Doyle and the Fourfathers (Official Thread)

[theguy77]

William Doyle's full-band project, and likely the way he'll be attempting to pursue his music career from here on. he's made a turn from the noise-pop on his solo album Born In The USB into a more conventional and more powerfully melody-driven sound influenced by the likes of classics like Scott Walker and The Smiths, modern-day indie-pop sensations like The Decemberists, and a resurrected connection to his britpop roots, particularly Pulp and Jarvis Cocker's persona/character. his current music is almost a conglomerate culmination of pop and every sense of the word as it has progressed over the past 50 or so years, as has been his passion throughout the latter half of 2009, and amidst the strong melodic overtones and catchy nature, he has found plenty of room for sound compositions and luscious arrangements for a rare and precociously well-rounded pop sound.

there's no clear plans for an album at the moment, but hes currently in the process of recording and producing several singles in his studio. here are some clips from a recent performance -- his band is already precise and refined in my opinion:

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[theguy77]

buuuuump

[xJesusFreakx]

Isn't this bump a bit premature? Also, isn't that blob of live videos a bit much? Maybe you should have posted one video and links to the others or something. It just looks a bit cluttered, but maybe that's just me. Regardless...

I haven't listened to Born in the USB all that much, but I'll certainly check out whatever he releases this year.

[Chromefox]

The Fourfathers material is excellent britpop. I've only heard two of their demos so far but they've both been great. Can't wait for some proper releases.

[theguy77]

Isn't this bump a bit premature? Also, isn't that blob of live videos a bit much? Maybe you should have posted one video and links to the others or something. It just looks a bit cluttered, but maybe that's just me. Regardless...

haha, eh, i figured i'd be creative and make this almost like the members of the music forum were finding out about will's band by seeing them perform a set at a local gig, especially since they don't have any prominent releases yet. this bump would be premature in most cases but will is actually more interested right now in releasing singles than albums -- that is his current focus, so to post scattered songs that won't be on an actual album for awhile (or possibly not ever) is not so premature as it seems.

anyway, you should listen to those, for realz. guarantee you'll be impressed at least by a couple of them.

[xJesusFreakx]

haha, eh, i figured i'd be creative and make this almost like the members of the music forum were finding out about will's band by seeing them perform a set at a local gig, especially since they don't have any prominent releases yet. this bump would be premature in most cases but will is actually more interested right now in releasing singles than albums -- that is his current focus, so to post scattered songs that won't be on an actual album for awhile (or possibly not ever) is not so premature as it seems.

anyway, you should listen to those, for realz. guarantee you'll be impressed at least by a couple of them.

By "premature bump," I meant that you posted your "bu[...]ump" comment a bit early. Don't people usually wait a day or two before they bump something? Oh well, lol.

How will he be releasing singles? Free? iTunes?

[xJesusFreakx]

anyway, you should listen to those, for realz. guarantee you'll be impressed at least by a couple of them.

What one(s) would you recommend first?

[IntoTheSun]

Looking forward to this!

Edit: But I am unable to watch the videos for now. Long story. I'll do that later today...

[theguy77]

By "premature bump," I meant that you posted your "bu[...]ump" comment a bit early. Don't people usually wait a day or two before they bump something? Oh well, lol.

How will he be releasing singles? Free? iTunes?

probably both.

What one(s) would you recommend first?

lol you're missing the point! watch them from top to bottom, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of being at the show, like you're finding out about some local band you'd only heard of before now!

megan and i did so and trust me you won't regret it. that might have been a better way to get into his new material than hearing it on an album, i must say -- seeing all the character and energy was great, and they replicate quite a full atmosphere live, does the soundscape excellent justice.

all that said, if you still insist on only checking out one or two, "bleak battalions" and "you didn't arrive" are my favorites.

[theguy77]

Looking forward to this!

<3 andrea! so glad you're showin some love. this dude makes music at my age like i wish i could.

[xJesusFreakx]

I watched a few videos and liked them, but live YouTube videos of that quality just don't do the songs justice. The vocals especially just aren't that enjoyable. I'll probably just wait for some studio tracks before I do any more listening.

