Here’s a new acoustic tune. I couldn’t be arsed to make a video for it so I put together a slideshow of some pics that seem to suit the tune. See if you can name any of the famous people. If you’re a Liverpool resident, maybe you spot yourself!
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Hear my latest album…
“The key to a good album is to be both eclectic and cohesive, and paradoxical as it sounds, that’s exactly what Tom George achieves on ‘Postcards” – liverpoolacoustic.co.uk I recorded this album with in Liverpool with the expert help of Jeff Jepson at the controls. If I had to sum it up I would sayContinue reading “Hear my latest album…”
The Polyphonic Spree – Live Review – 5/6/2014
I was on route from a meditation class. Sitting with my dharma chums before a golden buddha, I was on the verge of getting somewhere, but I had to cut short the session and catch a more immediate form of transcendence – the Liverpool return of The Polyphonic Spree. If you are a musician, there’sContinue reading “The Polyphonic Spree – Live Review – 5/6/2014”
Bands That Time Forgot #1
Once upon a time Black Kids were the band of the moment. Their debut album Partie Traumatic, released in 2008 (was it really that long ago?) was voted one of Spin magazine’s top 40 albums of that year and included catchy anthems of dancefloor angst like “Hurricane Jane” and “I’m Not Gonna Teach Your BoyfriendContinue reading “Bands That Time Forgot #1”
Sharks by Tom George
This is a song that I wrote when a friend asked me to appear at his ‘dream-pop’ themed event. I hadn’t heard of the genre before, but started strumming at my guitar, and this is what came out – kind of dreamy, kind of melancholic. “The sharks are in the park, your heart is onContinue reading “Sharks by Tom George”
UK indie pop news !! ‘Drifter’ video from Tom George
This track has been available at http://www.tomgeorge.bandcamp.com for a while and people have compared it to acts as diverse as Blind Lemon and Squeeze…I’ve just finished the video to it, shot around Liverpool with help from my photographer mate Brian Ardrey. It also features cameo appearances from some of the Liverpool bohemians – many ofContinue reading “UK indie pop news !! ‘Drifter’ video from Tom George”
Love on the Streets…
Last month me and my part-time minion Jodie Schofield went out onto the streets of Liverpool to do film a video for my song ‘Like a Wave’. After half an hour of me playing in the street, a cop and a municipal whelk turned up and asked me for my name and address, as partContinue reading “Love on the Streets…”
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