The Words

- Manchester, UK Rock / Indie

About

Members: Steve Draper - Vocals, Neil Rowbotham - Lead Guitar, Graeme Smith - Drum, Tom Jackson - Bass

Sounds Like: The Strokes, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Noel Gallagher, Oasis

Bio: The Words are a 4 piece indie rock band based in Manchester who are developing an exciting reputation as one of the top up and coming bands in the country by combining an incredible passion for music with the ability to create 'music for the masses'.

Drawing on an enormous range of influences fr... See Full Bio

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Status

: After a busy day of recording yesterday we managed to get 17 live tracks done and selected the best 12 for the album. Recording starts today

Press

“Great band, great song (FAG)”

— Emma Scott, Emma Scott Presents

“Cool sounding Manchester band”

— Jim Gellatly, Amazing Radio

“That's (Head Over Heels) a quirky little number”

— Jim Gellatly, Amazing Radio

“...upbeat, quite spikey indie... (Demons has) so many awesome melodies in it and so many nice textures and I think it serves as a good introduction to the band if you've never heard them before ”

— Alex Baker, Kerrang Radio

“The Words are sneaky fuckers, lots of little riffs, fills and even techie touches decorating the mixes. The Words really are a proper band, that’s stressed because we get so few of them, it’s easy to slap the word ‘The’ in front of a random noun, get some unfeasible haircuts and whine over a backbeat for three minutes and we have shedloads of that, but… The Words are a real band, a real band with songs of genuine quality, songs that probably didn’t start life as even ‘passable’, but songs that, having gone through the real band process, emerge as excellent, compelling, honed, but still fresh or raw.”

— Unpeeled.net

"Heart and soul has clearly been poured in bucket loads into this debut album."

— It's All Happening

““Where The Words show their strength is when they calm down and carry on thoughtfully – "Demons" isn't unlike Wings to these ears, while "The Void" is rather lush and all grown-up with harmonies and tinkly xylophone sounds - and boy, what a winning riff that chorus has got.””

— Paul Pledger, AllGigs.co.uk

“‎"I like ‘Everybody’s With You’ by The Words as it has a new and unique raw sound. 3 Words - Future Mainstream Band!" ”

— Mark Ford, Radio Tircoed

““Truth And Faith” by The Words is “One of the best albums I’ve heard all year. Smart, gutsy, catchy and all the other dwarves! Eat your f***in heart out Alex Turner!” ”

— Ade, TunAtheDay

“Truth & Faith is a kind of lyrical and melodic garden, pretty, gently didactic, and contemplatively nourishing. The Words bring, through Truth & Faith, to the world a hopeful candle that will flame into a brightly burning torch in the near future.”

— Jeff Cuttino, Indie Music Reviewer

“WOW! Great energy, great sound! I like the raw vocals that don't seem to be trying too hard. It's a spunky track. Nice instrumentation. Sounds like they're loving what they're doing, and i love a good "woah" in the middle of a song! I'd play it! Playing live in Brum soon??!”

— Emma Scott, Emma Scott

“....It was also in the lounge where I got to meet one of the bands, ‘The Words’, an indie/rock band from Manchester who has been featured twice on the Mercedes-Benz Mixed Tape. I hope you get a chance to have a look at the interview, as they were great fun and genuinely a good bunch of lads. For an idea of their sound, listen to the track FAG, an upbeat instantly likable tune. If you like The Killers, Arctic Monkeys and such, it’s definitely worth checking out these boys. Watch this space.”

— Torie Campbell, Mercedes-Benz Reporter

“**TRANSLATED** As the first act of the five-hour musical highlights of the British band The Words newcomers brought the audience into the mood. The band is a regular guest for several months at the Mercedes-Benz Mixed Tape Project. Since 2004, the Programme for Young People of the car manufacturer online 40 compilations, each with ten downloadable mp3 songs of young and upcoming bands. The Words of the guys are from Manchester, where already so many band began their conquest around the world. The appearance at the Stuttgart great moments was also the first live performance by the band outside of England.”

