PonyBoy and the GoldenSound, Shiny Blue Demons, Martin James

PonyBoy and the GoldenSound: Out of the Northern Peaks of England this Singer songwriter from Carlisle brings a Texan twang to his 90’s style Brit Pop. Generating massive buzz with the addition of three homegrown Bristol boys, the newly formed four piece have started booking shows like wildfire. Crossing genres with each EP, PonyBoy & The GoldenSound deliver stories of past and present experience to the listener in 3-5 minute bundles of musical delight. Track by track you are swept away on a journey with intelligent imagery evoked by a witty combination of driven instruments and poetic lyrics. The band push a lo-fi sound with lyrics that have you cascading through memories, dabbling into your deepest desires and swimming into pure imagination. Much like the artists of a previous eras, this band is a must see for high energy live performance that matches the quality of the studio sound.

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Twitter: @PBatGS
Instagram @PBandTGS

Shiny Blue Demons: Devilishly good tunes that are suitably demonic, shiny and .... er .. blue? Collaboration based around the songs of long time SongSmith favourite Tim Burroughs this time out featuring Len Liechti and QJB on guitar and bass respectively plus Tim’s long time friend and collaborator Chris Hales on keyboards. Putting the rhythm into some of Tim’s upbeat and world music songs.

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Martin James: is an alternative singer-songwriter based in Bristol. He is the frontperson of the post-punk band Infotain (@infotainband, www.facebook.com/infotainband) who played some of the major venues in Bristol in 2018. He is currently doing a solo project with a drum machine and supported The Droogs at the Thunderbolt, Bristol in May 2019 and played the Unicorn, Camden, London in Jan 2020. Influences: The Fall, Wedding Present, Joy Division, New Order, Talking Heads.

A 4 track EP was released in Dec 2019: Summation, recorded at Dockside Studios
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