The Brian Jacket Letdown
The Brian Jacket Letdown

The Brian Jacket Letdown were formed in late 2004 by Will Harper, Tom Phillips and Dan Radclyffe. The band came from the songwriting/recording studio partnership of Will (Guitars, Vocals) and Tom (Keyboards), which evolved into a fully-fledged rock band with the addition of Dan (Bass/Drums). Before they had even had their first rehearsal they recorded what would become their mini-album "Hooves", a set of folky numbers which instantly came to the attention of London indie label Genepool Records, eventually to be released in May 2006.

The band went into the rehearsal studio to start piecing together their live set, and added the talents of Fernando Donaire (Percussion), a brazilian cohort of Dan's, and worked with a succession of kit drummers. Today the line-up consists of Mike Orski on drums and Remi Stickland on percussion and electronics, including a custom-made darth-vader shaped theremin. A new line-up is materialising too with Dan on drums and an additional stealth bassist

The band played their first gig in July 2005 at The Enterprise in Camden. They have played all over the UK, winning over tricky crowds with their brand of ramshackle folk-rock. The band are well versed in studio trickery (recording and mixing all their material themselves) and in 2006 plan to commence recording proper of their debut album, provisionally titled "Phase 2; Horse Power", this time with someone recording it who actually knows what he's doing (The brazilian sound guru Marcos Ferrari).

In March 2007 they released their single "Eat Your Friends", a rocking shuffle that picked up radio play from Lauren Laverne on Xfm (who also invited the band onto her posh TV vehicle "The Culture Show" on BBC2), Huw Stephens on Radio 1 and Gideon Coe on BBC 6Music.

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