[Chromefox]

Yeah, the live videos are at their best when you're already familiar with the tracks, otherwise you can't really hear what's going on so well and get a bit lost.

[xJesusFreakx]

You said you've heard two demos already. Are they up on the band's MySpace or the like? I'd like to hear them.

[Chromefox]

http://www.myspace.com/doyleandthefourfathers

I've heard You Didn't Arrive, and another one called Never the Bride. The other one is new to me and I am going to listen to it now.

[xJesusFreakx]

Sweet. Listening now.

That link probably should have been in the first post.

[GuitarR0cker1]

I really love the demos.

[kearn1tm]

I tried it. I won't go the conventional AP route and claim it sucks, but it certainly isn't for me. However, I wish them good luck and prosperity.

[Chromefox]

There will be four studio singles released by the end of February, I hear.

[theguy77]

bump

happy birthday to william doyle.

[SanePsychotic]

This is good, but I prefer the sound/feel of Born In The USB to his band. But I'll definitely keep an eye on Mr. Doyle and his future projects.

[Cuddleworthy]

happy belated william doyle! much health, happiness, and prosperity! and luck!

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[DT4F]

Hello,

Yes, we've just finished tracking four new full band studio recordings. Will and I will be mixing them over the coming weekend, and they should be released as free downloads onto last.fm, as well as featured on the standard internet outlets (myspace, facebook, youtube). We'll also set about getting them on Amazon, iTunes & Spotify if possible. Hope you enjoy them!

Ben

P.S. Deleted the last post because of bad link. Here is our official last.fm page:

http://www.last.fm/music/Doyle%2B%2526%2BThe%2BFourfathers

[DT4F]

Evening all,

Our first single, 'What Else Are We To Do?' with the B-side 'Bleak Battalions' will be released online tonight. Keep a vigilant look out! We've spent many weeks playing and perfecting/recording/mixing these tracks, so hopefully you'll enjoy them. Have a good evening.

Ben & Will

[Chromefox]

Oh heck yes. So excited. Tonight English time, or US?

[DT4F]

They're up now -

http://www.myspace.com/doyleandthefourfathers

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Doyle-The-Fourfathers/109362248330?ref=mf

[Chromefox]

And they are great.

[IntoTheSun]

SWEEETTT!!! Will be listening.

[Chromefox]

Anybody listened to these yet?

[theguy77]

yeah guys how fucking awesome is this band right now? those songs they put out have some great production on them, each song is very well developed and fleshed out. my favorite is "bleak battalions" but the second half of "lonely in our glory" was such a powerful surprise.

[Chromefox]

What Else Are We to Do gets consistently stuck in my head.

[theguy77]

What Else Are We to Do gets consistently stuck in my head.

that song might as well be a pulp song. hahah will's so influenced by jarvis these days that it's actually endearing.

[Chromefox]

I've only heard This is Hardcore so far.

[theguy77]

I've only heard This is Hardcore so far.

check out Different Class. i love the lyrical subject matter of that album, but that's probably more a product of how it's presented. no song goes without a good hook or a lot of reverb.

[Chromefox]

check out Different Class. i love the lyrical subject matter of that album, but that's probably more a product of how it's presented. no song goes without a good hook or a lot of reverb. Will do, though I did teehee at "I'm not Jesus Christ//But we share the same initials". Oh, Jarvis.

[theguy77]

the song "the governor of giving up" was played on the BBC's 6 music channel tonight, on marc riley's show. first time one of will's songs was featured on broadcast radio, and the band was given a plug for several upcoming shows too.

it comes on at about 9 minutes into this show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00rwwfp/Marc_Riley_08_04_2010/

[Chromefox]

Weren't they supposed to have two more songs coming out soon? One with an orchestra, and another from the set of live vids you posted earlier?

[theguy77]

yeah and they're also rerecording "you didn't arrive". the original demo version was done by will alone i think, now they're doing it full band with real drums and such.

[Chromefox]

Oh, really? I thought they weren't going to bother with it. What about Never the Bride?

