Introducing Up For The Let Down
Line Up
Jay (Drums) – Lex (Vocals) – Scott (Lead Guitar) – Simon (Bass)
Up For The Let Down – I Fear Sharks
Up For The Let Down are a female fronted pop punk band from Medway.
I’ve seen and photographed this band back in January at the Beercart Arms in Canterbury and then reviewed/photographed them again on 15 March in Folkestone at the RokanRolla. Having chatted to these guys I can honestly say what a nice down to earth bunch they are and musically very talented. It’s quite a rare thing these days to find a female fronted band at all, let alone a pop punk band and a very good one at that. Here is what I had to say when I reviewed their Folkestone gig earlier this month:
Second came female fronted Pop Punk/Rock band from Medway, Up For The Let Down. I have seen these guys before at the Beercart Arms in Canterbury but Friday night, they were on form! Front woman Lex engages the audience in a way that is rarely seen, moving in and out of them offstage, while singling the odd member out for special attention. I rarely see a crowd so engaged with a band at a gig, but these guys were even posing for photo’s with her during the set. Lex produces strong punk vocals so crisp and clear you feel yourself being drawn like the lure of paddling your feet in cool soothing lake on a hot summers day. The band produce and bang out some extremely catchy numbers, to the point I even found myself singing along at moments. Combing fast guitars and a rarely seen female lead vocalist make this a band that you simply cant not like. These guys are piling on the gigs at the moment so check them out on Facebook and go and show them some love! You won’t regret it.
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Up For The Let Down
and now a bit from the band themselves:
Bio
Formed in 2011 Up for the letdown came into the world as a 5 piece….after a few line up changes due to different musical directions the band is now consisting of two original members but is stronger than ever as a four piece!
‘We set out to mix up pop punk and rock and roll combining fast guitars and pop punk vocals to create a moody yet exciting combo! ‘
The band consists of Lex G on vocals, Scott Gutteridge on guitar, Si Cope on bass and Jay Benham on drums.
We formed in 2011 after separations of previous bands everyone was at loose ends but wanting to carry on so we got our heads together and formed something that has become a very special friendship, both tough and amazing times were to come and we’ve never looked back!! Here we are smashing it!!
The band recorded last at The Dining Room Studio in Sittingbourne where Jay’s uncle Dave Boulden engineered and we got three tracks done ‘Heroes Haircut’, ‘ink and Kicks’ and ‘Make Or Break’. These tracks are currently still played in our set and we have recently re recorded Make or Break with a few changes.
Later on we recorded at Annex Audio with Ricky Beetlestone engineering and we didn’t know what we were in for….the tracks sounded immense!! We recorded Had Enough and That Summer and later went back to record Make or Break and I fear sharks.
We are in the process of writing new material which has a slightly more energized tinge to it with the arrival of our fantastic new guitarist Scott Gutteridge.
Up For The Let Down
One of our reviewers has reviewed track Had Enough:
Up For The Letdown, Medway purveyors of pop punk have produced with “Had Enough”, a track to warm even the frozen bits. Yep, and I do mean those bits. (read rest of review on our site here)
Our friends at Banned Reviews have reviewed tracks I Fear Sharks and That Summer:
So far Up F0r The Let Down have released six tracks into the great wide web. One of these has the inspired title I Fear Sharks. Attention grabbing drumming starts the track before a … read rest of review here
I guess all there is left to say, get over to their Facebook, give them a like and check them out, get down to a gig and see them or book them for a gig. You won’t regret it!
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