About - The Lowriders

Press Release The Lowriders, who hail from Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, have been pulping derisory claims of their hometown by impacting both the music and film industries. Their self-made debut release Fury received high praise and an EP written specifically for inclusion for the soundtrack of the film ‘I Am Soldier’ at the request of fan and writer-director Ronnie Thompson (Screwed, Towerblock, Green Street 3) has really begun to make the music press sit up and take note of a band on the rise. Their new track Echoes & Dust will feature in the forthcoming film 'The Hatton Garden Job' 2017.

Off the back of this ascension comes the new self-titled album ‘the lowriders’ – as lead singer Dave Garlick states, ‘this is who we really are’- which, given the unwanted slurs, could be construed as a cutting provocation to the ignorant condemners of their hometown, and is a distinct possibility considering the band’s poetic angst and their willingness to carry the home banner. However, unlike their mask wearing naysayers – this statement alludes to its title - a band who are laying themselves bare – exposing themselves to who they really are – both musically, lyrically and in its production - a rare transparency in world full of unsavoury and overblown garnish – and equally it refers to its ten self-effacing eclectic tracks that are distinctively them - The Lowriders. Not bad considering they’re from a town going nowhere with no aspiration!

‘the lowriders’ available on digital download March 09 2016.

September 2014 news:

The Lowriders are a four-piece band, comprising of Dave Garlick (vox), Brian Ware (guitar), Adam Parrott (drums) and Jay Chamberlain (bass).

After their celebrated I Am Soldier EP the band are set to release their new album 'The Lowriders' in October. Promo and Tour dates will follow.

March 2014 Press Release

The Lowriders set to release tracks from feature film ‘I Am Soldier’

Movie inspired EP release ready for March 31st

Essex & Suffolk based four piece The Lowriders are looking to make an impact in both the music and film industries this month with the release of their EP ‘I Am Soldier’ to coincide with the release of the movie of the same name. The music – four tracks of pounding rock – was written specifically for inclusion on the soundtrack of the film at the request of writer-director Ronnie Thompson (Screwed, Towerblock, Green Street 3).

Thompson has been a fan of The Lowriders since their debut album ‘Fury’, and felt their music captured the hard hitting, raw feel he needed for the movie, which stars Noel Clarke and Tom Hughes as soldiers at an SAS recruitment camp.

The band used this as direct inspiration for a new EP. Reading the early screenplay drafts and writing songs based on the protagonist’s battle to complete the brutal SAS recruitment process, particular note was taken of the idea that the lead character was working to ‘be the best he can be’ – a mantra taken up by the band for this self-produced release as a metaphor for their own fight in the dog eat dog world of the music industry.

The result is a recognisably British, unpretentious hit of 21st Century Rock’n’Roll, bearing comparisons to acts as diverse as Kasabian, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Who.

It’s a sound that is winning over many new fans as the word continues to spread. Having supported The Futureheads, Peter Buck, Pop Will Eat Itself & Dingus Khan, as well as playing gigs at prestigious venues such as the 100 club, they have even captured the attention of key tastemaker Zane Lowe who said they ‘sounded like a proper band’.

And it has to be said, the man is right.   The ‘I Am Soldier’ EP will be available from all the usual digital download and streaming outlets.

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