Artist description Post Modern, Post Industrial, Post Groove, Pop Noir

Music Style Post Industrial Dark Folk

Musical Influences Cave, Dylan, Cohen, Bowie, Talking Heads, PJ Harvey

Similar Artists Cave, Dylan, Cohen, Bowie, Talking Heads, PJ Harvey

Artist History The Visitors were born in Bridgwater 1998 AD. With no family to speak of, the band was left orphaned amidst the evils of a small post-industrial town. Taking its first steps on the circuit of working men’s bars, pubs and gin-and-neon nightclubs, the Visitors’ staple diet was a motivating force of unemployment, alcoholism and dire poverty. On this heady mixture of social apathy and carbohydrate, the band quickly grew to adulthood, blossoming into a glorious form of ex-teacher, ex-journalist, ex-kitchen salesman and The Most Dangerous Man in Somerset. For a while it courted with love, with sex, with drink, with obsession, then, with the release of its first CD; Flying to the Ocean Floor, the band acquired a more poetic experimental edge. This coincided with an expansion in performance venues as far and remote as Prague and Dartmoor Jail, now fully contrite and out on bail, The Visitors have then recorded their second CD; Moving Darkly. Now, with a new electric guitarist, a rawer edge and one of there tracks Down to the Sea released by 25 Records the Visitors have begun their latest project; Post Industrial Dark Folk which is due for release sping 2002.

Group Members Matt Bartlett, Craig Barnett, Brian Smedley, Kevin Freeman, Alexia Vernon.

Instruments Vox, Guitar, six string base, accordion, drums

Albums flying to the ocean floor, moving darkly ....and later Post Industrial Dark Folk

Press Reviews "They should be at Glastonbury" Morning Star"When the Visitors sloped onto the stage something less respectful was required to match the ten o?clock atmosphere. They didn?t disappoint! The guitar?s picking and ska-ska off beat chopped apart by Mr Smedley?s six string bass and stitched back together by that tight drummer was more than enough to start a few boots tapping. Mr Bartlett and Ms Vernon?s depth trawling vocals added to the dark underground experience that is the Three Crowns.The songs were exclusively taken from the soon-to-be-released new album ?Moving Darkly?. On leaving the building I heard one head twitching punter mouth ?You can?t keep a good band down?. Far Out! "Bridgwater Mercury"?The Visitors?. A great performance was expected and delivered. As i drank my lager they started a thirst quenching set and ran through the songs like liquid. The crowd enjoyed the performance like the top drink, that was ?the Visitors?". Midnight Mango reporter Dominic Cable

Location Bridgwater, Somerset - United Kingdom

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