— Themen Portal

“**TRANSLATED** The highlight was a concert on Thursday evening, however, with the Words, 30 Seconds To Mars and Placebo. And before 32,000 fans at the Palace Square. Wow! Not only the fans made the pilgrimage in droves to the Swabian metropolis, and Peter was on this day music fans and gave the audience an almost consistently sunny summer day - and this is 2011 not the rule. The opening could take over the British Newcomer of The Words. The four-piece band from Manchester brings her upcoming debut album on the market and convinced anzuhörendem nice with indie rock. In the beginning, frontman Ste Draper and his colleagues overwhelmed by the scenery, were quickly shot photos for the family album, announced that it was the biggest crowd you've ever played before. Nevertheless, they offered a compelling set of songs you can hear again”

— Heftig Magazine

“Witty, eloquent and blessed with a rare sense of melody, Mancunian indie quartet The Words are destined to spread their musical message far beyond the British Isles. After starring on not one, but two Mercedes-Benz Mixed Tape compilations, they are now set to release their first full-length release, Truth & Faith, a rare aural blend of infectious riffs, happy hooks, clever song-writing and a generous nod to Manchester’s seminal sound.”

— mb! by Mercedes-Benz

“On a few occasions the Mixed Tape editorial team takes pride in the continous success story of emerging artists, that we’ve discovered and featured on our compilations. Exactly this is the case when we watch the rise of the young Mancunian indie band and Mixed Tape regulars ‘The Words’. These days the boys are developing an exciting reputation as one of the hottest up and coming indie bands in the UK – and deservedly so! While their song ‘Under The Sun’ premiered on Mixed Tape 30 and had been voted on our classics edition ‘Full Spectrum’ by you, ‘FAG’ graces our current Mixed Tape ‘Anniversary Bliss’ as a very special bonus track. Thus we are glad to inform you about the next milestones in their career. On the 11th of August they will share the open air stage of the ’Stuttgarter Sternstunden‘ festival with the headliners Placebo and 30 Seconds To Mars. Wow! ”

— Mercedes-Benz Mixed Tape

“What a breath of fresh air! It's so refreshing to be able to reflect on a band's biography after listening to their track and agree entirely with what's stated! I sincerely hope it's the song that marks the start of great things for you. Will definitely be keeping an eye on you.”

— Danni Hunt, http://www.rockpulse.co.uk/

“a bunch of lads who actually possess talent”

— Izzie Kirk, VQS New Music

"This (FAG) is pretty damn good and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Keep doing what you are doing."

— Dave Loughran, Motivation Records

“These boys produce music to an incredible quality and without fail each time I listen to one of their tracks I just wanna dance!!”

— Kaori King, Wohomusic.net

“Talk about high octane you can see how that must be absolutely storming in terms of a live set closer and the secret as ever is in the drummer, when you’ve got a drummer who is right on the money and nails it down the rest of the band locks into place and that’s what you get”

— Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music: Introducing

"an upbeat musical delight"

— James Muir, Woho Music

"the best of british indie rock.... their bouncy beats are bound to leave you speechless"

— Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz Mix Tape

"A grooving mix of The Strokes and Buzzcocks with a nice light touch new wave feel somewhat in the Television ballpark but powerpopped up"

— Bugbear Bookings, Bugbear Bookings

"these guys just have to be good live act, they sound so cohesive and the guitar runs thread into everything with splendid dynamics"

— Pete Sargeant, Fair Hearing

"'FAG' is a great song from a band that you'll need to watch out for"

— Steve, The Mag

"one of Manchester's finest new bands"

— Grant Mason, Three from Leith

“Last on the bill, and performance of the night, went to The Words. For those of you who have not seen this band before I suggest you do everything you can to see them live, they had the audience in the palm of their hand from the opening guitar riff to the final chord they played.”

— Designed by Unsigned, Designed by Unsigned Blog

“producing some of the best Mancunian feel good tunes since James told everyone to Sit Down. Good on ‘em”

— Joe Barton, NARC Media

“With a fantastic charismatic front-man who bore some (loose) similarities to Sean Rider and threw himself into the songs with guts and gusto, the band clearly have a connection and the tunes to compete with any of their contemporaries.”

