REVIEW - SEAGULLS ARE DRUNK Self-titled Demo CD

Seagulls Are Drunk - Demo
Release date: 2011
Running time: 18:36, 5 tracks

Segulls Are Drunk is a 5 piece band from Reims, France.  This  demo CD was released in 2011 by Bruno (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Olivier (keyboards, accordion, vocals), Quentin (drums) and Fabien (guitar, vocals) . At the time being SAD have a fifth member, Joaquim, who plays flute and bombarde. 

These French musicians have already shared the stage with The Popes, Jamie Clarke’s Perfect and Mirror Field and they say that they love beer, Ireland, Scotland, songs about losers, folk music, bad jokes, whisky, the ships … The five songs on the demo CD can be labeled as folk , but in the American meaning of the word. An influence would be Bob Dylan, but there are also some elements that link the band to Van Morrison or even the Irish band Black Velvet Band from their “When Justice Came” era.

My favourite songs are track no. 2, “Ol’lheary’s Gun” and track no. 3. “Like a Winkle in a Barrel of Whisky” is a catchy song with some Caribbean roots. I love it, it’s the kind of song that you can imagine being performed faster, slower, with more instruments or with less instruments and every version sounds great.

Unfortunately, the demo CD is sold-out, but all the tracks are available on YouTube. Anyway, Seagulls Are Drunk have recently released their debut album. So, if you like folk music based on guitars, keyboards/accordion  and harmonica, contact the band and grab a copy.


Tracklist:

1 - Stone Child 3:54
2 - O'lheary's Gun 4:42
3 - Like a Winkle in a Barrel 2:38
4 - Feel Like a Storm 2:52
5 - Darkness of love 4:30


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http://www.deezer.com/fr/music/seagulls-are-drunk

Review by Kinksmarkham