Canterbury...

Whats that quote about 'everyone of worth' coming from small shitty towns?

Anyways I was procrastinating from doing yet another essay the other day (second year has come round to bite me in the ass) and i came across this. Canterbury were one of those bands who seem to play everywhere locally when your about 16 or 17 & whilst they always were a little better than most of the bands in the Basingstoke scene, i assumed university, girlfriends & apathy would have claimed them like most other bands from my underage era. So i was pleasantly surprised to find they had an album out for free download on Mythophonic, I was even more surprised to find they had been touring with Cancer Bats & Billy talent. But i digress back to the album, its called 'thankyou' and its actually rather good, which is strange because as a band they shouldn't really be my cup of rosy lea. In terms of sound its all catchy guitar riffs and angsty pop punk vocals (although one of the greatest attractions of this band is that they don't see the need to sing in 90's pop punk california whine, opting instead for a good old home counties accent.), but don't be fooled lyrically this albums pretty sweet and definately has the feel of a band who have worked their way up in the best way possible, constant gigs. It has so be said that with a headline tour planned for later in the year and a slot on the same record company as enter shikari these 'boys done good' from Basingstoke are gonna go from strength to strength and i personally wish them all the luck in the world.

The above photo was taken at one such gig in my neighbourhood back home, i felt it conveyed their energy pretty well & apparently it was taken by j.wildsmith?

Peas

oh and if your interested im pretty sure you can get their album from here
http://www.myspace.com/canterbury