— Emma Phillipson, Surface Unsigned

“they have a sense of originality about them that is reminiscent of the Kings of Leon and Franz Ferdinand.”

— www.mybrumtv.co.uk

“With easy melodies and openly accessible 'words', The Words dish out their catchy 'chunes' with well proportioned but pretty sassy aggression that make their songs undeniably singalongable.”

— Toxic Pete, Toxic Pete

“Absolutely brilliant”

— Chris Foster, The Frontier, Batley

“Awesome. Really great track. Original, great vocals, builds really well as the song moves on. All in all a top unsigned track which should be in the hands of the A&R guys at Sony/Columbia/Universal etc”

— The-Muzic.com

“This high energy offering from The Words grabs forcefully wrenches the listener's attention. With a talented vocalist and a tight band I can only see The Words getting better from here.”

— Pied Piper Records

“Its hard to describe just how CD quality accurate this vocal was. Every dip, peak and trough was matched, and it is such a rare sight to see a singer deliver so fascinatingly in the live arena”

— Matt Barnes, Manchester is Music

“You could talk about Reni or Keith Moon, but neither of them could even come close to him, could they? And he is only fifteen!”

— Mark Elliot, Monkey See Money Do Productions

“everyday lyrics woven around fantastically simple, infectious melodies that have you singing along after just a few listens. A masterclass for the lyrically clumsy ”

— Kim Etheridge, Manchester is Music

“Amazingly catchy tunes and solid drum work combined with surprisingly sit-up-and-take-notice vocals made this band one of the tightest I have seen”

— John, Leef Promotions

“The Words are.... tight as a unit and fully equipped with 70's style harmonies and modern drum parts, this with a mix of catchy choruses and instrumentals”

— Nathan Davies-Burke, Live @ The Lowe

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2012
Dec 28

liveloungeblackburn
Blackburn, LAN, UK | 8:00pm
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Blackburn, LAN, UK
Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:00pm
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FREE ENTRY UNTIL 2am open till 5am
2012
Oct 14

The Bay Horse
Manchester, UK | 2:00pm
The Bay Horse
Manchester, UK
Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:00pm
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An all day 'Rockathon' at The Bay Horse in Manchester's Northern Quarter with live music from 2pm - 10pm. Schedule 2.30pm The Cold Few 3.30pm Sister Ray 4.30pm Bluenation 5.30pm The Words 6.30pm Molly's Lipps 7.30pm White Noise Box 8.30pm All About Eden 9.30pm The Statements
2012
Oct 6

Ruby Lounge
Manchester, MAN, UK | 3:30pm
Ruby Lounge
Manchester, MAN, UK
Sat Oct 06, 2012 3:30pm
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Talk of The Town Fest - Amazing line up including The Words, Rawcuss, House of Three Hands, The Joint, Ruby Tuesday, Taylor & Leigh, Choc Electrique, The Loaded Dice, Moloko Knives plus DJ Till late, Tickets on tickeline shortly £7.00
2012
Aug 25

Lomax
Liverpool, UK | 12:00pm
Lomax
Liverpool, UK
Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:00pm
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Lomax are putting on 3 days of live music over August bank holiday. 25th, 26th and 27th. There will be thousands of people flocking to Liverpool over that weekend to celebrate the mathew st festival and we at LOMAX are showcasing the cities finest to the worlds music lovers....We will have a main stage and also an acoustic stage..the set times will alternate so nobody misses anything at LOMAX. Challange 21 - Lucky enough not to look 21 bring ID.
2012
Aug 10

liveloungeblackburn
Blackburn, LAN, UK | 9:30pm
liveloungeblackburn
Blackburn, LAN, UK
Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:30pm
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Blurrd Vision
awesome stuff, pure awesomeness
PROMIZE®
Awesome!!!!!
Pace Ride
Killer tunes!!!Keep it up!!
Formek
Good sound here! ;) GREETZ
SNAZZY
I like this \m/
Rgraceful
Great energy ,,,Reminds me of the old days when I was a young rocker .Much respect