Pool Of Sound - The Tea Street Band

Tea Street Band ( original line-up )

Formed in 2010 from the ashes of much-missed rabble rousers, 'The Maybes?' minus Nick Ellis, 'The Tea Street Band' clinically built up momentum following their first release on iTunes, 'Push The Feeling On', in 2010. Playing carefully selected shows with the odd big one thrown in, their debut Harvest Sun gig was in the Williamson tunnels followed by Creamfields and Williamson Square which was when their journey really began.

The five-piece have all known each other since 2000 and are from the same area, all growing up in North Liverpool. Timo Tierney said, "After 'The Maybes?' split we all wanted to carry on playing together. James and I had been writing songs together and we all knew there was a gap in the market for a dance-orientated band; we wanted to challenge ourselves musically. So we set off on the adventure with a game plan. I have full belief in every one of us and getting Nico (Nick Otaegui, the original bassist with 'The Maybes?') back involved and to be in the room together again felt so right!"

James Albertina added, "We all grew up together and listened to the same music so it wasn't a great surprise to find we all liked writing upbeat dance music and that we could play these songs as a band."

The full band line up became James Albertina on keyboard/synths, Dominic Allen on drums, Nicholas Otaegui on bass guitar, Lee Smith on guitar and backing vocals and Timo Tierney on guitar and lead vocals.

Tea Street Band

Their eponymous first album was released on Baltic Records in 2014 following the singles, 'Summer Dreaming' and 'Disco Lights', both released in 2012 and both featured on the album. This debut album became the epicentre of Liverpool music once again and was a lush blend of Balearic beats and indie know-how cementing their reputation as one of the brightest bands in Liverpool. For a band that had played almost every available space in the city where a stage can fit, they brought a freshness and love for what they did which resonated throughout the venues and audiences. They received adulation from their acolytes with each member of the audience hanging onto every beat and lyric.

Creating something of a cult following across the UK, their first UK headline tour was in 2014, touring over the years with 'Inspiral Carpets', 'The Charlatans' and Jimi Goodwin of 'The Doves'.
During their debut album campaign, the band travelled far and wide to Seoul, Europe, Australia, and America gaining support from tastemakers such as Huw Stephens, John Kennedy, Janice Long, Clint Boon and Rob Da Bank.

Frequency Album

The band, returned with their second full-length album, 'Frequency', via their new home with Modern Sky UK. Recorded over a year in Liverpool's fabled Parr Street Studios, the album was a big leap forward for them, with a 'nod' to the band, 'The Pale Fountains'. They seamlessly blend riffs and synths in their lead single 'Feel It' and their album seems the product of a band who, while consistently in the frame, are also consistently pushing for more. Again Timo said, "We wrote it together, with all of us having a massive input on each song, the title and the art work (photo by John Johnson, designed by Dom Foster). It's all of ours. We have all pushed each other musically and that can be heard on songs like 'Sacré-Coeur' and 'Marseille Blues'", which was issued as their follow up single.

They hope to get a third album out in 2020 but having had a bit of a change in lineup, they are now a foursome with James Albertina no longer with them, it has changed a few of the songs and some other things. They've taken stock, evaluated and now think they've got an album they're comfortable with.

Like most bands, 2020 into 2021 has been the oddest of times. No gigs, not much chance to be in the studio together, in fact not much chance to be together at all, but after almost 18 months not being able to play live together, they're about to join 'The Christians' at the Summer Pops. "The boys are back, and that feels boss, " says Nick Otaegui. After so long trying to do things remotely, the band – Nick, Timo Tierney, Lee Smith, and Dom Allen – did their first large-scale gig back as part of FestEvol at Invisible Wind Factory.

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