Tamara Schlesinger: vocals, guitar, ukulele, tenor guitar, shakey shaker, dancing
Caspar Riis: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, percussion, hip swings
Edd Harwood: double bass, vocals, head bops
Daniel Deavin: drums, percussion, dry humour
Sophie Loyer: violin, saw, glockenspiel, accordion, melodica, squeeze box, hair flicks
Alex Bezzina/Rowan Porteous: trumpet, percussion, two are better than one, but who is there when?
Sometimes live: Rachel Coleshill: Violin
"a great big, bouncy, cynic-defying barrel of fun" Word
"sunny harmonies, calypso beats, buoyant melodies and quirky lyrics. Unashamedly poppy and irrepressibly charming" NME
"Stealing beats and licks from all over the folk-pop globe, ukulele led acoustica bursting with a joyous Afro-Latin energy... recalling the post punk clatter of Bow Wow Wow with a side order of Vampire Weekend" Uncut
"Lush" Independent on Sunday
"Fin de siècle folk-pop.. splendid" **** The Times
"Woozy Folk-Pop, a glorious jamboree of sound and sentiment. Come join the parade." Clash
"rich both lyrically and musically, an enchanting album" The Fly
"Excellent. A must have to make the scalding hot summer melt away into the crisp, sublime world that 6 Day Riot create." Drowned in Sound
"Think Los Campesinos crossed with Emmy the Great at an evangelical church meeting with a revolutionary political agenda" Artrocker
"Unashamedly poppy and unashamedly fun while touching on serious, almost cathartic issues makes for a fine, fine record." 8/10, 405
"Fuzzy, expressive, eccentric earthy pop songs" The List
"A spur of the moment outburst of joy and elation, the arrangements here are finely crafted and utterly gorgeous folk-pop gems, all plinky ukulele, rousing horns, Eastern European rhythms and wide-eyed fanfares. A bracing listen, possessed of grace and momentum, honesty and conviction, tempered by sadness but refusing to be overwhelmed by it" **** Maverick
"Tamara Schlesinger, the mainstay of 6 day Riot is really a folk reincarnation of Annabella Lwin of Bow Wow Wow, with added mariachi, strings and a sharp take on the world around her. Her lyric writing is sophisticated, shying away from the obvious and the cliched, and taking on the personal and the political in intelligent ways ('O those kids' a song about runaway canoeist John Darwin, is the outstanding track, a folk operetta in 3 minutes). But it is the marvellous musical melting pot that is most exciting part. The hard drums, the sweet strings and the generous use of uke, accordion and melodica, these are all used to generate joyous folk pop. At times, as on the drunken carnival waltz that interrupts 'Go! Canada', this is a wild extravagance, but for the most part the multiple possibilities are presented with restraint. " **** Americana-uk
**** Narc
6 Day Riot were named as one of the "top 10 pop-picks for 2009" by The Times
Bring On The Waves EP reviews:
"The recent EP of irrepressibly charming songs give evidence of a band accelerating to greatness." Pete Paphides (The Times Pop Picks 2009)
"This U.K. alt-folk outfit has the infectious grooves, nimble musicianship and joyous sing-alongs to win over a room of strangers." The Star (Canada)
"...nothing about Bring On The Waves feels contrived, calculated or wilfully different for the sake of difference and that's becoming an increasingly rare commodity...what we may be looking at here is the next important band from Britain." Ground Control Mag (USA)
"...Four songs of brilliance, full of warmth and tender heart. They entertain and mix it up to create their own brand of catchy, sun drenched pop...Four songs isn't enough. Brilliant stuff." TLOBF
"Go! Canada...a great little single" - Steve Lamacq - BBC Radio 2
"Their repertoire is divided up between boisterous clap/sing/stomp/dance-alongs and more pensive numbers, all arranged and executed beautifully and with a melodic skill and ingenuity that would be impressive from much more seasoned bands, let alone one so tender. And while the prevailing mood is jubilant, closer inspection of the lyrics reveal that even behind the widest smile there can be heartfelt sadness." Frank Yang - Chromewaves.net
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/68479Caspar Riis: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, percussion, hip swings
Edd Harwood: double bass, vocals, head bops
Daniel Deavin: drums, percussion, dry humour
Sophie Loyer: violin, saw, glockenspiel, accordion, melodica, squeeze box, hair flicks
Alex Bezzina/Rowan Porteous: trumpet, percussion, two are better than one, but who is there when?
