you off to some very weird dreams indeed!

Advent Day 9: Ziggy Stardust and The Christmas From Mars

2011-12-09T11:02:00.000-08:00

Ever wondered what would happen if Mr White Christmas met The Thin White Duke, well it turns out something wonderful, magical and only once in a lifetime. The incredible lack of chemistry between these two titans of song isn't the kind of thing that you can throw together, sometimes two stars align and this just happens!

What am I talking about? A truely classic Christmas tv moment where Bowie meet Bing, it really is quite something!

8th: The Boy From The Arab Strap

2011-12-08T10:50:00.000-08:00

I learnt an interesting fact about Christmas trees today, the worlds most expensive Christmas tree is in Abu Dhabi, I assume this is just a large part of Abu Dhabi's plan to make every answer to the questions "where's the worlds most expensive..." be Abu Dhabi.

The relevance of this well Abu Dhabi is in the United Arab Emirates and Aidan Moffat was in Arab Strap (oh yes people it's that tenuous!)

For those to young to know about Arab Strap they were a wonderful Scottish band composed of Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton too people who've gone to find some success going solo and are frankly legends of the Indie Christmas effort. From Malcolm's effort to become Christmas number one with the festive smash-hit "We're All Gonna Die" to Aidan's numerous efforts to extend his rich brogue to various Christmas EP's.

The Latest effort from Aidan Moffat entitled "Oh! What a Not So Silent Night Before Christmas" is available from his bandcamp HERE and features a cover of Last Christmas as well as his take on the classic The Night Before Christmas (sample lyric: "two fat to move i let him just lie there hoping to fuck that he wouldn't just die there, what a surprise for the kids that would be a drunken dead Santa under the tree")

This video is a previous effort from the Aidan Moffat & The Best Ofs project entitled "Plastic Mistletoe" a tale with his usual mix of unglamorous descriptions of booze, snogging and longing.

7th: Carols From (the) King

2011-12-07T11:14:00.000-08:00

So I set out thinking i'd avoid all cliched Christmas moments, find something truly original everyday and blow your minds...I was wrong!

Sometimes you just have to sit back and appreciate something wonderful for what it is, when it comes to Christmas songs occasionally the tried, tested and tremendous is the way to go.

How many great novels address Christmas time and bring up the name Nat King Cole? Well at least one I read for starters. He for me is the voice of Christmas, the wonderful, crackly, ancient recordings with sweeping strings are just so warming and soothing, what more could you want at this time of year?

Just a plain and simple classic

6th: Snow Club

2011-12-06T10:39:00.000-08:00

Many moons ago we played a gig at the Hi-Fi club with a wonderful duo by the name of Slow Club, they've gone on to great things since becoming part of the Moshi Moshi club and releasing a couple of albums to massed critical claim and a decent amount of commercial success to boot.

In the midst of that they found time to release a frankly wonderful Christmas EP called "Christmas Thanks For Nothing" this sense of bah humbug is perfectly apt for the early part of December before the Christmas cheer hits those of us who aren't quite happy to be seeing the tree's go up at the start of October!

For me the stand out track on this ep was the excellent Christmas TV, a beautiful plea for a lover to fail to get away for Christmas and be forced back to your place to entwine in front of the best festive offerings from Auntie Beeb.

5th: Well as it's Snowing...

2011-12-05T10:56:00.000-08:00

A blanket of the white stuff is apparently hitting the country as I type (not that you'd know it in London where it's just blinking freezing and lacking in precipitation of any kind) not often we actually get Snow in December is it?

So time for the ultimate version of arguably the ultimate christmas song from (imho) without a doubt the single greatest Christmas film ever made. Try and listen to it without picturing a young Macaulay Culkin heading off to the shops to stock up on supplies having been deserted in in hour of festive need.

4th: God Rest Ye...

2011-12-04T05:39:00.001-08:00

One of the more well known alternative Christmas albums of recent years was Bright Eyes 2002 "A Christmas Album" featuring an array of special guests doing takes on "The Classics", one of the better known takes is Conor singing "Blue Christmas" which numerous bloggers have referenced for its infamous misery inducing properties.

A personal favourite from the album is this though, again with Conor on vocal duties this an altogether more lively affair and features the wonderfully unlikely out of character occurrence that is Bright Eyes wishing us tidings of comfort and joy

3rd: What A Wonderful World

2011-12-03T06:17:00.000-08:00

I've been researching this people (challenging a natural scrooge like myself to find 25 festive things that they enjoy was always going to be optimistic off the top of my head) I was absolutely convinced somewhere i'd seen Nick Cave singing a Christmas song.

