![]() The Fallen Leaves have continued to play shows in the UK, and in September 2008 crossed the Atlantic to play two shows in New York State and record another radio session, this time 14 songs at WFMU for the Evan "The Funk" Davies show, including four songs from their next album. The album was listed as an early album of the year by the Sunday Times, with a 4/5 star review In the spring of 2008, The Fallen Leaves released It's Too Late Now on their own Parliament Records. In February 2008, the Leaves recorded three tracks in the 6Music Hub for Tom Robinson. It was this line-up that completed the Fallen Leaves debut album, It's Too Late Now, at Bark Studios, working with producer Brian O'Shaughnessy.īy September 2007, the increasing workload of Strittmatter's other projects, including ex- Adam and The Ants sidemen, The Wolfmen, led to his departure from the group to be replaced by Ian O' Sullivan, formerly of psych pop garage band, The Aardvarks. Messis played with the group up until March 2007 when he left to go travelling, and Gareth "Mountbatten" Evans, from Koala/ The Prellies took over the bass guitarist's position. Phil King left the band and was replaced by Paul Messis. This line-up of the band recorded seven tracks in a session at Gizzard Studio in Bow. Swiss eccentric Daniel Strittmatter, former drummer for Mike Scott, Ian McNabb, The High Llamas and Koala, began drumming for the band around this time. In 2006, the "Trouble" EP was released as a four-track CD and a 7-inch single on the band's own Parliament Records. Brett "Buddy" Ascott took over on drums in 2016. ![]() In 2012, shortly before Cherry Red Records released an anthology of The Aardvarks back-catalogue, O'Sullivan left the group, at which point they recruited Band of Holy Joy drummer, William Lewington. A year later, when Gareth Evans left, he recruited Matthew Karas, with whom he had played in The Hungry Dog Brand. In 2008, ex-Aardvarks drummer, Ian O'Sullivan joined the group. Paul Myers left the Fallen Leaves in 2005 as the band was starting to play gigs outside London, which was encroaching on his work as an addictions counsellor He was replaced by Phil King, ex Jesus & Mary Chain/Lush bassist, and later by Gareth Evans. The band, with a session drummer, quickly recorded the three tracks that would become the "Trouble" E.P. Pete Townshend offered the band some free studio time at his Eel Pie Studios, near Richmond. In August the band ventured out of London to support The 5.6.7.8's in Nottingham. They subsequently appeared at the Monk Club in Richmond over the course of the next few months. Symmons' Subways colleague, Paul Myers played bass and with "King" James Bradley on drums the group played a five-song set – High And Dry/Trouble/Back To You/Repetition/Revenge. The Leaves made their debut at the Stripes Bar at Brentford Football Club on 9 July 2004 – opening for Vic Godard & The Subway Sect. Green and Symmons had been writing songs together on various occasions and in 2004, spurred on by a shared love of 60's garage, old man suits, and Green's long-held belief that pathological self regard trumps a bad song, got into action. Green had built a reputation singing at Bernie Rhodes' "Club Left" and by performing with Vic Godard's later version of the Subway Sect, once supporting Siouxsie and the Banshees at the Music Machine in 1980.įormation of the band and changing line-ups Symmons, unable to retrieve his guitar from the band lockup, gave up professional music for over twenty years until persuaded out of retirement by old friend, Rob Green. Myers went on to play bass with Steve Jones and Paul Cook in the Professionals. During the recording of the first Subway Sect album, manager Bernie Rhodes sacked the band except for singer-songwriter Goddard. Symmons and Myers, along with Vic Goddard, were founding members of the Subway Sect. The current line-up features drummer Brett "Buddy" Ascott ex of Mod/Punk band The Chords, and bassist Gareth Evans. The group was formed by Rob Symmons (dustbin guitar) and Rob Green (vocals) with Paul Myers (bass). The Fallen Leaves are a British garage rock group that formed in Richmond, London in 2004.
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