Sometimes live: Rachel Coleshill: Violin
"a great big, bouncy, cynic-defying barrel of fun" Word
"sunny harmonies, calypso beats, buoyant melodies and quirky lyrics. Unashamedly poppy and irrepressibly charming" NME
"Stealing beats and licks from all over the folk-pop globe, ukulele led acoustica bursting with a joyous Afro-Latin energy... recalling the post punk clatter of Bow Wow Wow with a side order of Vampire Weekend" Uncut
"Lush" Independent on Sunday
"Fin de siècle folk-pop.. splendid" **** The Times
"Woozy Folk-Pop, a glorious jamboree of sound and sentiment. Come join the parade." Clash
"rich both lyrically and musically, an enchanting album" The Fly
"Excellent. A must have to make the scalding hot summer melt away into the crisp, sublime world that 6 Day Riot create." Drowned in Sound
"Think Los Campesinos crossed with Emmy the Great at an evangelical church meeting with a revolutionary political agenda" Artrocker
"Unashamedly poppy and unashamedly fun while touching on serious, almost cathartic issues makes for a fine, fine record." 8/10, 405
"Fuzzy, expressive, eccentric earthy pop songs" The List
"A spur of the moment outburst of joy and elation, the arrangements here are finely crafted and utterly gorgeous folk-pop gems, all plinky ukulele, rousing horns, Eastern European rhythms and wide-eyed fanfares. A bracing listen, possessed of grace and momentum, honesty and conviction, tempered by sadness but refusing to be overwhelmed by it" **** Maverick
"Tamara Schlesinger, the mainstay of 6 day Riot is really a folk reincarnation of Annabella Lwin of Bow Wow Wow, with added mariachi, strings and a sharp take on the world around her. Her lyric writing is sophisticated, shying away from the obvious and the cliched, and taking on the personal and the political in intelligent ways ('O those kids' a song about runaway canoeist John Darwin, is the outstanding track, a folk operetta in 3 minutes). But it is the marvellous musical melting pot that is most exciting part. The hard drums, the sweet strings and the generous use of uke, accordion and melodica, these are all used to generate joyous folk pop. At times, as on the drunken carnival waltz that interrupts 'Go! Canada', this is a wild extravagance, but for the most part the multiple possibilities are presented with restraint. " **** Americana-uk
**** Narc
6 Day Riot were named as one of the "top 10 pop-picks for 2009" by The Times
Bring On The Waves EP reviews:
"The recent EP of irrepressibly charming songs give evidence of a band accelerating to greatness." Pete Paphides (The Times Pop Picks 2009)
"This U.K. alt-folk outfit has the infectious grooves, nimble musicianship and joyous sing-alongs to win over a room of strangers." The Star (Canada)
"...nothing about Bring On The Waves feels contrived, calculated or wilfully different for the sake of difference and that's becoming an increasingly rare commodity...what we may be looking at here is the next important band from Britain." Ground Control Mag (USA)
"...Four songs of brilliance, full of warmth and tender heart. They entertain and mix it up to create their own brand of catchy, sun drenched pop...Four songs isn't enough. Brilliant stuff." TLOBF
"Go! Canada...a great little single" - Steve Lamacq - BBC Radio 2
"Their repertoire is divided up between boisterous clap/sing/stomp/dance-alongs and more pensive numbers, all arranged and executed beautifully and with a melodic skill and ingenuity that would be impressive from much more seasoned bands, let alone one so tender. And while the prevailing mood is jubilant, closer inspection of the lyrics reveal that even behind the widest smile there can be heartfelt sadness." Frank Yang - Chromewaves.net
