The Midnight Ramble - Lions

I'm a bit late posting this single by The Midnight Ramble.  Called Lions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObL_7T2K6Kg  it was released on 11th May and is a terrific single.   It was put out as a taster for the debut album, Sink The Pieces, which was released last week.  Sink the Pieces is a short but perfectly formed collection of songs by the Liverpool guys who are creating something of a buzz around the North West area.  I can vouch for their talent, having seen them supporting Phantom Limb recently. 

There are a few quieter songs on the album which are great, but it is when they rock out that they really shine.   Lead singer Paul Dunbar has a powerful voice and with the band's various instruments - guitar, banjo, saxophone, trumpet, flute, clarinet and (it says on their Facebook page although I have yet to hear it) glockenspiel,  it all combines to lend a unique flavour to the standard rock band sound.

Perhaps choosing this name was a mistake - after all Levon Helm got there first and is still top of Google pages and will be for some considerable time.  But then again they are a upcoming band and time may rectify this.


www.themidnightramble.com