7.5/10
Britain famously is the island where you can take the person out of the place but never the place out of the person; calling one of your songs Leave The South when you come from Manchester is an act of provocation that’s surely bound to throw up some fairly polarized reactions.
In fact, Blanketman – singer Adam Hopper, Jeremy Torralvo Godoy on bass, Ellie-Rose Elliott on drums and guitarist Daniel Hand – use the tune not as the pretext for a good old fashioned scrap as much as talking about the impact of isolation from the familiar, whilst also having enough smarts to diffuse the haters with some ramshackle charm and harmonies anyone can dig.
Live4ever Presents: Blanketman
Blanketman by Through The Eyes Of Ruby
Who?
Daniel Hand: Lead guitar and vocals
Jeremy Torralvo-Godoy: Bass
Why?
I don’t think any particular bands made us want to start a band together, more of a drive to make music with some like-minded people and have a laugh. I guess we all had The Fall and The Velvet Underground in common.
How?
I (Adam) posted an ad on joinmyband.com before moving to Manchester, saying I was moving in the next couple of months and wanted to start a band and some of the music that I liked. I met them one by one for a cup of tea and we clicked. Jeremy, Dan and I were looking for a drummer for a couple of months and thankfully we stumbled upon Ellie. Played our first gig about a couple of months after meeting Ellie at the Peer Hat in Manchester, January 2018.
Live4ever Presents: Blanketman
Blanketman by Through The Eyes Of Ruby
Who?
Daniel Hand: Lead guitar and vocals
Jeremy Torralvo-Godoy: Bass
Why?
I don’t think any particular bands made us want to start a band together, more of a drive to make music with some like-minded people and have a laugh. I guess we all had The Fall and The Velvet Underground in common.
How?
I (Adam) posted an ad on joinmyband.com before moving to Manchester, saying I was moving in the next couple of months and wanted to start a band and some of the music that I liked. I met them one by one for a cup of tea and we clicked. Jeremy, Dan and I were looking for a drummer for a couple of months and thankfully we stumbled upon Ellie. Played our first gig about a couple of months after meeting Ellie at the Peer Hat in Manchester, January 2018.