Sean Riley & the Slowriders
| Sean Riley & the Slowriders | |
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 Sean Riley & the Slowriders (2011) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Rock , folk , blues |
| founding | 2006 |
| Website | www.seanrileyandtheslowriders.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Sean Riley (Afonso Rodrigues) | |
| Bruno Simoes | |
| Filipe Costa | |
| Filipe Rocha | |
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Sean Riley & the Slowriders is a Portuguese rock band from Coimbra .
history
The band got together in 2006 in the university city of Coimbra. It began as a trio, with the singer Afonso Rodrigues (under his eponymous pseudonym Sean Riley), the bassist Bruno Simões, and the drummer and organist Filipe Costa. Influenced by names like Velvet Underground , Bob Dylan or Johnny Cash , they developed their style of Americana music from then on .
They released their debut album in 2007, which brought them first attention in the Portuguese music scene. Subsequently, they gave numerous concerts, for example in Lisbon , with Aimee Mann in the Coliseu dos Recreios and with José González in the Aula Magna.
Her second album, Only Time Will Tell , was also distributed internationally and received favorable reviews. The album was followed by numerous other concerts in Germany and abroad, including at the Eurosonic Festival 2011 in Groningen . On March 21, 2011 the group performed in the Rockpalast of the WDR .
In 2011 her third album It's Been a Long Night was released , which was released on both CD and LP . They presented it live at the Festa do Avante! in front. The album debuted at number 3 on the Portuguese album charts.
Discography
- 2007: Farewell (CD)
- 2007: Moving On (7 "single)
- 2009: Only Time Will Tell (LP / CD + DVD)
- 2011: It's Been a Long Night (LP / CD)
- 2016: Sean Riley & the Slowriders
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- ↑ Chart discography Portugal
- ↑ www.feedbackmusica.com accessed on October 21, 2012
- ↑ www.jornalextra.info ( Memento of the original dated December 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 21, 2012
- ↑ www.wdr.de , accessed on October 21, 2012
- ↑ www.festadoavante.pcp.pt , accessed October 21, 2012
Web links
- Official website
- Sean Riley & The Slow Riders at MusicBrainz (English)
- Sean Riley & the Slowriders at Allmusic (English)
- Sean Riley & The Slow Riders at Discogs (English)