Far From Saints

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As with the rest of Far From Saints’ upcoming debut album, ‘Let’s Turn This Back Around’ was written and produced by the band, with mixing from the Grammy-nominated Al Clay (Blur, Pixies). Far From Saints’ new single ‘Let The Light Shine Over You’ is already established as a staple of their live shows and was heralded by The Upcoming “as one of the most stunning tracks on the record, with some gorgeous strings accompanying Jones and Lynn and adding another element to an already vast soundscape. XS Noize looks back on this momentous release from a band that would become the ‘Fab Five’ of the ‘80s. One of the more up-tempo rock numbers on the album is “The Ride”, which again seeks to uplift, with lines such as, “You’ve got another thing coming if you think you’re running out of time. before the song takes an inspired turn to see the pair powerfully agree, “Let’s turn this back around”.

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Far From Saints is a project born from a shared, unadulterated love of music and collaboration, rich with emotions, creative integrity and defined by the unique sound of Kelly and Patty’s vocal harmonies. Still captivatingly fresh, the album is now ready to be shared with the world – details to follow soon. They booked recording sessions, one at the end of each leg of the tour and completed the entire album in just nine days. Far From Saints’ debut offering proves uplifting and inspiring, showcasing stunning musicianship and excellent production. While it was created remarkably quickly, it also took years to be unveiled after the pandemic left them an ocean apart.

In a country tinged song which ruminates on loved ones left behind, Patty and Kelly trade verses from opposing perspectives. Today sees Far From Saints share their debut track ‘Let’s Turn This Back Around’ along with the song’s official video directed by Kelly Jones.

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Very soon on that UK tour, the three found themselves jamming and co-writing songs in backstage hallways, dressing rooms, soundchecks and hotels.This year, BLACKPINK made history as the first K-pop band to headline a major UK festival at Hyde Park. After The Wind and The Wave had toured with Stereophonics in 2013, Jones reconnected with the duo in 2019, asking them to open for his solo tour. His full length debut on Daptone Records is equal parts raw feeling and elegance and exudes confidence and charm. tv, has been launched to give content creators a fair chance for their talent to be noticed and, most importantly, to be more quickly financially rewarded.

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The soulful slowburner is a warm embrace of a song, with lyrics that offer a glimpse of positivity for whenever the demands of life begin to feel like too much. I did a solo tour and they came over to open up for me on that and we started writing some songs in the dressing room" he explains. Very soon on that UK tour, the three found themselves jamming and co-writing songs in backstage hallways, dressing rooms, soundchecks and hotels. Delicate acoustic guitar again dominates “Faded Black Tattoo” before a darker mood is set out on “Take It Through The Night”, which sees Lynn given a more prominent role on vocals.

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Clearly, at ease with each other, it remains to be seen where the three artists go next, but their first offering certainly feels like it could be a springboard to bigger things.

The penultimate song, “Let The Light Shine Over You”, once again inspires, with the trio offering the advice, “Pick up the things you love and put down the things you don’t”. Kelly, Patty and Dwight first experimented playing together when performing a cover version of Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty’s ‘Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around’ on Kelly Jones’ solo UK tour in 2019 (Dwight and Patty were openers for Kelly each night). Although fans of Stereophonics may have been expecting Jones to offer more of a rock-driven sound, the genre-spanning record proves enthralling. The project was born from a shared love of music, and that love is evident in their genre-spanning debut effort. Patty says, “It was important to us to have both perspectives in that song,” while Kelly adds, “‘Let’s Turn This Back Around’ particularly lends itself to being a duet.