The Waking Hours from York, England – “Hold Me Back”

The Waking Hours

For the last couple of days, I’ve been listening to The Waking Hours, based in York, England – tuning into their MySpace page and playing their songs to the occasional passer by …

The Waking Hours

For the last couple of days I’ve been listening to The Waking Hours, based in York, England – tuning into their MySpace page and playing their songs to the occasional passer by.

“Hold Me Back” is a great track. Barny’s powerful and unique voice, somewhat reminiscent of Jim Morrison from the Doors, sits in nicely alongside the more current sound of the 4-piece indie/rock band made up of Barny R (Lead Vocals/Guitar), Nick Wright (Lead Guitar), Phil Greenhalgh (Bass/Backing Vocals), Drew Shaw (Drums). The chorus is catchy, the band is tight with high energy drums and guitar – I would hope more people get turned on to this new, up and coming unsigned band.

The Waking Hours UK dates:

(Dates and information subject to change. Go to their MySpace page for the latest shows.)

4 May 2009 Fibbers – The Living Waxworks York
10 May 2009 The Adelphi Hull
18 July 2009 Carpe Diem Leeds

It would be great to hear some feedback from a live show.

For more music and information, go to:

The Waking Hours (York) MySpace
Facebook Group
The Waking Hours on Twitter

Author: Jenny May

Jenny May is the founder of Band Weblogs. Based in Oxford, England (originally from New England), Band Weblogs was created in 2005. With a passion for music, Jenny May has performed with bands in the US and the UK, her music has appeared in films, she was a vocal coach for the Yamaha Rock School and has worked on music projects with musicians such as Jon Fishman (Phish), Fyfe Dangerfield (Guillemots) and Cisco Adler (Shwayze). Jenny is currently publishing music news, conducting exclusive interviews and writing music commentary for Band Weblogs and writing, recording and performing music with duo Purple May. http://purplemay.com

2 thoughts on “The Waking Hours from York, England – “Hold Me Back””

  1. These guys are by far the most exciting band I’ve seen in ages!! Can’t wait to see them again!

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