Research through up 3 songs with the word Christmas in for starters but I can't seem to find any audio files to back this up.

However on my youtube adventure, I stumbled across this gem, which whilst not entirely festive in content is definitely seasonal enough to bring a smile to anyone's face.

A collaboration between Nick Cave & Shane MacGowan (The Pogues) on one of my favourite crooner hits What A Wonderful World that's every bit as boozy, slurry and brilliant as you'd imagine that would be....enjoy

2nd: The Great White Silence

2011-12-01T10:48:00.000-08:00

So yes technically you might argue The Great White Silence isn't in anyway festive, but you know i'm going out on a bit of an artistic whim here. There's a lot of snow ok and everyone likes snow at Christmas yes? So we're agreed it can be part of the seasonal run down, excellent glad we cleared that up!

So here's a video about how one person went about scoring the ancient footage that makes up the absolutely wonderful film The Great White Silence that the BFI recently remastered and we really do recommend you pick up a copy, it'll change your life (perfect Christmas gift i'd say more evidence it should appear in this run down!) in fact why not get one from the BFI Filmstore

Anyway here's a trailer, it's just stunning

Advent Calendar 1st

2011-11-30T15:01:00.000-08:00

With it being December and all we're in the mood for handing out presents! (Not so much us giving you things but pointing out things other very talented people have given the world!)

Starting with this wonderful song from Frightened Rabbit frankly one of my favourite Christmas tunes ever, it's a really beautiful tale of putting your differences aside for the sake of something special.

We're hoping to bring something similar to you every day up until Christmas with a real special actual present from us to come on the big day, so keep checking back to see what we have to offer and shout at us if we miss a day!

New Album!

2011-11-30T10:51:00.000-08:00

Believe what you read on The Girls Are!

We're putting out our second long player "Twin Beds" via Odd Box Records on February 13th.

We can't wait for you to all hear it, it's been a long old time with numerous hold ups we wont bore you with the details (in a few words illness/line-up changes/finding a label...we can't even blame creative differences!)

We've also confirmed our first show for 2012 and we're delighted to say it's going to be as part of London Popfest on Sunday 26th February.

We'll be back soon with more info about new singles, videos and tour dates for next year. Basically it's all very exciting

Lyrics - For the curious and for those that plain don't know what Sophie and I are singing about

2011-06-22T17:00:00.000-07:00

New Video 'Sleep' Launched

2011-06-05T05:15:00.000-07:00

Salut, much talk of imminent songs and albums on this page over the last year (s), complications occured, now dealt with and here is the first installment of our fresh new beats. 'Sleep' is taken from forthcoming album 'Twin Beds', and is produced by Richard Formby, who is responsible for Wild Beasts really rather good 'Two Dancers' and 'Smother' albums. It is a song inspired by Paul Auster's novel 'Man in the Dark', and indirectly Rihanna's 'Rudeboy'.

To purchase your download or a beautiful vinyl please visit this place

The cover image for the single was taken by our very own - guitarist and photographer Jon Stanley Austin. His first publication unsurprisingly sold out but keep an eye on his website for future projects.

Keeping things in the family, myself and drummer Ben Waddleton have co-directed the new video for 'Sleep' which we filmed in the ipso facto beautiful St Ives, Cornwall and the quietly rewarding Dalston, London. Ben, who also co-produced 'Lovers or Something Like It' and drummed up moving images for Pulled Apart by Horses, lives virtually here
Watch, listen, share, embed, 'shake it' a little.

Did I mention the B side?

'From the Crowd' recorded during the This City Draws Maps Sessions. Hear it here.

Eternal gratitude,
Yours,
Jonny

"Sleep" Single Launch Party

2011-04-05T11:49:00.000-07:00

We'd like to take this opportunity to invite you all along to a rather splendid gig to celebrate the upcoming release of our new single "Sleep" on the 14th of June at The Lexington in London.

Sleep is the first track to be taken from our second long player "Twin Beds" which is due later this year.

We've been lucky enough to put together an incredible line up for the evening with two our favourite bands so I thought i'd take this opportunity to tell you a bit about our wonderful support acts for the evening.

