David Woodcock (musician)
David Woodcock | |
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Origin | Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK |
Genres | Indie, Britpop, Alternative Rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter, Pianist |
Labels | Blow Up Records |
Website | davidwoodcockmusic |
David Woodcock is an English singer-songwriter and musician, currently based in his hometown of Southend-on-Sea.
He released his debut single 'Same Things' in 2013 and his self-titled debut album in August 2014 [1] on Blow Up Records which led to comparisons in the media to British acts such as Blur, Graham Coxon, Ray Davies, Jarvis Cocker and Ian Dury.[2] Record Collector editor Ian McCann said of David: "David Woodcock is a talent, in the classic Brit songwriter tradition. Every observation is honed to perfection"[3] and BBC 6 Music DJ Steve Lamacq described David as "Part Stiff Records, part Brit Pop. A reckless Stephen Duffy or an Essex Jarvis Cocker".[4]
His singles 'Same Things', 'Beggars Can't Be Choosers' and 'Open Secret' have received national airplay on stations including BBC 6 Music and Xfm, and David also recorded a live session for Marc Riley on BBC 6 Music in August 2014.[5] His most recent single 'Relatively Single Man' was the winner of BBC 6 Music's Rebel Playlist[6] with 52% of the public vote.[7]
Live, David performs both solo or with a band with a fluid line up of musicians, some of whom also appear on his album.
References
- ^ "Blow Up Artist:David Woodcock". Blow Up Records. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ (2014, October 3). Something for the Weekend: David Woodcock The Sun, p. 56.
- ^ McCann, Ian. (2014, September). Album Reviews: David Woodcock Record Collector, p. 100.
- ^ Steve Lamacq, 'Steve Lamacq Show' on BBC 6 Music Radio (2014, August 4).
- ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music - Marc Riley, David Woodcock". BBC 6 Music. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "BBC - 6 Music - Playlist". BBC. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Steve Lamacq, 'Steve Lamacq Show' on BBC 6 Music Radio (2014, October 13).