A spectacular new album from Blindness & Light
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Who are the band members and what do they play?
We are an informal collective stretching from Anglesey to Yorkshire and many places in
between. Also there are a few of us in Japan and Argentina. On these tracks Colin M Potter is
the singer/songwriter/guitarist and Helen Reynolds once again is the female vocalist adding
her signature ethereal balance to the mix. Mel Dopazo plays bass and Glenn Welman plays
drums. On this album we are joined by the fantastic Merseyside artist, Mike Ryan, who
provides additional vocals on the title track 'Our Man From Fife' and also 'Still Lost In The
Delta Of Venus'. Andy Gordon plays mandolin on Ill Omens. Legendary Liverpool artist,
Henry Priestman, plays farfisa keyboard on Fly Paper. Rob Griffiths plays bass on Fly Paper.
How and where did you get together?
We're a loose informal collective of post-punk musicians that don't like the formality of a
ridged band. We're just a natural group of like minded people who love the freedom of our
setup and our ability to be truly independent. We don't feel any need to conform to rigid
genre definitions. We can swap and change as we please. This has worked surprisingly well
over the last 4 years. We initially planned to release a single but no here we are with our 3 rd
album!
What are the band's main influences?
The post-punk scene of 80's and 90's Liverpool and Manchester. Bands like The Wedding
Present, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Wild Swans, Joy Division and The Smiths. Before
that the fundamental influence is The Velvet Underground and 60s garage music.
Have you played any notable gigs, festivals or other events? Likewise radio or TV
appearances?
3 singles from the current album reached number 1 in the European Indie Music Chart and
Shards got to number 7. The title track, 'Our Man From Fife' is currently racing up the
European Independent Chart (number 20 as this is written). We've attracted a lot of radio
play recently on major indie shows across America and Europe with recent plays on BBC
Radio. 30,000 radio plays in total so far for songs related to this album.
Are there any other interesting happenings – no matter how small – that the band
have been involved with that would be of interest to those who like your music?
This is our 3 rd album
