Colonel Dax is an alternative rock project based around the songwriting, production and filmmaking of Tom Hughes.
The first Dax album The White Room Sessions was released in 2016, accompanied by an experimental music video for The Changing Man, filmed over a 1-year period. The video attained viral popularity and to date has amassed over 6 million views worldwide. The initial head-shave for the music video raised over £750 for Macmillan Cancer Care, and the proceeds from their 2018 single I'm Just a Man (With a Moustache) were all (and continue to be) donated to CALM and the Movember Foundation; two important mental health charities.
The second Colonel Dax album thisisnotadream, released in 2022, features SoundCloud’s New & Hot chart-maker I Weave You Loom. The album’s 8-part title-track won Bangor University's Parry Williams Composition Prize in 2017.
The music of Colonel Dax has been consistently performed with a band at various North Wales venues for the past few years; playing songs about animals, dreams and strange places; songs that are 27 minutes long; songs that are puzzles; and songs that are absolutely stupid.
Colonel Dax enjoy regular appearances on local radio stations and have featured on several BBC Introducing broadcasts. They have performed multiple slots at their hometown's FOCUS Wales Festival and are prolific performers in the local pub scene.
Tom continues to record material with long-time collaborator Billy Evans, and they champion the homemade nature of their output. Their 2023 double A-side single Listening to the Cure / Citalopram is an exploration of the double-edged nature of taking care of ones mental health. It was released in June 2023 and features two striking music videos.
The latest Colonel Dax release, Amherst Chimes, was written in Massachusetts, Canada and Alaska (where the video was also filmed). It is a celebration of the small moments in life where you are separated from your troubles and fears, for no matter how short a time.
In 2024, the Dax live band will debut a new, 5-piece line-up, featuring 2 brass players.
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