[xJesusFreakx]

Where can I get a hold of Doyle and the Fourfathers music, outside of streaming tracks on MySpace? Having some songs to listen to on my iPod would probably help me get into them. (Besides, "D" is higher in the alphabet than "W," so I wouldn't forget about it all the time like I do Born in the USB, lol.)

[theguy77]

Where can I get a hold of Doyle and the Fourfathers music, outside of streaming tracks on MySpace? Having some songs to listen to on my iPod would probably help me get into them. (Besides, "D" is higher in the alphabet than "W," so I wouldn't forget about it all the time like I do Born in the USB, lol.)

well, let me ask will tomorrow what songs hes comfortable sharing with everybody, and i'll post them.

[xJesusFreakx]

well, let me ask will tomorrow what songs hes comfortable sharing with everybody, and i'll post them.

Alright, sweet.

Is he going to put anything on iTunes? If so, I'd be willing to buy it from there.

[theguy77]

Alright, sweet.

Is he going to put anything on iTunes? If so, I'd be willing to buy it from there.

it's possible when the band has an actual release planned. they're pursuing labels hard this year (specifically rough trade records) so a professional release seems likely.

[theguy77]

the song "the governor of giving up" was played on the BBC's 6 music channel tonight, on marc riley's show. first time one of will's songs was featured on broadcast radio, and the band was given a plug for several upcoming shows too.

it comes on at about 9 minutes into this show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00rwwfp/Marc_Riley_08_04_2010/

UPDATE:

the band's really got the ball rolling now. just after the song was aired on marc riley's show, will was text messaged and asked by marc himself to be the featured band for his radio block on april 20th! this means they'll be not only guests throughout the whole show for intermittent banter and questions, but will also be performing 3 songs (or so) live. this is a huge break as this is broadcast all over Britain and i think at least a couple other countries in Europe as well. if any of you is so much as familiar with me on this site, it'd mean a lot to me personally if you'd tuned in (via online streaming) for at least a portion of the broadcast, as i've been repping will and his music since i joined. he's a very dear friend of mine and can use all the support he can get at this point.

the link to stream BBC 6 Music channel: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/6music.shtml

[Chromefox]

I think the ones that are DL material are available from their lastFM page.

[DT4F]

Hey everyone,

Yeah the news about Governor being played on Marc Riley's show (and of course, the session!) is massively exciting, it's come at just the right time - felt like we were really going nowhere for a good few months. I only sent the CD Thursday before last, Marc must have received on Tuesday, so it's really great that he was enthused enough to play it with such haste! So we'll be driving up on Tuesday 20th to hit BBC Manchester.

With regard to songs, we've pretty much finished recording all the songs in our current set now. What Else, Governor, Bleak & Lonely are up on last.fm, and aside from those we've been neglecting the uploads a bit. Anyway, Will's coming over tonight (we're heading to London tomorrow to try and hassle Rough Trade), so we'll get the other new recordings up there (You Didn't Arrive, Every Woman & Saturday Morning). We did YDA & EW at The Ranch studios, which was great, and Saturday Morning back at good old Barton Peveril college with 10 string players from Southampton Youth Orchestra. It was great fun and a great success - even with my dodgy conducting skills.

Really flattered to see that this thread is still going, and we all appreciate your support!

Cheers again,

Ben

[DT4F]

A download link for all our tracks (and some demos) plus artwork and the clip of our song being played on Marc Riley's show can all be downloaded from a link on our facebook page...

http://www.facebook.com/doyleandthefourfathers?ref=ts

hope you're well,

Ben

[theguy77]

yeah, download that. every song on it is fucking awesome.

[theguy77]

guys, seriously, pick it up. this band is easily my favorite up and coming pop-rock band. the lyrics have fantastic insight, the instrumentation is lush, the chords find themselves in oddly comfortable twisting cadences, the melodies are strong and distinctive, some of the tracks exhibit awesome thematics and are dynamically diverse, there's powerful climaxes and addictive hooks all over, and in a nutshell they're pulling off classic-gone-modern in a way that other bands simply aren't doing. for fucking, free, you get 7 finished tracks, 4 demos, pictures, lyrics, and even a template of the album cover on an origami booklet/CD sleeve that you can make yourself, if you want it to feel like more of a physical release than a digital release.

