The Trestles: Exclusive Tracks Part 2

THIS IS the second exclusive track from the forthcoming album from The Trestles, subject of our new weekly podcast on Thursday.
This track is called 'The Civilised' and don't forget to get along to the Zanzibar tonight (Saturday, January 30) for their latest gig. £3 on the door - sweet, la.

Podcast No 1 Follow-up: Exclusive Trestles tracks

THIS is the first of a couple of exclusive tracks off The Trestles new, and as yet unfinished, album. You lucky people, as someone used to say.
They play Liverpool's Zanzibar Club in Seel Street tomorrow night (Saturday, January 30) and with tickets a paltry £3 on the door you must get down there and see a great live act. Their next Liverpool date is not until the end of February, so get along.
Get over to their myspace or Facebook groups to keep up with the tonnes of news emanating from Casa Trestles. The first track is 'A Drink of Water' the second, 'The Civilised' will available here tomorrow.

Podcast No 1: Trestles table a motion for change

THE Al O'Hare fronted Liverpool four piece The Trestles are pretty unusual for a modern Scouse band.
Eschewing nearly three generations' commitment to the faux mystical by the permanently stoned, the Trestles are dedicated to an old fashioned rock and politics manifesto which kind of sets them apart on the local scene.
Instead of looking at a mix of Beefheart and the Beatles for their inspiration, they look to the spiritual twilight of Celtic soul-era Van Morrison and raw early period Springsteen for their key influence. A hefty dose of Oasis-style working class pride also seeps through - it's no surprise given how O'Hare delights in declaring his love for the Gallagher's peerless first record, Definitely Maybe.

The key to understanding The Trestles is their fearsome live reputation and it's clear that the work ethic of Spingsteen underpins the whole shooting match.Theirs is classic, sincere, emotional, human rock and the lack of skinny jeaned/ floppy fringed cool is somewhat refreshing in the era of identikit Scallydellic rock. The Clash (particularly Joe Strummer), Neil Young and Christy Moore all leave their mark on either O'Hare's lyrics or the overall sound of the band.

You can see them on Saturday night, January 30th, at Liverpool's wonderful Zanzibar Club on Seel Street and for £3 on the door it's an absolute steal. 

They play the hipster hangout Korova in early February and as soon as their album is complete a raft of dates are promised and we'll do a review when it appears.

Scouser O'Hare (above right), a music journalist in his day job, joined forces with North Wales guitarist Tom Carroll (left) two years ago and the partnership is bearing fruit, first in the form of last year's Hard Faced Town EP and with the forthcoming 10 track long player we chat about in their interview.
The first single with the songs 'The Civilised' and 'Drink of Water' are available over on their mySpace page. I'll pop them up here tomorrow as a sneak preview of the gig.

I went along to Al's gaff, appropriately enough in the Penny Lane area of Liverpool, and we chatted for nearly two hours - 40 minutes of which have become the inaugural some might say premier GM podcast.

Al's going to join GM for a regular music podcast over coming months so let us know about what you think and we'll have a chat about it.

All I'm Saying Is... Pt 2

First up, Al O'Hare of the Trestles posts his AISI.