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The Hustle
Funk / Indie / Rock

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Last Updated: 10 Dec 2007
Area: South Wales
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The Band

Gethin Hale - Drums
Lewis Fall - Vocals & guitar
Phil Davies - Bass & backing vocals
Thom Rowlands - Keyboards
Wrighty - Guitar

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So what's The Hustle all about?

The basic answer is they are a five piece rock/funk band based in Caerphilly, South Wales, its members being Lewis Fall (vocals/guitar), Wrighty (guitar), Thom Rowlands (keyboards), Phil Davies (bass/backing vocals) and Gethin Hale (drums). Their debut EP “Good Intentions” has recently been released on CD and online via iTunes worldwide. Following the success of the recording of the EP at Longwave Recording Studio, Cardiff, The Hustle returned to the studio to begin recording an album with producer Romesh Dodangoda (Manic Street Preachers, The Blackout, Kids In Glass Houses, Dopamine) in 2007.

So the next question is usually, “who do they sound like?” The best description of The Hustle's sound that anyone has heard to date is “The best of American indie meets British rock”, so rather than taking the pretentious “they don't sound like anyone” line, that'll do for the time being.

However, it's about much more than that. It's about people in front of the stage dancing, pogoing, nodding their heads, or just doing whatever the hell they want to do. It's about having a laugh. It's about four-to-the-floor. It's about the incredible live performance you only get from a band which has such chemistry that they can finish each other's sentences – you don't often see a band who feed off each other's energy and fire as much as The Hustle. They seem to grow to fill a bigger stage, not by being outrageous, but with a cool self-confidence and belief in their ability and songs.

It's about a balance of showmanship and studious, fluid playing, and of economy and extravagance in equal measures. It's about a loud, ballsy, powerhouse rhythm section that's tighter than a pair of 80s football shorts, pounding like a heartbeat through the band. It's about layering classic rock and funk infused guitars on top, with riffs that grab you by the throat and punchy solos that are over before it becomes dull. It's about a love of the sound of Hammond organs, Fender Rhodes pianos, clavichords and synths. Occasionally, it's about brass.

It's not about wearing scarves in all weathers and out-of-tune guitars, or standing up off stools and taking your blazer off when there's a key change. It's about nailing a great groove, then riding it for four minutes or so. In a nutshell, that really is what it's all about.




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