PENGILLY'S

Pengilly's are so impressive that Tom Robinson gushed "it's so lush, and gorgeous and original and fresh and heartfelt that it just blew me away".

We agree.

www.myspace.com/thisispengillys
www.twitter.com/pengillys

DEAR WINESBURG

Dear Winesburg write beautiful and intricate folk-based songs that never fail to move. They have been described as "a fine interpretation of traditional-sounding folk. From every fluttering violin note to every guitar string delicately plucked, it shows off musicianship that is heavily accomplished" and we endorse that 100%.

www.myspace.com/dearwinesburg

Electroacoustic

2011-03-22T05:47:00.000-07:00

Afternoon all,

So what have we been up to?

A lot of planning is going on for our new single, we're working on the new video pretty much as we speak. We recently took some new press shots as well, we're just starting to get some of the results back, above's a teaser shot...

At the weekend we played a show at the Enterprise in Camden, a very interesting line up all in all. Arriving to see one of your fellow bands in a moddish punk band with a lot of attitude and the other is a (very musically impressive) rock-metal band is a bit odd when you're a somewhat fey bunch like us. That said seeing Shakey step up to the plate and play a frankly staggering improvised rendition of "we will rock you" during the second bands soundcheck will live long in the memory of all who witnessed it.

Our next show is back on more familiar ground playing at one of my favourite London venues the Slaughtered Lamb with a couple of rather excellent bands firstly fellow graduates of the Leeds scene Arthur Rigby & The Baskervylles and secondly Canadian Poet, Story Teller, Musician and Singer-Songwriter Tanya Davis.

It should be a great night, so hopefully a lot of folk will come down.

Sam
xxx

P.S: Our very own Trumpet Crumpet Sophie appeared on Loose Ends on radio 4 this weekend with her other band Shady Bard, want to hear what her trumpet sounded like blown in Bill Bailey's face...have a listen HERE

And then 2010 ended and we only just noticed...

2011-02-14T12:05:00.000-08:00

Evening Rosiettes,

It's been a long old time, too long, I do hope you're all well and that. I'm pleased to report that for once we are!

Anyway so this is a sort of summary piece - 2010 this happened, 2011 this is happening sort of affair. Won't waffle on too long and take up your vital leisure time (apologies to the night and evening shift workers, nuff respect to you all!)

Anyway 2010 was a bit of a slog for us as a band but ultimately fruitful in some ways. So what did we do in 2010? Well, we finished our new album for starters. Recorded with Richard Formby in Hall Place studios in Leeds, it's since been mixed, mastered and generally played around with and you know what? We reckon it's done!

We're all really happy with the results and very proud, like parents of newborns or supporters of successful sporting teams I would imagine but I don't know much about either of those things.

What else did we do? More a list of things we didn't do I guess, we didn't play enough gigs for you all, we didn't play any festivals and we didn't talk to you very much (I guess we didn't have much to talk about but we're very sorry anyway, consider this the start of a beautiful new friendship) and we didn't release any records.

We're hoping to change all of this in 2011!

So what are we planning/working/plotting you ask? Well with the album in the bag we're working out just how we're going to release it. We're being creative and working on videos and artwork. We'll hopefully have some of that sorted out soon and we'll start showing you the fruits of our labour.

Our next single is going to be a track called 'Sleep' (those of you with incredible memories will remember a version of it being played on Marc Riley but it has to be said it's had a bit of a revamping since those days), details about it will follow as and when we know them.

We're beginning the process of playing more shows as we speak, in fact we're playing one on Thursday on a boat on the thames

Space for this one's going to be pretty limited as they're a bit worried about tipping the boat over or something similarly disastrous so we'll be following that up with a show on far drier land, returning to the Camden Enterprise on March 19th for another show

Sorry for all the London-centric gigging but we'll hopefully be getting out and about a bit more later in the year, and we're always open to offers...

Anyway I shall leave you with some entertainment in the form of a wonderful video which has been inspiring us lately

A belated happy new year to all you lot, hopefully see you very soon indeed,

much love,
Sam
x

Oh, also every year I pick my ten favourite albums and put them in a list - i'm a bit of a cliche that way, but for those who are interested (that's none of you!)

