THE WAVE PICTURES - Jonny Helm Sings

1. Now You Are Pregnant

2. Sleepy Eye

(3. The Rev Gary Davis)

Released on 7 inch Moshi Moshi Records, December 13th 2010

Catalogue number: moshi115

THE WAVE PICTURES - Wu/Sweetheart

1. WU

2. Sweetheart

Released on 7 inch on Kidderminster and Moshi Moshi Records

The Lobster Boat on tour and on TUMBLR!

Any day now a vinyl copy of The Lobster Boat by David Tattersall and Howard Hughes should be dropping through my mailbox. It's been called the second solo lp by Tattersall but that seems to underplay Hughes' contribution. Either way they're in Germany NOW touring the record and have set up a tumblr blog to document this. See it here - http://lobsterboat.tumblr.com/

Here's my favourite video so far, a stop off in Berlin with Freschard and Brinks. Maybe they had an afternoon spare to knock out another lp? 



Berlin from jaune! on Vimeo.

DAVID TATTERSALL - Happy For A While

1. Between My Ear And The Cradle

2. The Typewriter Ribbon

3. A Whisper Of Smoke

4. I Hear You

5. The Old Family

6. Moorhens

7. Happy For A While

8. I Saw Your Hair Between The Trees

9. Static Electricity

10. The Long Drive To The City

11. Giraffe

Recorded in Berlin in May of 2009 by Clemence Freschard

David Tattersall: rhythm guitar, lead vocals, guitar solos, handclaps, shakers

Clemence Freschard: drums, shakers, handclaps, backing vocals, lead vocals on I Saw Your Hair Between The Trees

Stanley Brinks: bass, handclaps, backing vocals, second guitar, clarinets, soprano saxophone on The Typewriter Ribbon, guitar solos on Moorhens, Static Electricity, Happy For A While

Sleeve by Rosemary Tattersall

All songs written by David Tattersall except Happy For A While - Stanley Brinks and David Tattersall, I Hear You - Clemence Freschard

Released on WIAIWYA May 2010 on Vinyl.

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THE WAVE PICTURES - Sweetheart

1. Sweetheart

2. Kittens

3. I Shall Be A Ditchdigger

4. Blind Drunk

5. Cinnamon Baby

6. American Boom

 

All songs written by David Tattersall

Performed by David Tattersall, Jonny Helm and Franic Rozycki

With Nina Garthwaite, Rebecca Taylor and Simon Trought

Recorded by Simon Trought at Soup Studio,

Hanbury Street, London

Photographs by Clemence Freschard

Released on CD on Moshi Moshi Records, 3^rd May 2010

Catalogue number: MOSHI97

Nice Live Review - Brighton June 2011

Nice little live review from Brightongigblog of the past weekend's set. Sounds like some new tunes are working their way in which is good news. Autumn tour and EP, anyone? Yes please!

http://brightongigblog.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/live-review-the-wave-pictures/

Prince Albert, Saturday, June 18 2011
Some bands have the luck of being in the right place at the right time and bag a pretty easy ride to success on the back of the musical zeitgeist of the day.
Then there’s the likes of The Wave Pictures, where it seems the odds are stacked firmly against them.
After all, they’re from the backwaters of rural Leicestershire, musically they belong in the whimsical yet tuneful indie archives of the mid 80s and they had to toil away for ten years self-releasing albums before a label took a punt on them.
Conversely and somewhat perversely, it’s this dedication to their cause and strength of spirit that the 150 people packed inside The Albert not only love, but respect.
Their attitude is perfectly embodied by drummer Johnny Helm who has to be ordered to stop selling t-shirts and chatting to fans to join his bandmates on stage so the gig could start.
Once underway they pick and mixed their way through their back catalogue. There are no musical surprises, just a fine collection of songs featuring singer David Tattersall’s wry and sardonic vocals on top of jaunty guitar which skits above a tight rhythm section.
Despite releasing their ninth album only last month, they’re already showcasing new material with ‘Seagull’ signalling a more polished, sing-a-long pop sound.As prolific and consistent as they’ve been, their best could still be to come

THE WAVE PICTURES - Susan Rode The Cyclone

1. KITTENS

2. I SHALL BE A DITCHDIGGER

3. SWEETHEART

4. CINNAMON BABY

5. THROWING WORDS

6. I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND

7. BLIND DRUNK

8. MARIE AGAIN

9. SUSAN RODE THE CYCLONE

10. AMERICAN BOOM

All songs written by David Tattersall

Performed by David Tattersall, Jonny Helm and Franic Rozycki

With Darren Hayman, Nina Garthwaite, Rebecca Taylor and Simon Trought

Recorded by Simon Trought at Soup Studio,

Hanbury Street, London

Photographs by Clemence Freschard

Released on April 13th 2010, in Spain on Acuarela Records, Germany by Little Teddy Records and Italy by Interbang Records, on VINYL ONLY

Catalogue number: IBR002