WSLR Presents: Myles Manley + Cult Baby + Landis Zehrung

5500 Saint Elmo Avenue,Chattanooga TN 37409

01 March, 2022

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Myles Manley LIVE at The Woodshop w/ local support from Cult Baby & Landis Zehrung! Frank Hurricane to dj on vinyl. The Woodshop Listening Room Presents: Myles Manley + Cult Baby + Landis Zehrung + dj Frank Hurricane March 1, 2022 Doors at 7pm, Music at 8pm $10 presale ticket, $15 at door FOOD + BEER + WINE + LIVE MUSIC MYLES MANLEY Myles Manley is an Irish singer/songwriter who's music is an idiosyncratic mélange of witty folk storytelling, art rock, and pop sensibility. Early releases Greatest Hits 2012-13 (Album, 2013), More Songs (EP, 2015) and singles Relax; Enjoy Your Night Upon The Town (2017) and i'm in love w myself (2018) established a strong critical reputation in Ireland, with fantastical music videos situating Myles Manley as an enigmatic DIY popstar. Myles Manley's Softies is his experimental 3-piece rock band with Chris Barry and Solamh Kelly. Solamh's dazzlingly frenetic drumming, and Chris' and Myles' intricately intertwining guitars, make for a sound that feels light as a feather, and full of space, despite the frantic pace. Pre-pandemic, the band toured the Irish and UK DIY scenes extensively, culminating in two releases in 2020: Aaa, a 3 song EP with interconnected narrative music videos; and Cometh the Softies, a 10 song album, which received praise from The Quietus, Clash Magazine, The Irish Times, The Thin Air and Jersey Beat among others. The band return to live performance in 2022 for their most extensive tour yet, the Sketchy World tour. Praise for Cometh the Softies (2020): The Quietus: “Brimming with plenty of pop sensibilities as hooks abound, [Cometh the Softies] is an album that deserves the listeners undivided attention ... thought-provoking, sincere, biting and wildly funny” (album review) Clash Magazine: "[Cometh the Softies] is a remarkable document, with his left-field pop and multi-faceted lyricism - often allowing the personal and political to intersect - working on a variety of different levels. Indeed, Myles' free-thinking stance puts us in mind of Richard Dawson - not sonically, but more in the sheer independence running through their work" (music video premiere) The Irish Times: "Highlighting topics such as gender, individualism, acceptance and disrespect, Manley is adept at laying bare evident inequities. Factor in the buoyant rumpus of the music and you have an end-of-year album for all seasons" (album review) The Thin Air: No. 5 in top 50 Irish releases of 2020 "Cometh the Softies is a worthy and well overdue full length debut from one of the country's most unique artists" (album review) Jersey Beat: Paul Silver's top 25 records for 2020 "This is one of the most unique, fascinating, and fun records I've heard this year" (album review) The Woodshop is an intimate live music venue and neighborhood pub on the outskirts of the historic St. Elmo neighborhood.  Since 2015, our goal has been to assemble and host a network of musicians and makers who are local to or traveling through the area. With our resources, they are able to create, present, or record their work in front of an appreciative audience.