10. I Like Trains - He Who Saw The Deep
9. The Walkmen - Lisbon
8. Frightened Rabbit - The Winter Of Mixed Drinks
7. Eels - Tomorrow Morning
6. Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can
5. Best Coast - Crazy For You
4. Meursault - All Creatures Will Make Merry
3. Warpaint - The Fool
2. Caitlin Rose - Own Side Now
1. The National - High Violet

photo evidence

2010-07-19T11:04:00.000-07:00

the gig. Photos by good friend and super photographer - Jacob Lillis

The antics leading up to the gig. Photographs by me, Jon Stanley Austin. (not including the ones with me in)

"The happiness that can be found in a sweaty pub"

2010-07-19T08:55:00.000-07:00

"Hello! It's good to be back" as Oasis said. Who knew Oasis would still be right about anything?

So in the spirit of getting the ball rolling, we ventured down to London this weekend to play our first gig in nearly a year (I always want to call it London town I forget why I always want to do this)

Saturday afternoon Jon & Nick went down to the car-hiring arena (a technical term i have just coined for what probably has a more technical name) We'd booked in a ford focus semi-estate car so we were a little bit surprised to be presented with a road hogging 4x4 freelander jeep. Heated seats, cruise control and surround sound speakers clearly made up for the fact Jon had never driven an automatic before.

We cruised down to London with a car full of instruments, sandwiches and mix cd-s before making our way over to Camden on Sunday afternoon for the now slightly alien tasks of loading in and soundchecking.

Before we knew it we were hearing the end of the wonderful poetic stylings of Frances Byrnebefore being cajouled onto the stage by the wonderful if slightly stressed soundman Cliff (anyone who'll wear a waist-coat in those temperatures is clearly a class gent) Suddenly having only been playing in a practice room on our own for nearly a year playing in front of 90 odd paying punters seemed a slightly odd experience but the minute the opening drones of Twin Beds kicked in the confidence swelled the collective band swagger came back and a grin appeared on my face that didn't disappear till later in the evening when I tried to carry our amp out to the car!

We'd like to say a massive thank you to everyone involved in promoting the folking good night and an extra special thanks to our friends Dear Winesburg who's album launch it was. They were outstanding and whipped the whole of the enterprise into some sort of folk throwdown hoedown frenzy. There new album is terrific and I can't speak highly enough of there live show!

Check them out now www.myspace.com/dearwinesburg and when you've had a listen go to amazon/i-tunes and buy the record you wont regret it promise.

Lots more things to come from us soon, thank you all so much for sticking with us!

much love
Samm
x

We've been wearing caps, to keep our thoughts from tumbling out

2010-06-06T12:26:00.000-07:00

We've done very little lately, publically, this is true. Last September we went into the studio with producer Richard Formby (Wild Beasts, Herman Dune et al) and spent 10days recording the music for our first full length record. It went exceptionally well, I was touched.

However, our band teamsheet often reads more like a football injury list and on this occasion it was I that couldn't very much open his mouth to sing a note. The recording was postponed. Unclear as to what had caused my admittedly already laconic nature to slip into mute, I embarked on a true medical adventure. Three GPs, two ENTS, and a speech therapist have defined my last 8 months. I have had innumerable cameras pushed inconceivably through my nose and have repeated with all seriosity, sentences such as 'Irritatingly ink oozed over the oats' until conversely the words start to make sense.

It fixed it. Dr Sue Jones and Dane Chalfin I am forever indebt to you.

Sadly it has meant months and months of (im)patience. Our stand up manager Ed Mason and Richard Formby have been a dream. My bandmates have been saints and I hope that those who enjoyed our first record and have been waiting patiently for new material will be spurred by our new songs.

The interim gave us some time to reflect and there has been a change in personnel. Joel, who has drummed with real invention on our new offering, has departed and is replaced by ex-Mother Vulpine drummer and co-director of our 'Lovers or Something Like' it video, Ben 'Shakey' Waddleton.

And so to more concrete news, we have a show booked at the Camden Entreprise, London 18th July 2010. We are playing with Dear Winesburg (www.myspace.com/dearwinesburg). The album will be completed this summer, it's 12 tracks long, Tom Fleming from Wild Beasts guests on it and it has the working title 'Twin Beds'. This, to round up, is the state of play and the start of much more.

Yours in good health,
Jonny / Rosie Taylor

Freebies

2009-12-08T10:04:00.001-08:00

Howdy Rosiettes,

As some of you may have noticed we've been pretty quiet lately. This has been a combination of putting finishing touches on our album and being ill.

