Live4ever Presents: Dirty Laces


Dirty Laces

Rachel Brown




Who?

Charlie Jordan (Vocals)
Luke Dec ( Guitar)
Jacob Simpson (Guitar)
Tom Edwards (Bass)
Luke O’Reilly (Drums)

Where?

We’re all from around the Manchester / Oldham area, we rehearse in Chadderton.

Why?

Our influences vary between member, but I’d say the main drive behind our sound is influences from the 60’s and 70’s powerhouse bands like Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, but we definitely take a lot from the whole energy and principals of proto-punk bands like The Stooges and Mc5, and the intensity and raw energy that they brought live. But we’re not completely backwards looking when it comes to influences and the sound we’re trying to achieve, I’d say it’s important to pay respect to the great pioneers of Rock ‘n’ Roll whilst making material that sounds fresh and different.

How?

The band formed in 2017 when we were all currently just out of bands and looking for a new project to work on. We’d all by coincidence been in bands together previously at one point or another but they hadn’t really worked out, which tends to be the case on the local music scene as there are only so many like-minded musicians in one area. But Jacob and Luke were looking to find members and I knew Charlie from a recent band so we had the four of us and just were seeking out a drummer. We eventually ended up with Luke O’Reilly who is the final piece of the band completing our line-up.

Past?

We all work or are in uni currently, which is usually the challenging but necessary part of being in a up and coming band which requires vast amounts of time and funding to get going, but things are on the rise and we’re all driven to achieve the same goal and things are looking bright.

Present?

I think we’re starting to get on the path of having our own original sound which is mainly composed of catchy melodies and enticing guitar hooks with a driving rhythm section. We want people to come to our shows and have a good time, so we like to create high energy music people can dance to as the live show is such an imperative part of being a new band on the circuit. We want people to come back to our shows and bring more and more people every time.

Future?

We’re just constantly looking to get booked on bigger and better shows and festivals to mingle with our peers that have inspired us and play to larger audiences. But I think our main ambition overall is it to create new music and put on live shows that people are drawn into, as a band we feed off the energy of the audience so we just want to keep pushing that as it’s ultimately our fanbase that will lead us to success and help us rise.

Did you know?

We’ve had so many strange encounters it’s hard to narrow it down to one event. I definitely think having a Scottish pensioner force his way into the backstage area at one of our earlier gigs to eventually become our roadie and Derek Ryder that we can’t function without has been a great tale for the band. If you see Tommy at our gigs, say hello as he’s one of the nicest blokes you’ll meet.



What’s next?

We have a new record coming out in March, Moving Pictures, which is going out on a 7” that we can’t wait for people to get their hands on. We’re doing a headline show at the Night And Day Cafe to tie in with that along with a five-night tour of the south coast so March is a very busy month for us. We’ve also just announced we’re playing Kendal Calling this year along with Sound City Liverpool and Cotton Clouds, and we have recently supported Peter Doherty.

We’ve also made the final of the Northern Exposure Inmusic Festival competition which is at the Cavern Club on 26th March, the winner gets a slot at the Inmusic Festival in Zagreb. We do have some stiff competition in that one though. So it’s looking up for us, we have plenty in the pipeline with loads of stuff still to be announced.

Live4ever:

Manchester’s finest rock and roll risers have solidified a reputation by producing some of the best, and loudest, live shows. Their recordings are as compulsive as their gigs, something which Moving Pictures, the band’s latest offering, serves to demonstrate. While Dirty Laces pay their respects to bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, they apply the vibe of those bands in fresh, forward- thinking ways, and Moving Pictures delivers on several fronts.

By combining rock-solid rhythms, hooks, a tight chorus and sharp vocals, it produces qualities conventionally deemed much harder to achieve, and the single works its ambitious wonders throughout. It sounds cool and easy, but the band have been digging deep to achieve this one and what’s delivered is a big, well-executed sound; full of rock and roll magic from a young band that clearly have loads more to give.

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