The Rileys
By Lisa Booth
The Rileys is composed of
Joseph Fielder (vox) and Dave Giles (guitar).
A duo Now from West London. Originating from Essex, UK indie rock style with influences of U2, Duran Duran, The Killers.
They formed in the summer of 2007, first met at school over ten years ago, been writing music together for over eight years in a number of bands, They enjoy playing live and pride themselves on their live shows, having a trail of fans in the following, “We want to get in peoples' faces and interact with everyone who comes to see us play, because if people feel connected to the show, then they will enjoy it hell of a lot more.”
RILEYS AT PHOENIX FM STATION
Their debut self titled EP received critical acclaim with fans favorite ‘Jimmy is a Lunatic’ winning the XFM uploaded single of the week at the start of April. And they have supported bands like Sketch Beat and Soprano. The band followed up this success with the release of their debut single ‘Baby Blue’ which as well as receiving some great reviews, has received airplay on the BBC Radio Network, as well as local radio stations up and down the country recording with Cheeky Chimp Records.
With resembles of a lot of bands like Duran Duran with an indie kick to the The Wombats, evenly blended with a touch of The Killers and other bands and similar indie sound, with their own special style and touch, indie rock guitar riffs and great strong vocal and chords. You can find their EP on most download sites, and you can find them on their MySpace at .. www.myspace.com/therileysmusic
1. I know what you came for. You feel the blood sweat dripping wet on the dance floor, I’m here to rock your soul, funky indie sound, great drum beat, with mellow guitar riffs blending well, great solid mellow vocals and meshing together well for a pleasant mellow tune u can tap ya foot too... chilled, relaxing and mellow kinda love song with that indie touch.!
2. Tragic Great start of guitar riffs and solos. A blend with the mix of drums and vocals blast into a great tune,, a song you wanna sign along too “”woah woah woah””... ohh..! I didn’t quite get the lyrics on this one but it doesn’t stop it being a great catchy song !
3. Jimmy is a lunatic I think he’s sick... jimmy is a lunatic.. a live favorite, loved by the fans. About a guy called jimmy who smokes to much shit! Strong instrumentals in between the lyrics, again making it very catchy and definitely a good sing along song!
4. Turning point Strong guitar riffs strong attention grabbing vocals, good drum beat blending with the guitar riffs all the way through this song, ending in a great solo. And mellow end
5. Skin and bones Twinkly, mellow, deep gentle bass to start blended gentle vocals, bursting into a blast of vocals and beat, catchy and melodramatic, good strong lyrics. With meaning, “your in my skin and bones... you fulfill me, you control me, you amuse you confuse me...
6. Smoking in bed I really liked this one, Mellow. Romantic. Great beat, and catchy, gentle guitar solos, gentle vocals and lyrics, an upbeat love song you will love, does he know that you lie...? Just don’t wanna be alone tonight,.
7. Gone This sure doesn’t sound like there’s only 2 musicians who produced it, it sounds like a blend of different instruments, guitar riffs, drums, and good vocals, my heart will burst through my chest unless i can her your voice...
New release: Baby Blue
You can find this as the first song on their MySpace page It’s strong lyrics, strong guitar riffs, make it a very catchy rock indie upbeat with mellow out bursts,
I found the whole album mellow, with a great blend of strong music, The new release i felt is a little more stronger than the EP songs, due to more experience and learning along the way i guess, A great band with a lot of potential ahead of them.
Lisa Booth ~Music Fanbiz