Tough times but none the less we'll be back next year with our brand new album and hopefully a whole host of other treats and trinkets.

Anyway to tide you over till then, we've decided to give away an exclusive, free, live demo track.

CLICK HERE

Just follow the instruction on screen and a lovely free track will wing itself your way,

cheers guys and gals,

Samx

EXCLUSIVE!!

2009-10-02T06:05:00.000-07:00

so. we have been in the studio the last couple of weeks. We have been experimenting a lot, and i think this is the start of a new rosie taylor project.

It's gonna shock you! you're gonna hear didgeridoos, sitars, banjos, gongs, parrots, toasters, and the list goes on.

Of course you will have to wait to hear the album. But we do have an exclusive for you.

behold,

OUR NEW IMAGE!!!!!

cutie pie

2009-09-24T03:05:00.000-07:00

in the studio. day 1-3

2009-09-24T02:58:00.000-07:00

in the studio with Richard Formby. he's amazing. he showed me the space echo and it made me all excited.

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oh the fun we have. x

we're in the studio

2009-09-21T06:24:00.001-07:00

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2009-08-25T04:13:00.000-07:00

Afternoon Rosiettes,

Whilst perusing the upcoming gigs and shenanigans in the Leeds area I noticed something of an anomaly. There were the usual suspects, the fanfarlos, wild beasts and Idlewilds of the worlds. The sort of bands you think it's no great shock to see there touring. All fantastic wonderful bands but almost reassuringly reliable at turning up in a venue near you on at worst a yearly basis.

Another band was also listed, one I wasn't sure I could ever remember playing in England let alone in Leeds. That band was Wilco, forefathers of alt-country as we know it, uncut darlings, generally wonderful yanks with a penchant for heartbreaking tunes and makers of one of my favourite ever albums Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Ok I will fully admit that the more recent efforts haven't lived up to YHF, sometimes they verge on the cringe worthy, and Heavy Metal Drummer has just never been that good a song.

Despite all this, the chance to see Wilco in Leeds (one of only two uk dates) is not to be missed. Seeing songs like Ashes of American Flags and I am trying to break your heart played live is a rare and wonderful opportunity not to be missed,

much love,
Sammx

Radio Days

2009-08-12T09:03:00.000-07:00

Dear Reader,

Hope you are well, still not fully competent with this blog format, it's like a letter right? I am writing to relay to you information about our recent radio days. The ever genial disc jockey Marc Riley was our host and for him and the listening public we performed three tracks. If you were one of the sad unfortunate who missed it, here is your portal to the "iplayer" where in addition to our songs you can quite appropriately hear us discussing our luddite nature.

We sung, strummed, mounched and horned:

Sleep
A Walk by Moonlight
Lovers or Something Like It

Herewith, the link

Last weekend we also played Moor Music festival located in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside. Thanks to all joy-seekers who chose to plant themselves before our stage on Saturday night, it was a real pleasure playing to you.
The falafel was just alright.

Yours,

Jonny x

photography

2009-07-31T05:05:00.000-07:00

did i mention i was a photographer?

well i am. and this is my website:

jonstanleyaustin.com

go have a look yes.

Jon

behind the scenes

2009-07-31T04:24:00.000-07:00

i totally forgot about these pictures. these are from the video shoot for "lovers or something like it".

the lovely ben and tash who created our wonderful video.

from my photographs it would seem the band only consists of two members; Jonny and Joel. This isn't true. Jon x

Blither blather

2009-07-29T07:26:00.000-07:00

My word, it's been a fair old while since any of us last posted any musings. This is Fake DIY were kind enough to ask us to write a column for them on anything of our choosing so here's what we wrote:
http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/columns/behind-every-brilliant-songwriter-there-is-a-good-book
Not sure if it was what they had in mind but it made us happy writing it so that's half a good thing.
We'll soon have news on 2nd album recording dates, we really can't wait for you to hear our new songs. In the meantime, St Vincent's latest album comes highly recommended along with that delightfully intriguing blank expression of hers.
Hope the rain isn't bringing you down.
Sophie
x

Front Page News

2009-06-13T10:33:00.001-07:00

The wonderful folk at the excellent website Fresh Deer Meat have been kind enough to feature the video for Lovers Or Something Like It on the main page of there website.

Fresh Deer Meat is a lovely website full of folk, americana and in there own words all things rural, definitely worth investing some of your time.

