I FIRST ran into the amiable Black Country noiseniks Fauxchisels on the last date of Gad Whip’s short tour of England in October 2021, but they’ve actually been doing this for a decade in one way or another.
Seeing them at the Talleyrand that night, their music seemed to pull in different directions, with their seemingly unashamed trad rock leanings matched by a decidedly off-kilter, un-traditional willingness to experiment – although I suspect that at least two-thirds of the band would enthusiastically endorse the idea that 70s rock was wildly experimental and not remotely self-indulgent.
Not a point of view I come across often, to be honest, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re wrong.
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