TWISTED Wheel are playing a free show for Liverpool Music Week, and it's definitely one to see.
The three-piece band from Oldham - made up of guitarist and singer Jonny Brown, drummer Adam Clarke and bass player Rick Lees - formed in 2007, and signed a deal with Columbia, home to Bob Dylan, Kings Of Leon and Glasvegas, the following year.
"We only started the band two years ago," says Jonny. "We made the album back last June, so we couldn't wait to release it. It still sounded good to us, so that's a good sign.
"I think even better than the reviews is that Paul Weller and Oasis have said they like us, and they're just legends. Things are looking good so far.
"We played our first gig about a week after our first rehearsal, then saved about pounds 500 to record our first EP, had 1,000 copies made and then used to just go outside gigs in Manchester and give them to people. We did that, and pretty quickly we were playing to 300 people in bars in Manchester.
"News of that got down to London, then this buzz started. We played In The City, the industry festival in Manchester, and got a few offers of record deals. We signed our deal with Columbia in 2008, about a year after we got together."
They recorded their album in LA with Oasis producer Dave Sardy.
"We sent a load of demos to producers, some over here, some in America," says Jonny. "Dave came back with some great feedback, got what we did straight away and we really liked him.
"You can get equipment a lot easier over there and when you're recording they really look after you. If there's not a guitar you want in the studio, you just ask for it and someone will turn up with one 20 minutes later.
"I was joking around by the end of it, saying I wanted a 1961 Fender Telecaster in sunburst, you know, a super rare guitar, and one would be there that day. It was amazing."
Twisted Wheel play the Masque on November 6
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