Louise Distras, The Pearl Harts, The Baby Seals

Louise Distras is bringing all new songs in her full band show to Stowmarket on her ‘Land of Dope & Glory’ tour, with special guests The Pearl Harts!

Raised on a diet of Bob Dylan, Nirvana and the Sex Pistols, Louise Distras whips up a storm of passionate punk’n’roll, conjuring up a mix Kathleen Hanna and Roy Orbison as she channels her anger, hopes and fears into anthems of love and fury on her debut album ‘Dreams from the Factory Floor’.

Louise’s path from hardship to heart-felt anthems began when she ran away from home, aged 16. Armed with a guitar and the few chords she knew, she decided to play music for anyone who would listen. Her unshakeable belief that “Music can change the world” is underlined by her own story, because it certainly changed hers. In 2015, ‘Dreams from the Factory Floor’ was released worldwide to critical acclaim. Produced by Steve Whale (The Business) and featuring Mick Talbot of Style Council the album balances propulsive, old-school punk anthems with assertive, socially-aware folk-punk.

Following her debut LP, Distras released hard-hitting new single ‘Aileen’ as an appetite-whetter for her soon-to-be-released sophomore album. Driven by Distras’s hooky guitar melody and heated, hoarse-throated howl, ‘Aileen’ blends a 60s British Invasion girl-group sound with more contemporary, crunchy power pop. The track received airplay on BBC Radio 1, Radio X and KROQ. The track also featured on the Hugs for Chelsea online benefit album for whistleblower Chelsea Manning. The compilation premiered on Rolling Stone, it also included tracks from Tom Morello, Thurston Moore, and Against Me.

Kerrang! named her ‘Star of 2017’ saying “Louise Distras is the most exciting voice in UK punk right now!”. While the undeniable quality of Louise’s music stands her in good stead, her perceived status as a “protest singer” is up for debate. Growing up as a young working class woman in a post-Thatcher era, these songs and poems reflect that environment, she says. The gatekeepers of the music industry have tried to call these protest songs, which is a label that I don’t understand because I’m just passing on my experience as a human being growing up in these apocalyptic conditions of unemployment and apathy. You have to wonder why someone simply speaking their mind is considered a protest in the first place, You can be sure Louise will carry on saying what she thinks and feels in 2018, as she plays her part in what she describes as “the street revolution”. The artistic call to arms has begun, and from humble beginnings, Louise Distras is leading from the front!

www.louisedistras.co.uk

Support from The Pearl Harts and The Baby Seals

The Pearl Harts are “Tiny tiny girls that looked like giants on stage… all you can think to do is ask them out for ice cream – and all they want to do is wreck your house and firebomb your car….”

“Loud, blues-driven rock music which thrills and appalls… The Pearl Harts have a visceral quality which is difficult to deny – Clash Magazine

“The Pearl Harts – Warrior princesses glowering beneath spirit-level fringes, their seismic brand of heavy blues channels Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and trail blazing use of loops and samples…. early interviews have evoked the unguarded lip of Courtney Love” – Team Rock

www.thepearlharts.com

The Baby Seals write head-bobbing empower pop songs. The 3-piece hale from Peterborough and Cambridge .

www.thebabyseals.co.uk

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