Also worth investing your time is the excellent Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson an american singer songwriter who's not afraid of a bit of distortion and some hard hitting whaling about what's wrong with the world

much love
Samx

Lovers or Something Like It

2009-05-26T09:02:00.000-07:00

The video, produced by Ben Waddleton and Natasha Chubbuck, has arrived. It's cool as duck. Watch it in High Definition if you like your kitsch crisp.

The video is also posted here www.myspace.com/therosietaylorproject along with streaming versions of the new single plus the b-side Sloe Gin Fizz

Jonny x

Rosie Taylor in Scotland

2009-05-20T02:36:00.000-07:00

So, if you read the post below you would know that we played a lovely gig in a lovely place in Scotland last friday.

Here are some pictures.

p.s.

I, Jon, am a photographer. So maybe you should go have a look at my website?

We Heart Dunfermline

2009-05-19T09:49:00.001-07:00

Who knew that outside the tourist haven of beautiful Edinburgh and the glamorous grime of Glasgow there lay a wee Scottish city called Dunfermline, packed with Britain's most genial people and home to a beautiful concert hall?

Last weekend we discovered this hidden gem at TigerFest 2009, playing at the immaculate Carnegie Hall in support of Ballboy with Audrey Sings Nico and St Jude's Infirmary. Thanks to the organisers of Tigerfest, the most tolerant and talented sound team and to the audience on the day who were princely. We had a true braw time.

Thanks also to IsthisMusic for posting this footage on Youtube. It's a new song, titled 'The Last Happy Writer', and is a taste of things to come, we hope you enjoy it.

The video for new single 'Lovers or Something Like it' is only a day or two away, we'll post it, along with the full streaming track and B side, as soon as it arrives.

yours
Jonny xxx

Art for Art's Sake

2009-05-03T04:46:00.000-07:00

This is the very lovely artwork for our new single "Lovers Or Something Like It" courtesty of Kevin Summers.

His other excellent works can be found at his website normal-bias

Sammx

Free Acoustic Downloads Courtesy of the Golden Owl

2009-04-30T08:06:00.000-07:00

Last week we did a radio session with our man Felix. He runs the blog thegoldenowl.co.uk which is both informative and attractive to look at it which is proving a killer formula. Our new single is up there, 'Lovers or Something Like It', an exclusive acoustic version of the song which should provide a taste of what's to come on the 8th June, and also 'A Walk by Moonlight', a brand new previously unheard track.

Click here to visit the session post and download the songs

The long and winding road

2009-04-30T04:16:00.000-07:00

Hello there good people,
Just a small note to let you know of some upcoming dates we have for your good selves.
Here we are:
13th May The Faversham Leeds with My Latest Novel
15th May Carnegie Hall Dunfermline with Ballboy
28th May The Tap House Kidderminster
29th May The Thirst Lodge Oxford
30th May Folkhouse Bristol
31st May The Vines Derby
2nd June The Slaughtered Lamb London
7th June Sellindge Festival Kent
20th June St Dominics Catholic Club Newcastle
8th August Moor Music Festival Ilkley

It would be superb to see some of your faces at one or more of these dates, in the meantime take good care of yourselves.
Rosies
x

If the news makes you sad, don't watch it

2009-04-03T03:26:00.000-07:00

These heart-quakingly good chaps played at the lovely Brudenell Social Club in Leeds last night. At their most raucous they slipped into Pogues territory before reining themselves back in to deliver poignant melody with a thick Scottish brogue that I'm always a sucker for. In between all this were awkward silences and shy stage chat that reassured me considerably as we're pretty reticent when it comes to crowd interaction too!
Sophie
x

Sex Is Boring

2009-03-30T14:59:00.000-07:00

"The Girl who works in the record shop, well she says that i'm not avant garde enough, well so what she only works in the record shop and I don't give a fuck what she says or she thinks about me"

So start Ballboys seminal indie pop record "a guide for the daylight hours", and it's lyrical genius like this that makes Ballboy jump out from the crowd.

Why you may ask have I chosen this moment to mention this wonderful band, because dear readers we've been given the honour of packing our bags, instruments and bodies into a van driving our way up to beautiful looking Carnegie Hall in Dunfermline and playing with Ballboy.

It's May 15th, 6 days after my birthday, and I can't think of anything i'd like more!

