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Seaside Donkeys

by Percy

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    The 2020 10 track LP from York Alternative Rock band Percy is pressed on deluxe black vinyl. Only 50 available via Bandcamp. Secure yours now whilst we still have them in stock.

    Percy are a York based four piece that play Alternative Rock music with lot a Punk issues and are not afraid to say what they are thinking.

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Originally released by Vinyl Eddie records only on Limited Edition 12" Vinyl in April 2020

What the reviewers say:

Album Review: MusicNews.Com - 21st April 2020 – Rating 4/5

The true spirit of Punk music in the seventies was in the ‘do it yerself’ attitude to making the music, the package, the bookings – the whole package. Percy are form York and in their music and their attitude they are as close as it gets to that true spirit and ‘Seaside Donkeys’ is one hell of an album.

As one who lived through the original Punk wars I can recognize a lot of the different bands that made that such a vibrant time in Percy’s music and they carry it off with class whether it is in Johnny Rotten’s sneer, Howard Devoto’s otherworldliness or Rat Scabies thumping drumbeats – there are even elements of Frank Zappa and Capt Beefheart in there! They write real songs with memorable melodies and, most important, lyrics that matter.

Percy kicked off in ’96 in York and, although they have had changes in membership, these days they are Colin Howard (Guitars and lead vocals) and Andy Wiles (Bass) representing the original lineup and Paula Duck on Synths and Jason Wilson on Drums who have been with the band since 2017.

A few numbers here are as good as anything I’ve heard in a good while, especially ‘Rubbernecking In The UK’ which somehow combines the Pistols and Magazine in a ditty about a car crash on the M18, ‘A Love Song’ which has complex rhythms and a dense feel and tone and the title track, all wistful and pleading – beautiful and chilling both.

In common with many Punk outfits they are hard-edged and often discordant, there is very little room to worry about making the music ‘pretty’ but the music rings out anyway – talent will show itself whatever.

Overall, one of the best listens I’ve had for a while, challenging and tricky to review but I can see me listening to this a lot over the coming months.
(Mike Snippet)
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released December 17, 2020

Track list:
Side 1
1. Back In The Swing
2. Rubbernecking In The UK
3. Carpe Diem
4. Will Of The People
5. The People Who Drank Themselves To Death
Side 2
6. Love Song
7. Little Trouble In Big Lils
8. Rictus Grin
9. Seaside Donkey
10. A Better Life

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released April 17, 2020

Lyrics by Colin Howard
Music by Howard/Wilson/Duck/Wiles
Photography by Paula Duck Photography

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