‘Sticks and Stones’ recorded live at High Seas is a balls to the wall rumbling rollercoaster.

Justin Swart and Jason Hinch deliver an intricate and impassioned performance on Sticks and Stones – Live from High Seas, the latest single from The Amblers’ upcoming live studio album. The track is vibrant and distinctive, possessing the vintage signature sound that will forever be associated with the blues-rock duo. The guitar sound is a blissed-out Twin Reverb fuzz-fest that hits like a ten-ton hammer dressed in furs, the drums dig deep into the Bonham ‘tight but loose’ swing of Bonham legacy (complete with bombastic weight), and the vocals soar with ethereal, cavernous delicacy, making for a delicious array of sounds that totally, totally dig on each other.

“Sticks and Stones is a song we really enjoy playing live. A rumbling rollercoaster. Slow, gentle open with a balls to the wall centre-piece, leaning into a gentle close. It’s quite the romance…” Comments guitarist and vocalist Justin Swart.

PRESS
“Blues rock that deserves your full attention…” – Texx and The City (South Africa)
“The Amblers have put together an incredible EP. It speaks of talent, musical ease and damn good melodies…” – Teo Magazine (Australia)
“If you like GOOD music, this band is most definitely for you. I can’t wait to hear more from these guys…” – Down The Front Media (United Kingdom)
“Carrying a sound that leans towards the heavier side of things, fans of gritty, distorted bluesy rock a la Jack White or The Raconteurs are def. going to lap up these Johannesburg natives’ tunes. With a raw yet polished approached, the guys’ sound is simultaneously vintage and modern, and meriting further exploration…” – Pure Grain Audio (Canada)

THE AMBLERS
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https://www.instagram.com/the._.amblers

MONGREL RECORDS
https://mongrelrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/mongrelrecords
https://www.instagram.com/mongrel_records
https://mongrelrecords1.bandcamp.com

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The grit, the grime, the sweat on the walls, the blood on the instruments and callouses on the fingers and hands. Any rock & roll band that’s put the valuable time into fleshing their sound and creating personal chemistry from the garage to the streets wears this badge with pride, and The Amblers have clearly walked this hallowed path. This is a band seemingly born in the past with a keen eye on the future. Justin Swart (guitar/vocals) and Jason Hinch (drums) are a South African pair that give previous power duos a run for their money in the bluesy/fuzzed-out, minimalist rock department. Unlike, say, the White Stripes, however, these fellas mesh a swinging Yardbirds-meets-Raconteur’s vibe (complete with large Stooges cojones) with a folk-induced mind-set that makes for a more cerebral listen whilst still rocking out completely, stripped of any bloated clutter. The guitar sound is a blissed-out Twin Reverb fuzz-fest that hits like a ten-ton hammer dressed in furs, the drums dig deep into the Bonham ‘tight but loose’ swing of Bonham legacy (complete with bombastic weight), and the vocals soar with ethereal, cavernous delicacy, making for a delicious array of sounds that totally, totally dig on each other.

“Just Get Me To Bed” is the first of an upcoming six-song live album recorded at High Seas Studios in Johannesburg. Justin Swart explains the reasoning behind it all, “We’ve been working on ideas and music since the pandemic began. With nearly all live events being cancelled that was pretty much all we could do. Somewhere along the line though, the idea of a live album started to gain traction in the sense that we, in some way would be getting pieces of what we were missing from the live shows in each other, live in the studio. We pitched the idea to High Seas who jumped on board. We brought in Tiger and Lilly Productions to film it. They rest as they say, is history…”

A grass roots band that seeks to become part of each individual listener’s emotional fabric, the guys are down to earth and shed of pretension – Swart puts it best: “We want as many people as we can get to hear our music. Not for popularity, awards, fame, etc. but in the hope that our music will form a part of the lives and memories of people like so many of our musical heroes have done for us.” Theirs is a music that will continue to evolve and push personal boundaries, all the while making your booty move.

With two EP’s under their belt, ‘The Dustling Man’ (2017) and ‘Ratty Old Mo’’ (2018), and an exciting new release in the pipeline, The Amblers are set to be your next favourite band, one that will burn through the electrical crackle of the airwaves and land squarely in your psyche.

PRESS:
“Blues rock that deserves your full attention…” – Texx and The City (South Africa)
“The Amblers have put together an incredible EP. It speaks of talent, musical ease and damn good melodies…” – Teo Magazine (Australia)
“If you like GOOD music, this band is most definitely for you. I can’t wait to hear more from these guys…” – Down The Front Media (United Kingdom)
“Carrying a sound that leans towards the heavier side of things, fans of gritty, distorted bluesy rock a la Jack White or The Raconteurs are def. going to lap up these Johannesburg natives’ tunes. With a raw yet polished approached, the guys’ sound is simultaneously vintage and modern, and meriting further exploration…” – Pure Grain Audio (Canada)

THE AMBLERS:
https://www.facebook.com/wearetheamblers
https://www.instagram.com/the._.amblers

MONGREL RECORDS:
https://mongrelrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/mongrelrecords
https://www.instagram.com/mongrel_records
https://mongrelrecords1.bandcamp.com

P&C 2021 The Amblers under exclusive license to Mongrel Records a division of Just Music

COPYRIGHT WARNING: It is illegal to re-upload this content to Private / 3rd party channels without prior consent. Private / 3rd party channels that do so are reported for copyright infringement which will lead to a channels permanent removal from YouTube.

#theamblers #rock #indierock

Mongrel Records aims to present the finest heavy music and associated lifestyle programming from the emerging African underground, focusing predominantly on the fiery South African scene. A mixed bag of utterly intense and enjoyable tunes and inserts, so bite down hard!

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