If you've never heard Ballboy, go listen now they wont disappoint,

Sammx

Ballboy Website
Ballboy Myspace

You see I'm lost without your rhythm

2009-03-23T07:32:00.000-07:00

Wildbirds and Peacedrums-The Snake. This here is one of the best albums I have heard in a good long while, I tell no lie. Their debut 'Heartcore' already showed a whole lot of promise and 'The Snake' just takes all the amazing melodies and drum-thumping and layers it all up into great leftfield pop. It's eery and atmospheric and that voice! She sounds a little like the best bits of Kate Bush without the annoying yowling. Final track 'My Heart' gives me that strange feeling in my gut and has been on repeat in my flat for the last two weeks. So, yes, I like this album.
Sophie
x

Single/tour news or Something Like It

2009-03-20T17:11:00.000-07:00

Dearest you,

Our next release will be an utterly new single.

The A Side: "Lovers or Something Like It", named after the Florian Zeller novel, which is a crushing read, as ugly as it is beautiful.

The B side: "Sloe Gin Fizz", the song that almost never was but now is since we got our act together and finished it.

Should be out 1st June on digital download, with a very limited run of unique cds, available to buy on our end of May/June tour; there'll be dates announced soon, which is cool.

The great Ben Waddleton who operates under the name donutshop (why? I don't know) is working with us on the video, so we'll post that when we have it.

Yours in anticipation,

Jonny x

STUDIO day 2

2009-03-08T14:27:00.000-07:00

Today was fun. We finished off the songs, and they sound great. Watch this space on news about videos, release dates, gigs etc.

Feast your eyes on today's visual treats. The first five don't need no description!

we're so hot right now!

the masters at work

me. testing that camera.

band love

Jonny's two fav things.

Lee

Angry Joel

Sexy Joel

anti gravity

cute!

Samm and Joel. They get along like a house on fire.

J Dizzle

Sophie arrived today. 25 hours late!!

bless

"we're recording!"

whit whoo!

i should probably let another band member blog about something important now. bye. Jon x

a dance a day keeps the pounds away

2009-03-08T13:39:00.000-07:00

me band mates probably hate me doing all these posts haha. sorry. we had fun!

We have finished recording our single. It sounds beautiful.

Big up to Jamie of Mi Mye fame, and Lee of Middleman fame for being awesome producers and real funny guys. It was an all round super recording experience.

Keep looking back as i am uploading more fun photos tonight.

ciao

Jon x

a homage to MJ

2009-03-07T12:25:00.000-08:00

since the king of pop announced his new tour dates a few days back, i thought we just had to pay homage to this great great man.

x

STUDIO - so far so good!

2009-03-07T11:44:00.000-08:00

We've been mega busy, and it is sounding lush!

Here's what a day in the studio with the rosie taylor project looks like...

Samm doing piano

Jonny

Joel charging!

the nicest amp ever in the whole entire world.

Jamie. One half of Jamie and Lee - our producers for the weekend.

STOP!

from the control room - joel doing drum takes

Samm on the reed organ

Jamie in control room

Jonny tuning up

Jamie and Lee

Joel feasting

Jonny mirror head

Best Buds forever!

Jon x

p.s. Nick hasn't been here for most the day, and Sophie hasn't been here all day, hence the lack of their presence in the photographs. But i can assure there will be some beautiful photos of them tomorrow. x

STUDIO

2009-03-07T05:20:00.000-08:00

so, we're in the studio, recording our single.

Drums are going down now. However, Samm and I had much more important things to do, like creating our single artwork...

work in progress innit.

i'll post more exciting studio photos later, as we do have the luxury of 5 internet ready computers. What a studio!!

Jon x

Vicky Cristina Barcelona/Sal's Paradise

2009-03-05T16:16:00.000-08:00

Finally saw the new Woody Allen film this evening: awful narration; caricature figures; and the same existential crisis sentiment that underpins 90% of his films (perfected in Hannah and her Sisters, perhaps?).
But then I even enjoyed Match Point and so yeah, it's really watchable, beautiful cast too. True Javier Bardem, Scarlet and Penelope make for a great aesthetic but Rebecca Hall, wow, is beautiful without so much as a menage a trois.

EVENING MUSIC TO ENJOY WITH WINE AND A SIDE OF GUACAMOLE

Sal's Paradise from Leeds/London,ridiculously attractive band complete with violin and, at times, greyhound fast finger pickin'. Watch the Soviet inspired videos and then have a quiet moment to "The Flood" and "19th June".

