A band or a solo artist?
Joseph Swidenbank is a band from Bedford in the South of England, which takes its name from lead singer, songwriter and frontman Joe Swidenbank
The band members:
Brothers Joe and Ben Swidenbank, along with lead guitarist Bud and drummer Pete. Joe and Ben come from a musical family, and both occasionally play in an Irish folk rock band, Grafton Street, with their dad!
Song-writing:
Joe writes the songs and they are an originals band, although they did release a cover of Joe Jackson's "It's Different For Girls" (video below).
Joe writes from the heart and his lyrics are very personal and often deeply emotional, even some of his rockiest songs have a heartbreak meaning behind them.
Genre and Influences:
They are a cross over band encompassing different levels of rock and pop, and Joe's songs range from soft emotional ballads through to pounding heavy rock
Joe is very influenced by Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters are his favourite band.
Band Members:
Joseph Swidenbank Songwriter, Lead Vocals, Guitar
Ben Swidenbank Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Bud Rogers Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Peter Hancock Drums, Backing Vocals
Web-links:
Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/josephswidenbank
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/josephswidenbank
Myspace fanpage: www.myspace.com/josephswidenbankfans
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/jsgigman
E-mail: mel@aspiremusicmanagement.co.uk
Gigs:
Previous gigs have included playing the main stage at the 30th Bedford River Festival which had an attendance of over 250,000, and they also did a live internet gig which was broadcast online worldwide.
Media:
Joseph Swidenbank songs get a lot of radio airplay and particularly appeal to the American audiences.
(Click middle button below band photo to pause player)
Releases:
The debut album by Joseph Swidenbank was a 10 track album "Roads" released on Matchbox Recordings. One of the tracks from the album was also picked up by an American label who included it on a rock compilation album.
The second album "Scattered" comprising 11 tracks - 10 original songs and the cover of "It's Different For Girls" - is fully recorded but as yet has not been released, although tracks have already had airplay worldwide.
Joseph Swidenbank's cover of Joe Jackson's "It's Different For Girls"
Joseph Swidenbank - "Coming Up For Air" (self-compostition) from "Scattered"
Joseph Swidenbank - "Small" (self-composition) from "Roads"
Extracts from reviews:
Talking of conventionality (we were, weren't we?), how about a rock band from Bedford, England that values things like melody and musical competence? A band like Joseph Swidenbank - that's the name of the band and not just that of the singer - for example. After listening to one too many indie rock young bucks lately, I'd begun to wonder if anyone used a guitar to make anything other than three chords of very loud noise. Certainly there's no shortage of riffs here and there's plenty of weight behind them too (by Bluesbunny)
So maybe here’s a first, a band that takes its name from the singer songwriter who fronts it. This band is the best of eighties rock revisited, from Punk to big Rock Ballads, from blues to rock instrumental music, this album really does deliver! (by Andrew Smith – New Music Reviews)
Joseph Swidenbank are every girls dream - cute boys that play beautiful, melodic rock music. This album is crammed with songs that will melt the hearts of even the harshest of critics. The vocals are to die for. (by Samantha Whitham)