BAXTER DURY - TTRRUUCES

"Dury understands the power of ‘write what you know’, in that it allows you to navigate your art with an aura of authenticity."

Baxter Dury, de zoon van Ian Dury (stichter van de mythische groep The Blockheads), is niet meer dat stoïcijns poserende knulletje van op The Blokheads’ hoes voor “New Boots And Panties!!” uit 1977. Al jarenlang lang excelleert hij in het creëren van zijn eigen soort eigenzinnige anti-pop.

In 2017 bekoorde Baxter ons met het persoonlijke en ambitieuze "Prince of Tears", dat hij in een uitverkochte Orangerie kwam voorstellen. De dandy par excellence keert nu terug met "Night Chancers", een tiendelige ode aan de creaturen van de donkere uurtjes, geschetst in Kubrick-achtige karakteranalyses.

Qua sound haalt Dury invloeden uit disco, Italiaanse pop en 80's hiphop voor wat zijn rijkste klankenpalet ooit zal zijn, terwijl ook vocals nieuwe territoria opzoeken. "Baxter loves you!" is de leuze van de plaat, en dat is ook de reden waarom de Brit andermaal alles geeft om de luisteraar te verwennen.

TTRRUUCES

TTRRUUCES is the alternative psych pop project masterminded by Jules Apollinaire and Natalie Findlay. After meeting in an east London coffee shop, the pair began making music and collaborated on multiple projects together before finally deciding to form their own band in 2019. Their love of 60s and 70s rock n roll, modern pop and everything in between combined into a genre bending melting pot of conceptual eccentricity.

Their debut self-titled album TTRRUUCES, written, recorded and produced by the band themselves and released in summer 2020 is an 11 song narrative rock opera following two characters Sadie and Syd, embarking on a journey of self discovery and the search for a mythical drug, the album was released alongside 11 music videos which formed a short film following the album’s story. 


Since the release of album one, TTRRUUCES buried themselves back into the studio, meticulously working on new sounds and a different approach to writing their next album. Exploring themes of love and nostalgia, existential political dread, self-destruction and cancel culture. 2023 is the year TTRRUUCES take their wild show on the road with bandmates and fellow collaborators Violeta Vicci on violin, Ben Simon on bass and Connor Burnside on drums. A slew of singles and new full-length album is on the way as well as a busy festival season and tour dates. Their second album JJUUIICES will be out Oct. 20th!