The Gullivers

Bio:

.. The Gullivers new single All That Fall/In Orbit (and previous releases Legerdemain and Ambulance) are now available via Itunes or if you're a subscriber we're on Emusic

You can also buy Legerdemeain on CD for £4 including postage, all you need is a paypal account and to go here.

Or buy it from Rough Trade if you'd prefer.

We are also on Twitter and Facebook

The Gullivers released their debut EP Ambulance in January 2009 to a warm critical reception and followed this with the first release to feature Sophie McGrath on keyboard and vocals; Legerdemain, in September 2009 with latest single All That Fall/In orbit out in April 2010.

The Gullivers have appeared as guests of Tom Robinson on BBC 6music, been played on Radio's 1, BBC Oxford and XFM, appeared at Truck Festival 2010 and shared stages with the likes of Broken Records, Real Estate, White Hinterland The Maccabees and We Were Promised Jetpacks.

You can contact the band at thegullivers@hotmail.co.uk

Members:

Mark Byrne: Voice/Guitar
Andrew Grillo: Bass/Keybird
Emma Ramsey: Drums/Percussion
Sophie McGrath: Voice/Keyboards

Influences:

The Gullivers are influenced by the following albums (amongst others):

Turn On The Bright Lights/Alligator/The Queen Is Dead
Takk.../Unknown Pleasures
Fear Of Music/Howling Bells/The Holy Bible
Grace/Ok Computer
Funeral/Doolittle/Dummy
The White Album/Hounds Of Love/
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
Spirit Of Eden/In Rainbows/Fur and Gold
/Two Dancers/Hunky Dory/Music For Airports
Moon Safari/100 Broken Windows
Fourteen Autumns and 15 Winters
A Balloon Called Moaning/
Teen Dream

Sounds Like:

"...enough moments of Explosions In The Sky-esque beauty to hint at bigger things yet to come for their wintery rock songs"
Drowned in Sound

“Legerdemain is an EP that strays enormously close to brilliance… The Gullivers have found a genuinely unique, hugely rich sound. There’s tremendous promise here, displayed by a band who can only continue to grow”
The Line Of Best Fit

“The band's strength is found in their ability to layer tracks with these weird and basic sounds. While the title may suggest some sleight of hand, what's on offer here is an EP that wisely chooses minimalism and substance over the heft of weighty and invasive production”
ClickMusic.com

"Shimmering and soaring delayed guitars interlock with foreboding, looming basslines and booming drums - paradoxically revelling in misery and euphoria, casting darkness and light in equal measures...the glorious new EP title track sees the band at their zenith."
The Fly

"Masterfully treading the tight-rope of true genius; think The XX with heightened contemplation and less arthouse glum."
God is in the TV zine

"Un morceau plus apaisé pour conclure un EP extrêmement prometteur d'un groupe définitivement à suivre!"
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