Sum of their parts
Shine up your boots, pour a pint and
get ready for some traditional street punk! Vancouver's Bishops Green
steps it up with their first 12” album. Establishing an European
following and rapidly growing North American fan base. This band has
influences of Blitz, Stiff Little Fingers, Cock Sparrer, Minor Threat
and European Oi! “Music that we grew up with” says drummer,
Orville Lancaster. He describes their music as punk yet melodic. The
band utilizes two guitarists and “yes, it adds to the traditional
sound as well as thickening the overall sound..." says
guitarist, Scott Farquarson.
Energetic and charismatic frontman Greg
Huff leads an enthusiastic floor with the camaraderie of an old
school punk sing-a-long. Tobias Chobotuck shares guitar duties with
Scott Farquarism and the latter on back up vocals. The rhythm section
consists of Bryan McCallum on bass and Orville Lancaster on drums and
backup vocals. The members have been playing in bands together since
the '90s, giving these boys the ability to find a distinctive sound.
Formed in 2011, with a background of various styles and common bands,
Bishops Green are able to pull from different punk genres and create
a sound that is familiar yet original. “We all have history
together, playing at different times .... that history really gives
us a unique sound” explains Lancaster. “Let’s see, Scott, Greg
and I all played in the original lineup of Lancasters back in the
late 1990’s. After the end of the Lancasters, Tobias and Greg
played in Alternate Action! Bryan and I played in a brief
reincarnation of Death Sentence...” says Lancaster, who
incidentally, is also the drummer for Stockton California punk band,
The Authorities.
Bishops Green's first album will be
released in Europe thru Rebellion Records of the Netherlands in North
America with Longshot Music from San Francisco. When asked, how did
it all came about, “we think word got out, maybe via the internet,
that we had started this new project...” recalls Lancaster and
“people heard some of our scratch tracks and it took off from
there. All of us are pretty stoked about how our songs are being
received.” he says. The new album is expected to be released on CD
and vinyl late November 2012. Get ready for music that will take you
back to the struggles of working class man, the spirit of a soccer
match and sing-a-long anthems. If you haven’t had the chance to
catch them live then put on your best pressed Sherman and head on
out!
Bishops Green will be playing at FUNKYS
October 26th and October 27th at Iron Road Studios
by Bexx
by Bexx
