The Metaphors are a unique instrumental group with vocals, gathered to extend the sax, oboe and wind synth playing of Andy Mackay of Roxy Music.
Falling into no obvious existing genres, this post-rock combo crosses experimental, electronic, ambient, classical, jazz and R&B; with Roxy's Paul Thompson on drums, Julia Thornton on concert harp, Bristol-based experimentalists TJ Allen on guitar and laptop, and classical avant-garde influenced Hazel Mills on piano and vocal loops.
Andy and Paul will be playing with Roxy Music along with other band originals Bryan Ferry and Phil Manzanera in some UK and European shows this summer. They are confirmed for Groove Armada's Lovebox in East London on July 17th.
This, alas, puts off again the long awaited Metaphors tour. However we hope that any activity from any of The Metaphors will help more people to hear our music .
Keep watching this site for more info.
The album has had great reviews - "...full of shimmering harps, mournful sax and nocturnal atmosphere. Quite wonderful." Record Collector - "...the impressive power of The Metaphors."The Independent - ..."I've barely stopped playing their version of Love Is The Drug", The Rocker.
Perhaps our favourite so far is this **** review from Uncut magazine, here reproduced in its entirety :
" Art rock alert: Roxy Music reedsman swaggers back. Mackay's new group exist somewhere on the improv-post-rock axis, a meld of his oboe/sax with piano, synth, guitar and the divine harp of Julia Thornton (a former EMI "classical babe"), underpinned by Roxy drummer Paul Thompson. Their debut offers a weird and surprising ride through half a dozen standards linked to cities. "I Love Paris" morphs from classical keyboards to surf guitar to sax squall. "Three Coins In The Fountain" is a honking stomp, and "Love Is The Drug" and "Waterloo Sunset" are lovely, ambient deconstructions. The Metaphors' mission - "to create disturbing beauty" - is thrillingly fulfilled in just 31 minutes. NEIL SPENCER "
To find out how to order the CD go to the Buy section of our website.
Listen to tracks on our Music page.
At long last our album is available as a DOWNLOAD on iTunes and as a CD to Buy from this website.
Please note that this is the ONLY place to get this physical CD format at the moment. We hope to have it in selected record stores soon.
Watch this space for more info over the next few days and weeks.
Thanks to everyone who has signed up to the Metaphors Society - see the More page to sign up.
The Photos page has been updated with lots of new pictures.Check it out now.
Our website designers at Royal Jelly Factory have been busy getting the site ready to be updated and added to more easily and we hope to be giving you a lot more information about the album release and formats, new photos, videos, touring and recording plans.
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