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[gavintatesmusicjournal]

The Rifles - Local Boy (Music Video) Overlook

23/10/25

By Gavin Tate

for Gavin Tate's Music journal

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[emilyleighmiller]

Weapons Handling Tests... #therifles #l98a2 #ilooklikeshit #nohate #instadaily (at Nesscliffe Training Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvFBcn-Hbii/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15snxc1ln4ou5

[benthemusicalbeard]

5 Sep 2018

Hello all. It’s that time of week again! I do hope the first few posts have been well received and at least one of the songs has made it’s way onto your musical radar! 

First this week is a song from my Uni days! I’ve been in touch with an old chum this week from when I was at University. We had similar tastes in music, bar sports and fried food! Whenever I hear this artist, and more specifically this song I’m immediately taken back to a time when Myspace was the first thing you’d check when you logged onto the Uni network, right before wasting time playing pool and drinking in the SU and trying to squeeze in the odd bit of work! I miss the ‘good old days’, sounds very cliche but one thing which made the four years of my Uni life enjoyable was the access to live music and the emerging talents of Arctic Monkeys, The Kooks and countless other indie bands popping up at the time. Whilst at Uni I saw Fatboy Slim, Milburn & Jack Penate at the SU, as well as countless others around the country. From being told at each gig that we were the best crowd that the band had ever played to I can therefore assume that, statistically speaking, I must have been the best crowd member in the UK! 

I went to see this band over at Keele Uni with my friend and Example supported. He was so bad people set the fire alarm off to stop him performing. Fact. As I said, the good old days!

The Rifles - Peace & Quiet - https://youtu.be/FY74RmVucYg

I must admit that previous song had me smiling, always nice to reminisce about happy times in your life! Second song belongs to a very talented singer and song writer Jamie Woon. Born in the UK to a Malaysian Chinese Father and a Scottish Mother, his genres are more of those whimsical Wikipedia inventions ‘neo soul, downtempo’........(?!) All I can say is that I love his 2011 debut album ‘Mirrorwriting’ and recommend you give it listen, pure bliss from start to finish. Songs ‘Night Air’ and ‘Spirals’ being the real highlights for me although every song I enjoy. The song of his I have chosen is from his second, and currently latest album, ‘Making Time’ and when I first heard it I think I played it on repeat for about 45 minutes! Also worth a listen off this album are the songs ‘Celebration’ and ‘Forgiven’, needless to say I do enjoy many of his songs, I hope you do too!

Jamie Woon - Sharpness - https://youtu.be/CxvsFwKR89Q

Finally we have the bizarrely named Unknown Mortal Orchestra. From New Zealand, their brand of psychedelic rock has only recently made it’s way into my life via my Spotify explorations. Very popular and successful in their native New Zealand the band are now based in Portland, Oregon. That’s in the United States of Americanland FYI. The band actually have a number one in New Zealand with the track ‘American Guilt’ off their latest album Sex & Food. However it’s their earlier works which have caught my eye. I first heard the song ‘So Good At Being In Trouble’ off their second album, the 2013 release ‘II’. Good listen and very catchy but the track I have chosen I heard on my way home from one of my night shifts and at 3am it just made sense! According to one website, the video tells the story of two characters whose insecurities & paranoia eventually drive them apart. I could have said the video depicts a man and his love for an oak tree it wouldn’t make a jot of difference to you but goes someway to explain the lyrics to the song. I hope you like it!

Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Necessary Evil - https://youtu.be/XqjWidsMhvM

Post done. Enjoy the tracks. Drops mic.

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[emilyleighmiller]

This is one of the best things in my life #shropshireacf #acf #armycadetforce #armycadets #potentialinstructor #uniform #mtp #therifles #nohate #instadaily

[nbednarski-blog]

#The Rifles  - The Great Escape

Artist Overview  

The rifles were formed in Chingford, North London in 2004, when lead singer Joel Stoker and lead guitarist Lucas Crowther met at Redbridge college a year earlier. The duo who were inspired by Oasis and the famous Knebworth concert which they both attended decided to start their own band, setting out to sound similar to their heroes. After adding bassist Rob Pyne, who Stoker knew from school and drummer Grant Marsh , the line up was complete. The band's first live gig followed swiftly at The Bull & Gate pub in Kentish Town, London. 

 The band's first official release was a 7" demo of "Peace & Quiet" released by Blow Up Records. The band switched to fellow independent label Xtra Mile Recordings for their May 2005 release of the single "When I'm Alone", which would go on to reach number 64 in the UK charts. Later that year the band's next single "Local Boy" would be released via Right Hook Recordings. It would get airplay on the Saturday morning show Soccer AM and would help give the band more exposure and even help them become regular guests on the show. The Rifles released two singles, "Repeated Offender" and "She's Got Standards", ahead of the 17 July release of their debut album No Love Lost, which peaked at 26 in the UK charts, which the album since becoming a collector's item for many indie fans. On the back of the success of the album release, the band were asked to support idol , Paul Weller (formally of The Jam) for the 'Modfathers' gig at the forum, London in 2006 before a hand full of european festival appearances propelled the band on to greater things. 

To date, the band have released a further four albums with third album titled ' None the wiser' peaking highest in the UK charts at 21. 

 Track Review  

The Rifles- Great Escape. 

Over the years The Rifles have adopted the 'If it's not broken, why fix it' approach to music. This approach has remained steady throughout their thirteen years of the band . With a hardcore , loyal fan base that continues to capture new audiences, you know exactly what you're getting from the darlings of indie/mod scene music, who draw huge comparison to The Jam. 

  Describing the new material in an interview in 2009, The band admitting that they wanted to be more ambitious with the writing and wanted to  become even 'bolder' and write songs deeper about life and the struggles as well as using a string quartet for the first time. However the sound still holds all of the positive notes and clever guitar licks previously heard of debut album 'No love lost'.  

The title track of the album starts with a punchy, raw intro courtesy of Lucas Crowther's lead guitar and Grant Marsh's drums before front man Joel Stoker's powerful vocals kick in. The track itself tell a positive story about life, how it's never too late to take a gamble, don't be afraid to not settle for the normal, unaspiring life and to make a change for the better. The catchy chorus which is up-lifting sums the track up perfectly, '"Waiting for the day, you're not looking for something else...". Further lyrics such as ; "Don't let your day grow long before it comes a week, Go and make a change before the big sleep" which ends the song fittingly, leaving the listener with a positive impact which will make you all evaluate your own road lives, with the track setting the scene for the rest of the album.  

[peoplearecelebratechaos]

Now s p i n n i ng #therifles - No love lost