[Burn That Shit]

DILLIAM WOYLE.

downloading.

[theguy77]

DILLIAM WOYLE.

downloading.

hell yeah! don't expect Born In The USB Pt. 2 though. the new full-band sound is more straightforward aesthetically, but still tastefully complex details-wise.

[Chromefox]

This band is really good. BBC6 seems to like them too. BBC6 is good. Everyone should listen to this band.

[Chromefox]

Doyle and the Fourfathers are in studio with Marc Riley coming up RIGHT NOW if anyone is interested in their session. They'll be live on air playing some songs through the show.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/

Click LISTEN LIVE at the top of the hour!

[Chromefox]

The band is just about to play their second song of the session now!

[Burn That Shit]

SWT PEDALS BEN!

x

[DT4F]

Thanks, and thanks for listening! Extremely fun day. However, we'll continue to push ourselves and our music in the hope of getting more and more recognition. General election coming up and with it the end of the consultation period for the closure of 6music. Let's hope it stays for a long time to come.

Ben

[xJesusFreakx]

So, I finally listened to Doyle and the Fourfathers at work today. Good stuff. I love "Every Woman That You've Met" more than I feel like I should, lol.

(By "finally listened" I mean "finally seriously, actively listened.")

[DT4F]

You can download all 7 remastered tracks here - and we've even sorted some artwork for it! Taken at our recent Save BBC 6 Music gig at 229 club, London, the cover immortalizes what is definitely the best gig we've ever done, and probably will for some time.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doyle-The-Fourfathers/dp/B003O4VRVA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1274963714&sr=8-1

[Chromefox]

Just got word that they've produced about a thousand hard copies of the aforementioned album/EP. I'm gonna have to make this happen.

[DT4F]

Greetings

Rough Trade have just put up our single, the re-recorded 'The Governor Of Giving Up' for pre-order on their website, as a CD and/or 7" vinyl. Please go there and buy a copy! The link is here: http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=331161. Also, here is a list of our upcoming gigs:

Sep 4
The Dublin Castle (http://events.myspace.com/Event/6781054/The-Dublin-Castle)

Camden, London, UNITED KINGDOM


(http://events.myspace.com/Edit/6781054/)
Oct 4
Night And Day Café (http://events.myspace.com/Event/6940130/Night-And-Day-Caf%c3%a9)

Manchester, Greater Ma, UNITED KINGDOM


(http://events.myspace.com/Edit/6940130/)
Oct 5
The Well (http://events.myspace.com/Event/6940048/The-Well)

Leeds, Yorkshire, UNITED KINGDOM


(http://events.myspace.com/Edit/6940048/)
Nov 8
Royal Albert Hall (http://events.myspace.com/Event/6940264/Music-For-Youth-)

London, Westminster, UNITED KINGDOM


Thanks! More things in the pipeline...

Ben

[theguy77]

new song on the upcoming album. i think there's a marked difference between the energy and structure of this song and those previously released, though that's not to say the whole album will be different in the same manner (i doubt many of the songs are this high-energy). nonetheless, i very much enjoy this song (as well as the performance, just look at Will move on that stage!), really catchy, great melodies. this has piqued my interest and added to the anticipation of this 2011 album.

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[theguy77]

new single, "When Will The Children Learn" -- it has this hilarious low-budget, minimalistic theme video, and it also got them played on Marc Riley's BBC 6 show again and scheduled to be featured guests on the show, again, on february 1st. (excuse my excitement, it's just nice to see a good friend succeed.) it's from the upcoming debut full-length album Man Made, which is going to A) come out feb 28th B) pwn a shit ton of other pop albums this year. i've heard it and it's amazing, i dare say it's definitely the most impressive thing William's been creatively a part of since he made Born In The USB.

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also check this trippy ass album cover:
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[theguy77]

does anyone else think that the little trills he does on vocals (at 1:14/1:17, no time to WA-A-ASTE) sound like Colin Meloy?