Jonny x

B is for Basil assaulted by bears

2009-03-05T07:50:00.000-08:00

I recently came across the artist and author Edward Gorey. I may be behind the times, particularly because he's now dead but his pen drawings are completely wonderful. He has a great black humour in his work which saves it from irritating cutesiness. Please have a look, it's charming stuff.
Sophie
x

Camomile and Spiced Apple Tea

2009-03-04T09:54:00.000-08:00

I don't work for Twinings but I do think their tea infusions are terrific. Try the above, if you live in Leeds you'll know Opposite Cafe (I don't work there either), they really care about this stuff and you can pick it up there.

Jonny x

A handful of strangers, all friends of mine

2009-03-04T02:52:00.000-08:00

, THello folks,

We're just awakening after our trip to London to play at The Big Chill house with Tim & Sam's, Tim & The Sam Band with Tim & Sam (who have loads of tour dates you can check them out at!).
As ever with playing one off london shows by the time you role into bed at 3am (which is earlier than usual thanks to our fantastic driver Slurpy of Mi Mye and Middleman fame) you feel a little bit disheartened,tired and generally underwhelmed but once again on waking I feel cautiously optimistic and pleased we played another tight set of mainly new material.

I'm sure the bands photographer extraordinare Jon will soon be plying your eyes with the beautiful sites he spotted along the way so expect to hear more about our trip soon.

Anyway for now i've decided to take some time out to discuss the most unfairly labelled of one hit wonders The Walkmen.

The Walkmen Website
The Wakmen on Myspace

Many people probably remember The Walkmen as that band that did that "when I used to go out I knew everyone I saw, now I go out alone if I go out at all" song that you used to here in any indie disco worth your pennies.
Unfortunately for far too many people that's where the walkmen love started and ended, hardly anyone ever talks about the fantastic album spawned from that song. Bows + Arrows is one of the most wonderfully dark, atmospheric and moody albums you'll here. All crashing percussion, wailing vocals, deeply atmospheric keys and stacato guitar parts. It was so good they even got to play on the o.c!

They've since released two more albums the oddly upbeat A Hundred Miles Off and latest offering You & Me. Both are wonderful albums, with "you and me" being the one that rings truer to me with it's darker themes and wonderful opening line "it's back to the battle today but I wouldn't have it any other way"

Give the band you over enthusiastically danced and screamed along too (or was that just me?) another chance,

much love,
Samm
xxx

the brand spanking new practice room

2009-03-02T03:43:00.001-08:00

Hi, it's Jon here. Super skilled lightning fast lead guitarist of the rosie taylor project.

So, this is our new practice room. Based in my basement. Me and Samm spent a good day sweeping, feather dusting, nailing, sweeping, etc. Samm did the majority mind. Thank you Samm. I was more a creative director overlooking the whole project.

Here are the results:

by the way, this is soooo exclusive as 2 of our band haven't seen the room yet. You'll get this kind of exclusive gossip at THE ROSIE TAYLOR BLOG!!!!! ha

the carpet. Samm and I picked various bits of carpet from various skips. It's a bit dirty, but we came slightly addicted. Every time I pass a skip now, i take a peak inside. Who knows what you will find ey?!

Sound proofing (my arse!!). These were from poverty aid on cardigan road. £5 each. Oh and notice the "sound proofing" on the right wall. We found loads of off cuts of foam in a skip. But it turns out it's quite hard to put a nail in brick. So Samm just made this beautiful piece of art out of it. Isn't it just beautiful and so avant garde!!

The focal point of the room. Exposed brick work with a Taiwanese Black Bear light fitting. With 2 of my personal favourite pictures hanging either side. Especially man/woman on the right.

Isn't it beautiful! The bear head actually has some significance to the band, as it was used on a flyer for one of our gigs in the past.

Oh here is is:

i made it :)

That's it. Bye for now. Come back soon.

x

WELCOME!!

2009-03-01T16:58:00.000-08:00

Welcome to our blog. We are going to try our very hardest to keep this blog updated with all things rosie taylor project. So please keep checking for new photos, songs, news, gossip, etc etc. Whatever really. Maybe we'll record a comic relief single or something. WATCH THIS SPACE!

for now, the rosie taylor project are:

NICK WILSHER

JONNY DAVIES

JOEL BORKIN

JON AUSTIN

SOPHIE BARNES

SAMM COTTIS

peace x