Wirral Life December 2019 | Page 67

MUSIC REVIEWS BY DIANE TREMARCO ORIGINAL BANDS... Diane Tremarco has been involved with music since the age of 14. A successful career as a musician led to her owning and running the Buz Magazine for eight years. Unfortunately, a chronic illness meant that Diane could no longer perform and so she kept her hand in running a weekly music column in the Wirral News. Each month she shares the latest music news alongside recommendations and reviews in Wirral Life. Please send your EPK to: [email protected] NOVACROW Based in Liverpool and forming late 2013, Novacrow were drawn together by a mutual thirst to make complete idiots of themselves at any given opportunity. The band consists of Kitty Staunton on lead vocals and guitar, Federico "Freddy" Spera on bass/backing vocals, Jonyx on guitars/ backing vocals and Valerio Pompili on the drums. They promise an energetic and erection-inducing live show, fun for the whole family. of influences keeping their music eclectic and exciting. Onstage, they aim to be as entertaining as possible and guarantee to be better than sex. The band regularly tours across the UK and have supported a variety of touring artists, including Discharge, Psychostick, Skarlett Riot, and Green Jellÿ. They were one of the few British bands to play Metal Days 2017 in Slovenia and returned in 2018 to play the main stage of their sister festival Winter Days of Metal. In a blur of headbanging, booty-shaking, pelvic-thrusting mayhem, Novacrow deliver a sleazy heavy sound, with their wide range On August 31st they played a sold-out crowd at Sheffield O2 Academy at Hard Rock Hell's Highway to Hell festival. COVER BANDS... NEWS... ELFIN BOW Elfin Bow’s music has been described as a fairy tale experience, pastoral psych-folk with an undercurrent of electronic ambience. With imagery that blends her twin passions of music and art, her songs and stage presence exude colour, charisma and a gentle charm. I heard this lady’s voice a good few years ago before she fully embarked on her career in music. From the start I predicted she would go far as her voice was unique, and her creativity was off the scale. This week she was signed to PeacockSunrise Records. Hats off to you Miss Bow and huge congratulations! THE DIRECTORS Henry Floyd – Lead Vocal / Rhythm guitar; Peter Cunningham – Lead guitar / Vocals; Paul Keelan - Drums; and Steve Murphy – Bass guitar. The Directors came together in January 2019. Their style has been described as ‘high energy’ and ‘feel-good’ and this is something they are proud to maintain. With years of gigging experience with former Wirral bands Insanity Beach, Trunk Monkeys and The Radiators, they bring experience, stagecraft and excellent musicianship to every venue. They cover songs from The Killers, U2, Stevie Wonder, Foo Fighters, Beatles and George Ezra to name but a few. Playing songs from the last four decades means that they can adapt to their audience and tailor their set list to suit each occasion. With so many songs in their repertoire every show is a great experience for both the crowd and the band. www.facebook.com/thedirectorsrockThe Directors wirrallife.com 67