Blackbud

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Blackbud
Origin	Wiltshire, England
Genre(s)	Indie rock
Years active	2002 – Present
Label(s)	Independiente
Members
Joe Taylor, Sam Nadel, Adam Newton

Blackbud is an indie-rock band from Wiltshire, now based between London and Bristol, UK. They are Joe Taylor (Guitar, Vocals), Adam Newton (Bass, Backing Vocals) and Sam Nazzel (Drums, Backing Vocals). Although their released material so far has been minimal, they have toured extensively worldwide to much critical acclaim, having attracted the attention of Jimmy Page^{[citation needed]}, Michael Eavis^{[citation needed]} and Steve Lamacq^{[citation needed]} amongst other noteworthy people. Blackbud have often been compared, perhaps or perhaps not entirely seriously, with artists such as Jeff Buckley, Radiohead and Led Zeppelin^[1]. Their debut album, From The Sky, was released on July 31, 2006.

1 Formation
2 Record deal
3 Discography
4 Members
5 Notes
6 External links

[edit] Formation

The band met at St Laurence School in their hometown of Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire. Having discovered they had the same musical interests, Taylor, Nadel, and Newton formed Blackbud in December 2002. The name, amongst many various interpretations, probably being derived from the bud of a plant/flower. Blackbud began as a covers band, and secured a residency at a local pub. They would mainly play sets comprising covers of songs by Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley and Stevie Ray Vaughan. As time went on, Taylor began writing his own songs and three demo CDs were recorded during the band's first 18 months.

[edit] Record deal

In 2005, Blackbud signed to Independiente Records, a British independent record label whose roster includes Gomez, Travis and Embrace. The deal came after several major labels showed a considerable amount of interest in the band. After much deliberation, the band concluded that an independent would best suit their ethos. This record deal was a result of coming Joint First in the Glastonbury 2004 Unsigned bands competition [1]