Glass Ankle

Grad / City: Manchester
Država / Country: United Kingdom

Music

Song 1

The Gokiburi Song

Song 2

Fuji

Song 3

Kyo wa ii hi (Today is a good day)

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Info

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"A most impressive blend of sonic expansiveness and melodic coherence." David Sue, Manchester Evening News - 20th Jamuary 2011.

Glass Ankle's music is eclectic and appealing, with hints of British indie, folk, shoegaze and 60's pop. Many songs contain reference to Japan after their lead singer completed an 11 month working-holiday in the country.

On 19th October 2009 the band released their first E.P. “If You’ve Been There”. The CD received high praise; winning *demo of the week* from ManchesterMusic.co.uk and achieving 8/10 in Whisperin’ and Hollerin’ magazine.

The band have been gigged across the UK, gathering a reputation for their captivating performances and acquiring an ever increasing amount of fans and admirers.

Some of the most notable and enjoyable gigs have included:

. Friends of Manchester Festival @ KRO Bar on 29th January 2011

. In The City Festival @ TROF Northern Quarter, Manchester on 14th October 2010

. Leek SummerJam Festival @ Leek Hockey Club on 14 August 2010

To keep up the momentum they have gathered, a new single called “Kyo wa ii hi” was released in November. “Kyo wa ii hi” is Japanese for “Today is a good day” and as the title suggests, the song is upbeat, capturing the essence of cherry-blossom trees in bloom on a sun-soaked day in April. It has received national radio play thanks to Gideon Coe (09/12/10) and Tom Robinson (13/12/10) who championed the song on BBC 6 Music and has also been played on many more local stations.

On the 21 January 2011 Glass Ankle were given full page articles in both the Metro newspaper and the Manchester Evening News. In the articles, journalist David Sue compared the band to Pavement and Gomez.

Currently they are writing and recording songs for an new E.P. due for release later this year. For their next live performances please visit www.myspace.com/glassankleband.