biographical info
Watching guitarist Kevin Bell at a jam night at a place I will never mention nor play at-off to a good start huh? already slagging joints off-
Anyway, Mr Bell is owning every song, some of them hoary old chestnuts that should long be packed away forever in musical mothballs.
He's honouring them and yet..he's also... I dunno... groping and fingering the fretboard in a way that suits my history of mangling and raping the classics.Does he wanna play with me? Sure, he says.. but I wanna play Bass. Fuck..Ok, I'll take him anyway I can get him.
Our first drummer insists MY name be part of the band's name..ok, fine, thus the name..drummer is then dismissed.
A rather intimidating mutton chopped mead enthusiast named Dave South muscles Kevin back onto guitar and supplies and is soon named Thickness. His rumbling complements my grumbling nicely,and he muscles in his choice of drummer at a completely unnecessary 'audition' and so...
Derick E. Lindo..an infernal machinist of skin and cymbal demon-tails perfectly into the Issue.. The Lawrence Bayne Issue.
Me? I write thinly veiled death threats to abusers, liars, sycophants and ex-sweethearts.. and they're all love songs.
A horror film with a beat. raw, organic, but not always healthy. it's honest and won't suddenly get prettier in the studio process. it provokes. it pounces, it purrs.
lineup
Lawrence Bayne Vocals,Lyricist,Songwriter
Kevin Bell Guitars/Songwriter
David South Bass/Songwriter
Derick E Lindo Drums/Songwriter
influences
Steely Dan,Sex Pistols,Nick Cave,Stranglers