Sketch – ViewTwo – Thom Morecroft

Sketch – ViewTwo – Thom Morecroft

by | Feb 7, 2015 | Uncategorized

Ken's drawing

Ken’s drawing

 

Hosted by the infamous Southbound Attic Band, the Acoustic Dustbowl is a twice monthly live acoustic event held at the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street in Liverpool.

Last night, with my band The Rhythm Section, I featured at this month’s first, supporting a fantastic group called The Good Intentions.

One of the great things about playing at the View Two is that Ken, the gallery owner, tends to draw pictures of the groups and artists he really likes.

A wonderful night.

Thom

Over-Rehearse, Under-Rehearse – The Search for the Just Right Music Porridge

Over-Rehearse, Under-Rehearse – The Search for the Just Right Music Porridge

by | Jan 28, 2015 | Uncategorized

Yesterday I learned, or re-learned, a valuable lesson.

Which is: do not turn up to a rehearsal with musicians playing with you for free and proceed to play the same two songs for an hour and a half. Particularly when one of them only really needed the intro clearing up a bit.

No matter how much you like your own material, hearing it over and over again and steadily growing more sick of the sound of a melody of even the sound of your own voice is worse when you put that to the collective.

That said, the other recent practices have been so enjoyable it’s hardly felt like work at all, and the new songs coming together for the album are brilliant. What’s been profoundly shocking is how much of a great bass player I didn’t realise Adam Lewis was. I mean I knew he was good, but he’s even better really.

 

 

The New Single: On All Night

by | Dec 3, 2014 | Uncategorized

Last Friday I released my first single ‘On All Night’.

Described by the founding editor of Mojo Magazine Paul Du Noyer as “cheering and addictive”.

The video above was first shared by the makers TableTop film – please check some of their stuff out.

Launched on the day I supported Beans on Toast on The Shipping Forecast, while I was playing at The Gallimaufry in Bristol and then The Whiskey Jar in Manchester the video received over a thousand views in less than four days.

To buy the song click here.

 

Plans Ahead

by | Oct 28, 2014 | Uncategorized

A busy week ahead of doing things I should have done about 6 weeks ago at Morecroft/Danger HQ (Mondays are kindof Sundays here…)

Exactly one month until the release of new single ‘On All Night’ – a big thanks again to Chris Cousineau, Elle Schillereff, Adam Greenwood, Nick Whitehurst, Jon Astley, Phil J Todd, Kayla Howard, Matthew Lee, Amber Cornish, Dominic Brooks and Dave Walker for their involvement.

Also exactly one month until me and Danger support Beans on Toast at The Shipping Forecast (Liverpool), and a week this Thursday that I begin hosting the weekly Thursday acoustic nights at The Jacaranda Liverpool. And a week on Sunday I begin to co-host the Sunday open-mic with Sarah Bridgewater.

AND have been having talks over this week with Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Mark Robson, Mike Neary, Luke Moore, Danger, CousCous and Dom about crowd-sourcing to make a new album next year in the middle of March.

I’ve also been having conversations with Danger about a collaborative album he’s putting together in the new year with some of the veterans and up-and-comers of the local music circuit. He’s a good cookie.