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Single Review by Mark Bayross YOUNG AGAIN is the third single from The Shining and, given that Simon Jones and Simon Tong used to be in The Verve, its similarity to the guys’ former band should come as little surprise. Still, they make an admirable effort of breaking out of the acoustic Ashcroft-isms of Album Review by Mark Bayross From the psychedelic cover art and the swaggering opening of debut single QUICKSILVER – singer Duncan Baxter perfecting his best Liam Gallagher sneer – you would think that The Shining are on a mission to drag you kicking and screaming back to the early 90s. This may be a Single Reviews by Kris Griffiths and Mark Bayross Review by Kris Griffiths This is the first full release from The Shining after their previous limited-edition single sold out in the first week of its release. Formed by ex-Verve members Simon Jones and Simon Tong, the band are being rightfully touted as the UK’s next Concert Review by Kris Griffiths London, Summer 2002 Judging by the quality of their yet to be released debut album, The Shining have every right to be entering promotion overdrive, recently adding more new dates to their diary than a desperate singleton. Tonight they trudge wearily back to London where sizeable droves of students, Interview by Kris Griffiths When The Verve disbanded a few years ago, bassist Simon Jones found himself jamming in a new set-up with none other than the legendary John Squire, freshly departed from one-album-wonders The Seahorses. Unfortunately it was not to be and after eight months of rehearsals and a meagre output of six Interview by Mark Bayross Taking their name from the Stephen King book (and Kubrick film), The Shining is the holy union of vocalist Duncan Baxter and drummer Mark Heaney (both ex-Seahorses and long-term collaborators with legendary Stone Roses guitarist John Squire), guitarist Dan MacBean and the duo of bassist Simon Jones and guitarist/keyboard player |
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