Parlour Flames UK Tour Dates Confirmed – February 2013
Parlour Flames the musical collaboration of former OASIS rhythm guitarist Bonehead [aka Paul Arthurs] and the Manchester based singer songwriter Vinny Peculiar [aka Alan Wilkes] will headline two dates next week ahead of the release of their debut album in the spring.
Since leaving OASIS in 1999 Boneheadhas worked on projects with Andy Rourke & Mike Joyce [The Smiths], he’s also toured with Thailand’s Sek Loso and spent a spell co- hosting the Manchester Music Show on BBC Radio Manchester. Bonehead played bass in Vinny’s band on a string of European shows in 2007 and guitar on the Vinny Peculiar album Other People Like Me [2011].
Vinny, christened the Tony Hancock of Pop’ by UNCUT Magazine, continues to write and perform as a solo artist, he’s collaborated with Luke Haines [the Auteurs], Bill Drummond [KLF, SOUP ART, The 17] and Smiths rhythm section Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke who were mainstays in his band 2004-2007. He has released nine albums and two EPs of outsider pop music to considerable critical acclaim.
‘Parlour Flames’ is the title of the debut album, produced by Vinny & Bonehead who play the majority of the instruments with Vinny singing and penning the lyrics. Che Beresford [Badly Drawn Boy] plays drums, Semay Woo cellos, Anna Zweck plays flute and backing vocals and Bob Marsh [Badly Drawn Boy, I Am Kloot] plays trumpets & fugal horn. Ollie Collins [Cherry Ghost] plays bass on a couple of tracks. The record was engineered by Dave Fyfe, and produced by Parlour Flames. It’s an eclectic mix of guitar-based pop with a psychedelic twist, a folk-art-rock record, lyrically engaging and melodic.
Parlour Flames will be coming to the following venues this month:
February
Sat 2nd Glasgow King Tuts
Fri 8th London Water Rats
Sat 9th Liverpool Epstein Theatre
Sun 10th Manchester Deaf Institute
Fri 15th O2 Academy Birmingham
*Tickets are £8.00 London and £7.50 Manchester and are available now at http://www.gigsandtours.com/Tour/PARLOUR-FLAMES/
‘Parlour Flames’ by Parlour Flames is due for release spring 2013 on Cherry Red Records.
You can hear track previews at www.parlourflames.com