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Hector Gannet latest single is here, ahead of a new record out in the Autumn. This is a bit of a toe tapper, ot footstomper, whichever your preference.
“Seven Signs is about the God Complex,” says lead singer/guitarist/songwriter Aaron Duff. “And how those suffering from it seem to actually believe in their powers. I used a lot of Biblical references with the lyrics, which informs the vocal delivery and leans into the soulful drive we ended up with. The first time I heard the horns I just couldn’t help shouting ‘Dexy’s!’ Jason [the brass arranger] really hit the nail on the head there.”
Hector Gannet are named after a fishing vessel of the same name, a boat which Aaron’s late paternal grandfather served on and which suffered fatal misadventure off Great Yarmouth in 1968. Aaron stresses the importance of the band’s North Eastern origins:
“I don’t think my music would sound anything like this if I wasn’t from this area. With North Shields and the North East, I feel a strong connection to the past, the present and the future – and also to nature and humanity through the physical things that surround me. That’s my church, I suppose, and it gives me and my music an identity. In that regard, the music and words almost write themselves.”
A few dates
● May 23rd – A Stones Throw Festival – North Shields
● June 13th – Hoganberry Weekender – Cumbria
● July – Durham Brass Festival – Co Durham
● Aug – Krankenhaus Festival – The English Lake District
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