New single Art Gallery Imminent! Available for pre-order

‘Art Gallery’ combines an incessant, foot to the floor driving rhythm with numerous stops, starts, pauses and crescendos. Its main Beatles-like melody cajoling itself through all manner of psychedelic effects, surf guitar lines and trumpet break. The three-minute running time over rides specific references to create a future radio smash akin to Julian Cope’s anthemic ‘World Shut Your Mouth’. Capturing the unbridled essence of The Cramps, The Coral and pre-Steppenwolf ’60s garage/psych band The Sparrow it’s a fast paced, pounding affair that has all the hallmarks of a good old hit record. 

Art Gallery is released on Limited Edition 7" Orange Coloured Vinyl on the 5th March 2012. 

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Swn Presents: The Milk & The Method

The Milk's contemporary twist on classic soul, hip-hop and ska has already won a wealth of support. With fans everywhere from NME, The Guardian and Neon Gold to Zane Lowe, Huey Morgan and The Sun, the band are sure to be one to watch throughout 2012. This massive twenty-eight date tour will see them preview songs from their forthcoming debut album, produced by celebrated DJ and remixer Brad Baloo (The Nextmen).

We support The Milk @ The Globe Cardiff, 12th March

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO / TICKETS

Welsh bands set to cause a stir in 2012

"One of the hardest working bands in Wales, they invariably bring the party with their finely-honed, brass-injected punk, funk, soul and rock ‘n’ roll sound that will get any joint jumping. Their recent collaboration with the super smart clothing label Art Gallery was a neat bit of ingenious cross-marketing that saw the London-based clobber merchants design a stylishly knitted three button black polo shirt for The Method. In return the band penned a song – fittingly enough titled Art Gallery – in their honour. The tune, a swaggering slice of bruised brass-infused street suss which wears its confidence on its finely tailored sleeve, is also co-incidentally The Method’s new single."

Read More http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/music-in-wales/2012/01/06/we-pick-the-welsh-bands-set-to-make-it-big-in-2012-91466-30067615/2/#ixzz1j8yhzeYY

Art Gallery Single Launch (Vinyl)

 

The Method ‘Art Gallery’ Single Launch Party (Vinyl 7”)
In Association With Art Gallery Clothing London
DJs: Alex (Art Gallery) & Lewis (Little Barrie)
Plus Support TBC

Friday 10th February
@ Gwdihw, Cardiff
Entry: £3
Doors: 8.30pm

‘Art Gallery’ combines an incessant, foot to the floor driving rhythm with numerous stops, starts, pauses and crescendos. Its main Beatles-like melody cajoling itself through all manner of psychedelic effects, surf guitar lines and trumpet break. The three-minute running time over rides specific references to create a future radio smash akin to Julian Cope’s anthemic ‘World Shut Your Mouth’. Capturing the unbridled essence of The Cramps, The Coral and pre-Steppenwolf ’60s garage/psych band The Sparrow it’s a fast paced, pounding affair that has all the hallmarks of a good old hit record.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

New Video: The Gatekeepr & I (Acoustic) for Media Wales - Sound of Swn

The Method aim to get their stylish show on the road

‘YOU need wheels if you want to make deals,’ sang long forgotten South London stylists The Merton Parkas.

The mod revival outfit had a point – if you’re in a band a set of wheels are essential to go about your everyday business.

If y‘YOU need wheels if you want to make deals,’ sang long forgotten South London stylists The Merton Parkas.

The mod revival outfit had a point – if you’re in a band a set of wheels are essential to go about your everyday business.

If you’re ace faces The Method – Cardiff live favourites and one of the hardest gigging bands out of South Wales, a reliable motor is essential.

That’s why we were saddened to hear that the boys’ formerly trusty and reliable jalopy Vannie (yes really!) had blown up on its way to gigs in Europe, and had finally succumbed to the great scrapyard in the sky.

That’s why the outfit, signed to Cardiff’s reliably ace record label See Monkey Do Monkey, are now saving furiously for a new van.

Read More http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2011/12/09/the-method-aim-to-get-their-stylish-show-on-the-road-91466-29921246/#ixzz1j8nMQQMA

'Art Gallery' Single & Clothing Launch party

Bright eyed sharpists The Method champion London Street Clothing Company Art Gallery and have 'The Method' three-button, black polo shirt designed in their honour.

The group's forthcoming single 'Art Gallery' is the result of a tie in with the See Monkey Do Monkey record label and the Art Gallery clothing company – cross marketing the exciting new Welsh band and the clothing brand's Winter range.

Wear it! Hear it!

