In recent times, Gasoline
and Matches have been on fire, they have definitely ignited their performances
and set the world alight. Sparks fly
whenever they pick up a guitar. But
enough about their cancelled performance at the ill-fated Crooked House!
Ok, in all seriousness, due
to their entirely coincidental connection to the well-publicised fire at the
Crooked House Pub Sally and Steve have been handling press enquiries from
radio, TV, National Newspapers and even the Ladbible website If you’ve missed that one, an old pub was
sold and mysteriously caught fire…and the band originally booked to play on
that date were – Gasoline and Matches!
Of course, the media absolutely loved this. Both Sally and Steve approached this infamy
in an incredibly professional and smooth way – which is just how they approach
their music!
If you’ve seen the full band perform recently (including Jamie Clayton on bass, James Randle on drums and Chris Proctor on saxophone) you’ll see that they have moved up a gear in terms of performance and showmanship. The inclusion of the one man brass section, radio packs to allow them to move around the stage and the crowd freely as they showed at Buckle and Boots, when opening for Jessica Lynn and no doubt when they play at the Long Road festival later this month.
Their new single, follow up to the sublime Afraid To Fall is perfectly timed, not just because of the unexpected media interest, but also as a teaser for their appearance at The Long Road. The song itself will be familiar to those who have seen the band live, especially at their regular Nashville Sounds In The Round shows at Birmingham Symphony Hall. Although we are used to hearing it, we were keen to sample what a studio arrangement can do to it. In this case, the addition of “south of the border” brass, brought to life by Emma Miller on French Horn and cornet. In truth, the whole instrumentation has a kind of spaghetti western feel to it, the guitars and indeed the joint vocal bringing an edge, and with the title you start to feel that the song is almost a movie in 3 minutes! As ever, the songwriting is based on perhaps not personal life, but personal observations of life. As Stephen explains
There was a point in my life when many of my female friends were being treated badly in their relationships by their male partners. I felt protective but at the same time was conflicted by my own instincts.
This is certainly caught in the
lyrics, where the story teller is both protector and wolf
When the ground is moving fast beneath your feet.
Running with the pack white with heat.I’ll be howling at the moon.
Don’t let him make a fool out of you.
Gentlemen are Patient Wolves.
Powerful writing, energetic music, great instrumentation – Patient Wolves is everything we expect from Gasoline and Matches, and with this run of releases to accompany their run of live shows can we expect an album in the near future?
We hope so – because we know it will be LIT!
(sorry, last fire pun)
Patient Wolves, the new
single from Gasoline and Matches will be available to stream and download from
Friday 18 August.
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