review: "Playing Out Loud" - timshel play the EP live

This online Live Music Guide teamed up with our record label "Angry Badger Records" to give us a show and an EP review.

Firstly check out this rather cool live review of what could have been a rather awkward gig...

"Timshel’s set does not get off on the right foot with singer James Carey’s acoustic guitar failing a late fitness test. The band therefore are forced to rethink their entire set. Many bands would sulk and melt into the corner but Timshel seem to almost thrive on the setback and rise to the occasion. Not only do they reshuffle their whole 40 minute slot but they have the sheer audacity to cover “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?” from The Beatles’ White Album.

Covering The Beatles takes guts, covering a slightly lesser known throw away song by The Beatles takes even more guts but covering a lesser known Beatles song when your back’s already against the wall is possibly the bravest thing the band has done all year!

The set is a resounding success and with new EP “The Vagabond Cain” turning heads already, Timshel are ready for the next step"

They then go on to review our EP...

"Timshel’s first release through Angry Badger Records – “The Vagabond Cain” EP – captures the live power of a band set for dizzying heights perfectly.

James Carey’s distinctively angry yet vulnerable growl is backed up by good, honest meat and potatoes rock and roll with the virtuoso guitar playing of Jamie Wilson ensuring not a single note is wasted. Imagine a really enraged version of The Black Crowes and you’d be close to nailing Timshel’s sound.

The relentless onslaught of “Animal 2” stirs the soul and the driving acoustic rock of “Tree Frog Song” is good, solid stuff. Pick of the bunch though is “We Be Believed”. The mellow and melancholic verses soon give way to the screeching guitars, crashing symbols and intense rage of the chorus, ensuring a mini epic that is very special indeed.
For those about to rock, Timshel are an authentic and essential listen and are testament to the quality control at Angry Badger Records. Exciting times lay ahead for them both."

(“The Vagabond Cain” is now available from www.iconic-culture.co.uk )

You can see the review online by clicking here