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THE LAUNCH NIGHT EVENT IN LONDON'S HISTORICAL SOHO

Band: The Method

DJs: Lewis (Little Barrie / Cat Black), Chris Brookes (Art Gallery), Michele (Art Gallery) and Jonny Owen (Modcast / Svengali)

Where: The Other Bar
20 Hanway
London
W1T 1UG

When: Saturday Dec 10th 2011
9pm 'til 2am

CLICK HERE FOR FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

MMP TV Presents: The Method (acoustic) @ Oxjam

Lead singer Rich and his cronies play fantastically energetic, ear-throbbingly good music with a menacing stage presence. Combined with the roaring riffs and synth-infused melodies, The Method demand body movement and active audience participation." Caught In the Crossfire

Here we find them playing acoustically and being filmed as part of On-Par's Oxjam Street Sessions down Cardiff's very own Womanby Street, October 2nd 2011.

www.themmp.tv

www.onparproductions.co.uk

The Method launch 'Art Gallery' Single/Clothing

23rd September 2011, Gwdihw, Cardiff

CLICK IMAGE FOR EVENT INFO

New photos by Mayor @ Associated Minds

Photo shoot for Art Gallery London courtesy of Mayor, Associated Minds

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Summer Festivals!

SECRET GARDEN PARTY 24-July 2011

RHEOLA FESTIVAL 29-July 2011

TROYSTOCK/BADGERFEST 30-July 2011

AFF FESTIVAL, BELGIUM 6-Aug 2011

WATUSI FESTIVAL 2-Sep 2011

Mark Radcliffe's Music Club, BBC Radio 2

Hear single 'We Don't Know' on this week's Music club show with Mark Radcliffe on Radio 2!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00zqcj8

'Dissidents & Dancers' review feature on Modculture

So how do you describe a band like The Method? The lazy review of Dissidents and Dancers would be to say 'if you like The Coral or like The Bees, you'll love The Method.' But we're not lazy - and I need to bump up the word count.

Out of Cardiff, The Method are the musical equivalent of a sponge, taking (less-obvious) influences from the fields of 60s beat, garage and psych, not to mention the likes of two tone, old school indie (when the word meant something) and punk to create a sound that's unique, but with more than a touch of familiarity to the educated ear.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Shindig! Happening Magazine Feature!

Cardiff has been continually supplying us with top-notch bands in recent years and THE METHOD may be the best one yet. PHIL ISTINE packs his dancing shoes and sets off for planet Subversive Pop to meet singer Richie Hayes.

Some genres: punk, soul, ska, dub, soundtracks. Some bands: The Specials, The Bees, The Teardrop Explodes. None of these or other prompts could adequately prepare you for the onslaught of listening to Dissidents And Dancers, the debut album by five-piece Cardiff based Welsh wonders The Method. There’s an innate confidence to a band that can swallow up all these elements,make you think of certain records but at the same time leave you floundering to find accurate adjectives to do the songs justice.

Download the full magazine (Issue No. 5) FREE here: Shindig! Happening

Surrender to their beat. Resistance, as they say, is futile. (Wales Online Album Launch Review)

EXPECTANCY hangs heavier in the air than a tubby fella on a bungee rope as soul stylists and the sharpest boys about town The Method launched their long awaited debut album at The Globe’s equally well-heeled surrounds.

Having cultivated an enviable reputation as one of Wales’ finest live bands given their penchant for constant gigging, the Cardiff outfit’s shows are inevitably riotous assemblies – a mass of bodies shaking some action to The Method’s whip smart brand of wired dynamics. Thankfully this gig is no different.

Read More http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/music-in-wales/2011/04/20/music-review-the-method-the-globe-cardiff-91466-28548244/#ixzz1KicZBn1E



'We Don't Know' new video!

New video for our upcoming single release 'We Don't Know'. Out on Monday!!

The Method tipped for 2011, and Best of 2010 in ITV, BBC Radio & Western Mail!

The album teasing single Whip Around was hailed by BBC Radio 1’s Adam Walton as a top release of the year and they got to perform the track on ITV’s The Wales Show. Their appearance was repeated on the show’s ‘Best of’ compilation alongside Joy Formidable, Duffy and Charlotte Church. They also joined Colorama in the Top Welsh Sounds list compiled by the Western Mail and The South Wales Echo.

‘A fiercesome live band whose musical DNA can be traced through a heritage of punk, soul, ska, R’n’B and reggae, this thrill-seeking outfit proved they were no retro throwbacks with averitable rip-snorter of a debut single. Whip Around pulsated with youthful urgency’ -Dave Owens, The Western Mail Read The Full Article Here

Look At All The People! Look At Them!!

The Method 'Whip Around' animation by Jospeh Norman

Whip Around on Bethan Elfyn's BBC Radio 1 Show

The Method's latest single 'Whip Around' was featured on this week's BBC Radio 1 introducing in Wales with Bethan Elfyn. Listen back to the show here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mrx4j