We had a sneaky chat on Communities Live! 93.2fm today with two members of the band, Dale Staniland (vocals and guitar), and Phil Corker (keys), and got to the know the people behind the music...
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| Emma questions Stoops boys Dale and Phil on today's Communities Live! radio show |
The Stoops originally formed at a local Sheffield school, where after watching an episode of 'Hey Arnold', Dale noticed that the 'step' that they normally hung out on outside school was actually called a 'stoop' on the programme. So the name stuck, and 'The Stoops' have been gigging around Sheffield ever since.
For the past year and a half, the band has also featured band members Ricki Staniland on bass and vocals and Scott Wainwright on drums and vocals.
So where does their unique sound come from? The boys told us that they drew most of the their influence from the Beatles but decided on a more commercial, pop sound in recent years, which reached out to people of all ages, Grandmas included.
One of our favourite tunes was 'Talk to Me', which we played on the show and which was written by Dale after he got home from a night out when his girlfriend wouldn't speak to him. Yes, we had hoped for a more interesting story behind that one too, but as a result the band have produced a catchy mix of Kooks-style indie and upbeat pop coupled with some nice harmonies. Have a listen here!
The boys are back in Sheffield to take part in a night called 'Have You Heard?' which is the first in a series of events supported by Sheffield Live! 93.2FM.
They play this Friday at Penelope's, next to the Odeon on Arundel Gate. Doors are at 8pm, and The Stoops will be playing at around 9.30pm. Tickets are £3 from wegottickets.com or £4 on the door.
We'll see you there!
To listen to our full interview with The Stoops, click here.
For the past year and a half, the band has also featured band members Ricki Staniland on bass and vocals and Scott Wainwright on drums and vocals.
So where does their unique sound come from? The boys told us that they drew most of the their influence from the Beatles but decided on a more commercial, pop sound in recent years, which reached out to people of all ages, Grandmas included.
One of our favourite tunes was 'Talk to Me', which we played on the show and which was written by Dale after he got home from a night out when his girlfriend wouldn't speak to him. Yes, we had hoped for a more interesting story behind that one too, but as a result the band have produced a catchy mix of Kooks-style indie and upbeat pop coupled with some nice harmonies. Have a listen here!
The boys are back in Sheffield to take part in a night called 'Have You Heard?' which is the first in a series of events supported by Sheffield Live! 93.2FM.
They play this Friday at Penelope's, next to the Odeon on Arundel Gate. Doors are at 8pm, and The Stoops will be playing at around 9.30pm. Tickets are £3 from wegottickets.com or £4 on the door.
We'll see you there!
To listen to our full interview with The Stoops, click here.
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