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Patch William To Play Camden Show

• 1st Jul 2010

With the applause of the Glastonbury crowds still ringing in their ears, Patch William will bring their melodic, feisty indie to Camden’s Proud Gallery on 22nd July for what is sure to be a celebratory gig. Patch William have already made unprecedented waves in their short lifespan with a 6Music Hub session and an Ivor Novello nomination – for ‘Best Song Musically and Lyrically’. Additionally the BBC not only chose Patch William as one of their ‘BBC Introducing’ acts, but also followed and filmed the band for 6Music’s ‘Road To Glastonbury’ series as they geared up for two shows at the 2010 festival – an acoustic performance on the Climate Camp stage on Saturday afternoon and then a Sunday set on the prestigious BBC Introducing Stage. Their meld of classic British rock with contemporary indie – think The Maccabees playing with The Faces or The Kinks, laced through with world-wise lyrics and a pop sensibility – is sure to win many new fans this summer.

“The sound is spare but the melodies dreamy, and the performances assured” – The Word

Patch William consist of brothers Will and Ed Adlard on vocals + guitar and drums respectively, George Eddy on guitar and Ali Digby on bass. Since forming in 2007, Patch William have turned several high-profile heads – Tom Robinson was the first to get them in for a live session on 6Music, while Stephen Fry was moved to tweet his appreciation for them.

“Might Patch William be the next big thing? They seem rather wonderful to me” – Stephen Fry

The band evolved out of Will and Ed’s Jimi Hendrix inspired jams in the attic of their house age 12 and 15. When Will started to write songs a few years later, having fallen in love with the works of Jeff Buckley, Bob Dylan, and with the blues, Ed started to write drum parts and soon they were recording homemade demos. Ed had played in a band at school with friend and guitarist George Eddy, who, when he got word that Ed’s brother was writing songs and in need of such a talent, jumped straight on the proverbial band wagon. For a year or so the band played small gigs, creating a buzz around London and also in Bristol and Leeds where the brothers were at university.

With the buzz of their stunning live shows growing, a series of coincidences would find Patch William under the guidance of Steve Levine who quickly signed the band to his label, Hubris Records. A matter of weeks later they began recording the first five tracks for their debut album. Whilst recording overdubs on “The Last Bus” Levine suggested that a cello player was needed – George suggested his friend Ali Digby, whose ability and sweet vocals hit it off with the rest of the band to such an extent that she became the band's bass player – not letting the fact that she had never picked up a bass guitar before stop her!

As one of the chosen acts for the BBC’s “BBC Introducing” Glastonbury coverage, and with songs with the immediacy and quality of ‘Jealousy’ – which received a week-long airing on Hollyoaks recently – ‘The Last Bus’ and ‘Take Me Home To Marylebone’, Patch William are sure to be one of the essential bands to catch this summer.