Artist of the week. Imperial Leisure
Imperial Leisure release their new single RRRRRollin and get ready to hit the road this month to celebrate the ten year anniversary of the release of their debut album The Art of Saying Nothing.
From their humble beginnings in London as party band born out of school friendships, Imperial Leisure go from strength to strength, forever evolving their style but sticking true to their reputation for delivering fun and high energy live performances.
Taking influences from all around, the music is a fun-loving throwback to the ska-2-tone era combined with more recent punkrock-hiphop sounds.
2018 sees the ten year anniversary of the release of The Art Of Saying Nothing, the debut album from UK ska embracing punksters Imperial Leisure.
The band is celebrating the milestone of its acclaimed release with a special new deluxe edition featuring the original album together with bonus tracks and new mixes.
Stepping forward in 2008, the core sextet of Denis Smith (vocals), Scott Vining (drums), Ben Bridges (guitar), Jack Emmings (bass), Richard Cox (keys) and Rob O’Neale (trumpet) has established themselves as one dynamic and energetically irresistible live proposition on the UK music scene.
With its current line-up completed by trombonists Steph Faulkner (Mad Apple Circus) and Russell Spencer (Ghouls) and trumpeters Ken Brown (Shanty), Dave Medland (Dub Pistols) and Elliot Phelps (Cut Capers / The King Blues / Lux Lisbon) on stage, Imperial Leisure has feverishly played and toured around the UK and into Europe, recently coming off a tour with Hot 8 Brass Band.
Musically they draw on inspirations ranging from The Specials, Roots Manuva, Less Than Jake, and Youngblood Brass Band to Rage Against the Machine and The Streets.
As that list suggests, their music is a bold and adventurous affair, never predictable as evidenced by their trio of well-received albums.
They are persistently tagged as ska punks but whilst firmly embracing both styles, Imperial Leisure have many other flavours open to their enterprise.
Albums
2008 - The Art of Saying Nothing
2012 - Death to the One Trick Pony
2015 - Lifestyle Brand
Socials
https://www.facebook.com/imperialleisure/
https://www.instagram.com/imperialleisure/
https://twitter.com/ilband
https://www.musicglue.com/imperial-leisure
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0BCEwn9PxFIhe99I8KI5wK?si=X-Gpu9ePQ5m6xG39ow4T9g
http://imperial-leisure.co.uk
HEADLINE TOUR
Thursday October 4th - The Star Inn, Guildford
Friday October 5th - o2 Academy, Oxford
Saturday October 6th - o2 Academy, London
Wednesday 10th October - The Salty Dog, Northwich
Thursday October 11th - Nice n Sleazy, Glasgow
Friday October 12th - o2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday October 13th - o2 Academy, Newcastle
Sunday October 14th - Hifi Club, Leeds
Friday October 19th - Oktoberfest, Langdale (Lake District)
Saturday October 20th - The Railway Inn, Winchester
Sunday October 21st - The Cavern, Exeter
Friday October 26th - The Frog and Fiddle, Cheltenham
Saturday October 27th - TBC
Friday November 2nd - Redrum, Stafford
Saturday November 3rd - Bruges
Saturday November 9th - The Exchange, Bristol
Their new single’s called RRRRRollin and it’s out now.