Looking like Iggy Pop and sounding like Neil Young covering the New York Dolls, Vinny Peculiar, an ex-psychiatric nurse from Manchester plays a melodious mix of Americana drenched in UK glam. His punk-poetry style of delivery has been honed constantly for the past 5 years on Manchester's inner city anti-folk circuit, with each song from Vinny's vast library having their own extraordinary spoken word introduction. Now backed by Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke from 80s band the Smiths as well as his trusty Casio keyboard, Vinny's show is fuller, louder and just as bizarre!

Just how did Vinny Peculiar manage to get the best rhythm section this side of heaven to join his band? Well it goes a little something like this . . . Andy and Mike saw Mr Peculiar performing at Manchester's Kitchen-Sink Disco way back in January. Vinny's Bontempi-esque 'Council Flat Cabaret' show got the former Smiths rhythm section so entranced as wel as outraged that they all decided to form a band there and then - just like that.

Managing to blag a rehearsal space up inside an old converted camera obscura in Salford, Vinny Peculiar began writing the new album and 'peeping' through the observatory lenses for musical inspiration. With glorious panoramic views of Manchester and Salford beaming into the mock studio, Vinny's lyrics became increasingly voyeuristic; songs like 'Two Fat Lovers' and 'Man About The House' make a sharp about-turn from his previous guilt tinged albums 'Ironing the Soul' and 'Growing Up With . . .' - instead of looking inward, they take pleasure from the thrill of observation.

Vinny Peculiar has spent the last year performing with British Sea Power, Malcolm Middleton and the Killers; hosting the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival in Belfast as well as joining his friend Bill Drummond on their now infamous guerrilla soup attacks on the homes of those living on the invisible geographic line between Nottingham and Belfast. He has been crowned the 'Tony Hancock of pop' by Uncut magazine for his bizarre but socially aware brand of glam-punk and has a European tour lined up for November.

Vinny Peculiar has recently also been touring with TSOOL among others.

Pressen tycker:
Unpeeled
You should have this record in your collection. - Album of the Month

Big Issue
A treasure trove of timeless pop brilliance, Growing Up never felt so satisfying. - Joe Shooman 4/5

Line-up:
Vinny Peculiar
Mike Joyce (Smiths, Buzzcocks, Julian Cope)
Andy Rourke (Smiths, Badly Drawn Boy, Sinead O’Connor)

Turnédatum

Officiell hemsida: www.vinnypeculiar.com
Turnéperiod: På förfrågan

Aktuell release: 2 Fat Lovers


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