'Daylight cinema' is The Scissors' debut offering and has a very late 70's early 80's new wave feel about it. Plenty of energy, songs short and sweet, snappy half snarled vocals over stinging riffs and choppy rhythms, the occasional ska backbeat with psychedelic keyboards swirling behind the mix. Dislodged in time, yet a relevant retro hybrid for the present day, The Scissors clearly have their own sound but the musical references ring loud and clear and the band come over as an amalgam of so many who were around at that time, echoes of The Clash, The Teardrop Explodes, and Echo and the Bunnymen, and even touches of the Doors to go back further – it's quite a mix.
Reviewed by Peter Stevenson, Music Maker magazine, May/June 2010
Friday, 21 May 2010
Sunday, 9 May 2010
Scissors supporting The Quails, 15 May at Man On The Moon!
We're thrilled to be supporting The Quails on 15 May at Man On The Moon! After supporting Muse on their UK tour last year, the Quails strike out on their path to glory and make a welcome return to Cambridge, support comes from Stoke's Lost Scenes + Whisky Jax + The Scissors.
Indie-rock four piece The Quails have certainly made an impact on the music industry and are now set to play both Reading & Glastonbury this year.
Tickets available from:
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/77889
Man On The Moon
2 NORFOLK STREET, CAMBRIDGE CB1 2LF
'Slow Motion Traffic' (live) - The Scissors
The Scissors' first gig with new drummer Huw, playing brand new song 'Slow Motion Traffic'. Cambridge Cornerhouse, 28 April 2010
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
New Scissors drummer Huw joins!
The mighty Huw Wallace has joined the Scissors on drums! Thundersticks aloft! Noise, noise, noise!!
We'll be doing some nice shiny new band photos so you can see what he looks like soon.
...or you can come along to Cambridge Cornerhouse on 28 April and see what he looks (and sounds) like in person! It's free entry, and there'll be one or two new songs in the set!
We'll be doing some nice shiny new band photos so you can see what he looks like soon.
...or you can come along to Cambridge Cornerhouse on 28 April and see what he looks (and sounds) like in person! It's free entry, and there'll be one or two new songs in the set!
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
The Scissors on Headstand podcast 17 March
The title track from Scissors' new album 'Daylight Cinema' opens Patrick Widdess' Headstand podcast this week
http://headstand.podomatic.com/entry/2010-03-16T17_01_27-07_00
Headstand is an eclectic mix of music and spoken word recordings, and is well worth checking out!
http://headstand.podomatic.com/entry/2010-03-16T17_01_27-07_00
Headstand is an eclectic mix of music and spoken word recordings, and is well worth checking out!
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