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ON THE RADAR YES SIR BOSS
An accidental phone call by Josh Stopford to a childhood friend – who happened to be Joss Stone – led to his Bristol-based six-piece Yes Sir Boss becoming the first band to sign to her newly-created label Stone’d Records. Speaking to Music Week,
bassist Stopford said the group of musical college-friends have been compared to Beirut and The Cat Empire for their instrumentals and Tom Waits and Kings of Leon for the lead vocal. He described YSB’s sound as having, “a real cocktail of influ-
ences. There’s a horns section with Balkan-esque influence and a solid guitar section that’s all about the riffs. You’ll get everything from massive rock to delicate folk tracks and dirty old saloon bar songs as well as tracks that’ll make you want to dance and quite poppy ones too.” The band’s debut EP
Desperation State has been described as having a ‘blend of instant hooks, offbeat rhythms and epic riffs, encompassing elements of everything from ska, roots and reggae, to jazz, funk and indie’ and
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Stopford says that fan-favourite Not Guilty is indicative of what’s to come: “We always make sure there’s a riff in [the track], that’s going to stick in people’s minds and that theme kind of runs through the [forthcoming] album.” That as-yet-untitled debut album
will be released following festival season as YSB look set to capi- talise on numerous live dates in their schedule. As for the role Stone has played in their development, Stopford
reveals: “Joss obviously has her favourite songs but she’s left us to our own devices. The point of this label, for her, was to not interfere in the creative process - for the label to be doing the job of putting the music out there and leaving the artist to do what they’re good at.” He added: “Joss has been like a
really liberal dream parent that just lets you go out and do whatever the fuck you want and make your
RELEASES: May 7 Desperation State EP Summer 2012 Debut LP tbc
LIVE: March 28 Surya, Kings Cross May 5 EP Launch Party @ Fiddlers, Bristol
own mistakes and then will be there to account for you a bit if it all goes wrong... I reckon we’ll be alright though.”
LABEL Stone’d Records - General Manager: Brian Nelson 615-509-2166 MANAGEMENT Diplomats of Sound CIC Manager: Si Chai
sichai@diplomatsofsound.org
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General Manager: Andrew Bowles
A&R: Mike Batt
Manager: Mike Batt for Dramatico Entertainment Ltd
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National radio: Chris Hession & Natalie Peyton at Hesso Media
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TV: Matt Connolly at Stay Tuned
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