Taken from their forthcoming EP “Eta Carinae” released on October 11th 2019, Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra have shared a video for their brilliant first single “Swinging Like a Brick”. They are on tour in October.
From the artwork to the music, this album is pure joy. Most importantly, for all their infectious joy, this is a band that does not shy away from making poignant statements about the world we live in.
Watch the video for ‘Life is a Drag’, the new single from Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra. The single is due for release this Friday, November 9 and will also be featured on their upcoming album ‘Soul of My City’.
Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra latest album offers a cornucopia of western swing, country ballads, Tom Waitsian instrumentalism and cross-cultural Americana jambalaya goodness.
The Unthanks are to headline and curate a one day festival in their native city of Newcastle featuring Rob Heron’s Tea Pad Orchestra, Alasdair Roberts, Twelfth Day, The Baghdaddies as well as 150 Unthanks Singing Weekenders and more.
Read Part 2 of our Best Albums of 2014 featuring I draw Slow, United Bible Studies, Harp & a Monkey, McNeil & Heys, Blue Rose Code, Jonnie Common, Two Wings and many more
Summer 2014 sees the eagerly anticipated follow-up release from those purveyors of Western swing, country blues and ragtime – Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra.
They are a young six-piece band based in Newcastle upon Tyne and are the UK’s answer to Pokey LaFarge. They are Rob Heron & The Teapad Orchestra and they will keep any joint jumping!
