{"id":1860,"date":"2009-11-09T16:18:05","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T15:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=1860"},"modified":"2022-06-09T12:30:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T11:30:49","slug":"shameless-self-promotion-the-swelltones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/shameless-self-promotion-the-swelltones\/","title":{"rendered":"Shameless Self Promotion &#8211; The Swelltones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1863 lazyload\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"SwellTones\" src=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/ST-2-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"SwellTones\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/ST-2-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/ST-2-430x312.jpg 430w, https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/ST-2.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto\" \/>The Swelltones<\/p>\n<p>Rock\/Pop \u2013 Norfolk UK<br \/>\nOriginally a college band formed by James Granger (Guitar) Lee Ashby (Bass &amp; Bad Jokes) in 1996, The Monty, as they were then called, soon gained momentum performing their brand of Brit pop-rock material at countless venues around the UK. With influences such as The Who, Police and Pink Floyd to name a few, the mainstream classic rock sound that followed brought many fans of all ages. The band changed names on various occasions along with many drummers and keyboard players too. For a year they were known as The Hairy Palm Sundaes, injecting a sense of humour into the set whilst creating a reality rockumentary during one particular tour (yet to raise its head!).<\/p>\n<p>The Band soon found a creative niche with Darren Link (Drums) and Matthew Richards (Mellodian), changed their name to The Swelltones (partly derived from their coastal origins) and developed their characteristic full-on sound, crossing the genre borders with a rock-reggae-punk-funk fusion. They subsequently took to the studio with producer Ross Griggs a.k.a &#8211; Billy Unbelievable (Boned) to create the EP Big Fat Fish.<\/p>\n<p>With a busy live schedule and an album in the pipeline for 2010 [EDIT: We look forward to hearing that in moderation \ud83d\ude09 ], you\u2019d better watch out for these guys as they continue to put the fun into funk and rock on and on and on!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Goldfish-Bowl.mp3\">Goldfish Bowl<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/mediaplayer.yahoo.com\/js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swelltones Rock\/Pop \u2013 Norfolk UK Originally a college band formed by James Granger (Guitar) Lee Ashby (Bass &amp; Bad Jokes) in 1996, The Monty, as they were then called, soon gained momentum performing their brand of Brit pop-rock material at countless venues around the UK. 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