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They booked recording sessions, one at the end of each leg of the tour and completed the entire album in just nine days. The monthly XS Noize playlists on Spotify bring together the most essential new music of the last month that has been featured on the site. Far From Saints is a project born from a shared, unadulterated love of music and collaboration, rich with emotions, creative integrity and defined by the unique sound of Kelly and Patty’s vocal harmonies. His full length debut on Daptone Records is equal parts raw feeling and elegance and exudes confidence and charm.

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The three of us just sat in front of mics, me with an acoustic and we tracked every song one or two takes" says Baker. Patty says, “It was important to us to have both perspectives in that song,” while Kelly adds, “‘Let’s Turn This Back Around’ particularly lends itself to being a duet. Kelly Jones of Stereophonics has co-written an album with Austin’s Patty Lynn and Dwight Baker (aka The Wind and The Wave) resulting in the formation of a new band Far From Saints, evoking a cross-genre sound spanning country, rock, folk, and Americana.Far From Saints sees Kelly Jones from the Stereophonics team up with Patty Lynn and Dwight Baker of The Wind and The Wave to present an album that successfully freewheels through genres from country to folk with an additional touch of Americana. Although fans of Stereophonics may have been expecting Jones to offer more of a rock-driven sound, the genre-spanning record proves enthralling. Inspirational lyrics are a theme throughout the album, with Lynn defiantly encouraging, “Don’t give up without a fight”, on the song, which seems destined to be a favourite for live performances. The soulful slowburner is a warm embrace of a song, with lyrics that offer a glimpse of positivity for whenever the demands of life begin to feel like too much.

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Far From Saints have a host of festival dates throughout the summer, including Glastonbury and Latitude. Welcome to the October 2018 edition of our monthly new music playlist, which is available to listen to and watch via YouTube. Very soon on that UK tour, the three found themselves jamming and co-writing songs in backstage hallways, dressing rooms, soundchecks and hotels. XS Noize looks back on this momentous release from a band that would become the ‘Fab Five’ of the ‘80s. The country influences are immediately evident in the opener, “Screaming Hallelujah,” with finger-picked acoustic guitar offering a warm welcome to the album.Very soon on that UK tour, the three found themselves jamming and co-writing songs in backstage hallways, dressing rooms, soundchecks and hotels. Consisting of Kelly Jones of Stereophonics with Patty Lynn and Dwight Baker from The Wind and The Wave, Far From Saints have made a striking impression with their select shows to date. This year, BLACKPINK made history as the first K-pop band to headline a major UK festival at Hyde Park. I did a solo tour and they came over to open up for me on that and we started writing some songs in the dressing room" he explains. Blues-rock outfit Ghost Hounds recently unveiled the music video for “Last Train To Nowhere,” a track lifted from their latest album, First Last Time.

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While it was created remarkably quickly, it also took years to be unveiled after the pandemic left them an ocean apart. Kelly, Patty and Dwight first experimented playing together when performing a cover version of Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty’s ‘Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around’ on Kelly Jones’ solo UK tour in 2019 (Dwight and Patty were openers for Kelly each night). Kelly, Patty and Dwight first experimented playing together when performing a cover version of Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty’s ‘Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around’ on Kelly Jones’ solo UK tour in 2019 (Dwight and Patty were openers for Kelly each night). The reflective “Gonna Find What’s Killing Me” proves uplifting, with Jones and Lynn again declaring, “I’m still alive”.tv, has been launched to give content creators a fair chance for their talent to be noticed and, most importantly, to be more quickly financially rewarded. Recorded at Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, NY, with the help of producer/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires) and crack team of a-list musicians, his upcoming album blends heavy arrangements and introspective lyrics with sophistication, leaving the listener in a blissful wash of wonderment. Relaxing closer, “Own It” sees Jones’ vocals shine throughout, with reassuring lyrics such as, “Now I’m healing, and feeling okay”, as the album finishes with the positivity it began with. Far From Saints’ new single ‘Let The Light Shine Over You’ is already established as a staple of their live shows and was heralded by The Upcoming “as one of the most stunning tracks on the record, with some gorgeous strings accompanying Jones and Lynn and adding another element to an already vast soundscape. Far From Saints is a thrilling partnership with The Wind and the Wave's Patty Lynn (vocals) and Dwight Baker (guitar), the culmination of a friendship that began when they supported Stereophonics on their 2013 tour.

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With seven Top 10 singles, three Top 10 albums and a rich catalogue of timeless songs, including ‘Walkway’, ‘Alright’, ‘Fine Time’ and ‘Flying’, Cast were one of the big success stories of the Britpop era. Still captivatingly fresh, the album is now ready to be shared with the world – details to follow soon.Over the last few months he has disarmed packed rooms of rowdy concert goers, leaving them silent as they hold fast to every syllable sung.