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Vinny Peculiar Music

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Simon Mckelvie



UK based musician and poet Vinny Peculiar [aka Alan Wilkes] has been variously described as – ‘An under sung national treasure’ [UNCUT Magazine 2014] – a warm hearted Morrissey [Q Magazine 2014] and the missing link between Jarvis Cocker and Roger McGough [Irish Times 2014]. He’s released eleven albums of outsider pop music to great critical acclaim and a new album release ‘Down The Bright Stream’ on his own Shadrack & Duxbury Records comes out March 30th 2015.



Peculiar has collaborated with Bill Drummond [KLF, SOUP ART] on a series of house concerts, he’s worked as an artist in residence [Belfast Cathedral Arts Festival], and his various bands have included ex members of The Smiths, OASIS, Aztec Camera & The Fall. Live shows herald comparisons to the likes of Eels, John Cooper Clarke and the more pastoral elements of The Kinks. Vinny Peculiar songs make you laugh and cry and think all at the same time…TOM ROBINSON BBC 6Music



He’s a veteran of many European and US dates opening for British Sea Power, Edwyn Collins and Luke Haines amongst others and a former compere on the Glastonbury Acoustic Stage.



Current album ‘The Root Mull Affect‘ was released 15.3.14 on Cherry Red Records to great acclaim….



‘A well-measured introduction to an under sung national treasure’ UNCUT MAGAZINE



‘The missing link between Jarvis Cocker and poet Roger McGough and some of the wittiest lyrics this side of Wreckless Eric’ IRISH TIMES



This fifteen-track album from the Salford based singer songwriter is frankly, unmissable. A real joy. AMERICANA- UK



Crashing poppily through Vinnys world of nostalgia and insight every song stuffed to the gills with melody and eccentricity, clever, funny and wonderfully weird’ R2 MAGAZINE



‘If Tony Hancock had made pop records they’d have sounded like this’ UNCUT MAGAZINE