The Pogues Your Shot: Oxford Heats

Posted: Monday 30 January 2017

Following the first round of The Pogues Irish Whiskey Presents: A Shot at Discovery, the regional winners have been announced. Oxford, get to know your finalists...

A Way With Words

A Way With Words isn’t your everyday rock band. In fact, this alt-rock four-piece makes sure they steer clear of any and all rock clichés. Making them a breath of fresh air playing rock music that’s very much living in the here and now. The band’s blend of big riffs, catchy choruses and energetic live performances can make any venue feel like an Arena show.

If you'd like to explore their sound, click here to go to Soundclound. 

Peerless Pirates

Peerless Pirates consists of four mates hailing from Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire and they’ve been around since 2010, performing gigs around Oxford and London. They’ve distilled a sound that is often described as ‘rum-soaked fun’ which is mostly a blend of 80s indie, rockabilly, surf-rock and spaghetti western soundtracks. The band played Glastonbury in 2013 and has supported the likes of Big Country. The Pirates just released their debut album and hope to continue their meteoric rise.

To learn more about the Pirates, click www.peerlesspirates.com/">http://www.peerlesspirates.com/">here. 

www.facebook.com/BIGGBand/">https://www.facebook.com/BIGGBand/">BIGG

BIGG are injecting the UK indie rock scene with energy and a big breath of new life. This quartet takes inspiration from an eclectic range of genres, including grime, pop punk and electro. It’s because of this diversity that the band are creating a BIGG rock sound that only ties them closer as a band.

Catch a teaser trailer, official video and live performances on their YouTube channel by heading www.youtube.com/channel/UCC7k74O3AVa0xNeFrBh0MYw">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC7k74O3AVa0xNeFrBh0MYw">here.

www.facebook.com/autumnsaints">http://www.facebook.com/autumnsaints">The Autumn Saints

The Autumn Saints are an Anglo-American trio based in Oxford, UK. Although there is no mistaking that the band’s sound has been influenced by British music – audible in the melodic guitar lines and an atmospheric depth that British indie groups have always done well. Overall, however, there is one other thing Autumn Saints bring to the table and that’s southern storytelling and the soulful, weighty music history of North Carolina, where lead singer Britt Strickland is from.

Want to know more about them? Find their website www.theautumnsaints.com/">http://www.theautumnsaints.com/">here. 

www.facebook.com/gardengardenband/">https://www.facebook.com/gardengardenband/">Garden

Garden, a band of four from Northampton, are all about alternative rock. Don't underestimate them though, they aren't just your everyday alt-rock quartet. Having played various venues, they will be taking to the stage in the Oxford Heats to battle it out for their place.

Keen to hear what Garden is putting out? Click https://soundcloud.com/gardengardengarden">here for their Soundcloud.

www.facebook.com/whosalice/">https://www.facebook.com/whosalice/">Who’s Alice?

Four-piece, Who’s Alice? are an alternative-rock band from Oxfordshire. They’re out on a mission to create music that makes your brain dance and feet think and has been doing so all over the UK. Not only have they been playing festivals and venues, but they were selected by BBC Introducing to perform at O2 Academy Oxford. As they continue their pursuit, they’ll also be releasing their first EP, Onethreefour.

If you're just as curious as the band to learn more about Alice, you can take a peek at their website www.whosalice.co.uk/">http://www.whosalice.co.uk/">here.

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