This post was originally gonna be a
where are they now/what are they up to now sort of thang about THE
PADDINGTONS, but instead has turned into something different. Here
we go from how the original post was going to start.
Whatever became of these Rock'n'Roll
reprobates? They seem to have disappeared since their last album No
Mundane Option in 2008. The Paddingtons were no mundane option, with
pockets full of power pop punk rock. So what's been going on?
Well....their twitter feed hadn't been updated, as far as I can see
since Dec 2011, the last tweet said to check out Josh's (The
Paddingtons guitarist) new side projects SKATERS. In the original post, I was then gonna talk
about the last I'd heard of The Paddingtons, which was about their plans
for a live EP, which I didn't hear anymore about, I was then gonna
enquire whether there were any recordings available of The
Paddingtons preforming with Hugh Cornwall from The Stranglers at some
Jack Daniels (I think) sponsored event a few years ago. That was as
far as I got before I skated off elsewhere.
I clicked the link and was taken to a
web page with scant info about Skaters, but there was a free download
of their 5 Track Schemers EP available, which I checked out, and
well....Slightly disappointed I must say, will say and now have said.
It just sounds a bit dated, a sort of lo-fi post punk, spiky and
scruffy Strokes sounding rock'n'roll racket with a splash of arty dub
grooves to some of the tracks. But hey....just cos it's not my bag,
that doesn't mean it might not be yours....Check Skaters out here!Click, Download, Extract File, Play, then either Save or Delete!
depending on what you think of what you hear, sounds like a fair
deal, no robbery and all that. ENJOY? DESTROY?
saw them play the Adelphi in Hull last fortnight, and they did a dj set the night before at another place in Hull.
ReplyDeletei'd say they were really good but i thought their support (No Nothings) were fucking excellent. No Nothings r garage punk hard and fast, and have two other ex-paddingtons and others
http://uk.myspace.com/nonothings