 06/11/2008 NUTS AND BOLTS: Ben Rogers – guitar, vocals, David Greenep - guitar, vocals, Anne Carruthers – cello, James Hitchins – double bass, Natalie Sedgwick – violin, Andy Hobson - drums
STOMPING GROUND: Ely, Cambridgeshire, formed 2004
SET TO SOUNDTRACK: Weird druid gatherings next to large rocks
DESTINED TO UPSET: Lovelorn singer songwriters who strum open chords for catharsis
YOU’RE IN BUSINESS IF YOU LIKE: Tom Waits, Nick Drake, Nick Cave, Syd Barrett, Bermuda Triangle Band
SixToes aren’t just freaks of the digit world; they are misfits of the folk scene too. If that particular F- word conjures up frightful images of bearded men in cardigans hunched over acoustic guitars, singing about love and sunshine, you can rest easy – SixToes are odd. The sextet peddles an off-the-beaten-track mutation of sixties psych-folk, overlaid with baritone vocals that bear more than a passing resemblance to Tom Waits’ legendary vaudeville growl.
Their debut single, ‘Four Leaf Clover,’ is five minutes of gently finger-picked guitar, harmonized vocals, and aching cello lines and is the band’s most conventional moment to date. But venture onto the flipside, ‘Reggae Song,’ and you will hear SixToes at their weirdest… it’s all unnerving minor key guitar lines and out-of-tune crooning, leading to a vocal chant driven crescendo.
‘Four Leaf Clover’ is out now (Toe Music)
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