The Dykeenies
The Dykeenies | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Cumbernauld, Scotland |
Genres | Post-punk revival, indie rock |
Years active | 2005–2012, 2017 |
Labels | King Tut's, Lavolta |
Members | Andrew Henderson Brian Henderson John Kerr Alan Henderson |
Past members | Steven Ramsay Graeme Hay |
Website | www.thedykeenies.com |
The Dykeenies are a Scottish
History
Beginnings and King Tut's (2005–2006)
The band played their first headline gig at the 350-capacity
After winning the Your Sound competition, the band signed to King Tut's Recordings. Again, despite having released little or no material at the time, the band were asked to play the "T Break" stage at T in the Park in Kinross, Scotland, on 9 July 2006. A week later, The Dykeenies released their first single, a double a-side "New Ideas/Will It Happen Tonight?". A video was recorded for the former track, featuring the band playing inside King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. In September 2006, the band signed to independent record label Lavolta Records.[1]
Two months later, the band released their first
Nothing Means Everything (2007–2010)
The band were given another boost into the musical limelight with the help from Xfm Scotland (now
Following numerous headline and support gigs in and around Glasgow between November 2006 and March 2007, The Dykeenies released a new recording of "
The band released their debut album,
On 9 December 2008, The Daily Record announced that guitarist Alan Henderson had left the band, leaving over "musical differences". Vocalist Brian Henderson said that Alan was not seeing eye to eye on musical terms with the rest of the band.[9] On 11 December 2008, the band announced a one-off date at King Tut's on 18 February 2009,[10] their first gig since playing London's Underage Festival on 8 August 2008. The event sold out.[11] A full tour was later announced, playing sixteen dates across the UK. Brian Henderson stated in an interview with The Daily Record that the band are currently experimenting with a number of new instruments, including bongo drums, acoustic guitars, and gospel choirs.[12] Henderson added that the band are seven songs from finishing the album.[9]
During the band's March tour, they included new songs "Awake", "Square Balloons", "Minus One", "Traps" and "Are You With Me Now?". The latter has been released as a free download through the band's website and MySpace.[13] The band's new single "Sounds of the City" was released on 27 April 2009, with an instrumental version of the song as a B-side.[14] As well as this, the band played a number of summer music festivals in 2009, including T in the Park,[15] Summer Sundae,[16] and the Loopallu festival in Ullapool.[17]
Canyon of Echoes and split (2011–2012)
The band announced on 18 July 2011 via their Myspace and Facebook accounts that their new album Canyon of Echoes will be released on 3 October 2011. They undertook a short UK tour to support the release.[18] On 29 August 2011 they premiered the video for new single 'Awake' on their official Facebook and YouTube channel.[19]
In January 2012, the Dykeenies announced their split.
Reunion, live shows and new EP (2016–present)
In November 2016, The Dykeenies Facebook page announced live shows set for May 2017. They have since confirmed that this is an official reunion and have new songs already written.[20]
On 11 May 2018, The Dykeenies released a new EP titled 'I Wanted To Show Her All The Beautiful Things in the World'; their first new record since 2011.[21]
Musical style
The Dykeenies' musical style has been noted primarily as
Discography
Studio albums
- Nothing Means Everything (2007)
- Canyon of Echoes (2011)
Extended plays
- Waiting for Go (2006)
- Live at the Apple Store, Glasgow (2007)
- I Wanted To Show Her All The Beautiful Things in the World (2018)
Singles
Year | Song | Album | UK Singles Chart
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2006 | "New Ideas/Will It Happen Tonight?" | non-album single | — |
2007 | "New Ideas" (reissue) | Nothing Means Everything | 54 |
"Clean Up Your Eyes" | 53 | ||
"Stitches" | 61 | ||
2009 | "Sounds of the City" | non-album single | — |
2011 | "Awake" | Canyon of Echoes | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
References
- ^ "Artist Gallery". Lavolta Records. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
- ^ "Bombay Bicycle Club Tour - BBC Hit Road This Month". Clash Music. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- ^ "O2 NME Rock'n'Roll Riot Tour band confirm EP". NME. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- IPC Media. Archived from the originalon 15 October 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- Xfm. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- ^ "Win Tickets – XFM Live Show in Edinburgh this Saturday". Maxïmo Park official website. Retrieved 7 December 2008. [dead link]
- ^ a b "The Dykeenies – UK Singles & Albums Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- ^ a b Mooney, Richard. "EXCLUSIVE: The Dykeenies, Q&A". icscotland.icnetwork.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Exclusive: Guitarist Alan Henderson leaves The Dykeenies". Daily Record. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "The Dykeenies at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut (Glasgow) on 18 Feb 2009". Last.fm. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ "King Tut's Wah Wah Hut – The Dykeenies". King Tut's Official website. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ "Dykeenies keep on new sound". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ "The Dykeenies free download and tour dates". RTV. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ^ Lyons, Beverley; Sutherland, Laura (14 March 2009). "Dykeenies make DIY video for new track". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ^ "2ManyDJs return to T in the Park". NME. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ "More Announcements!". Summer Sundae official website. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ^ "Dundee rockers set to headline at Ullapool festival". The Press and Journal. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ^ "The Dykeenies announce new album". Myspace. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "The Dykeenies premiere video for new single". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "The Dykeenies – Home". Facebook.com. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "The Dykeenies". facebook.com. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "The Dykeenies – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ "The Dykeenies Tour Dates & Tickets". ents24.com. January 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ a b Simons, Holly. "REVIEW: The Dykeenies, The Barfly Liverpool". liverpool.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ Senier, Tom (16 July 2006). "The Dykeenies – 'New Ideas/ Will it Happen Tonight?' (King Tut's Recordings)". God Is in the TV Zine. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- ^ Ciccone, Kirkland. "The Dykeenies – Brian". subba-cultcha.com. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
External links
- The Dykeenies
- The Dykeenies at AllMusic