The Struts

So, let me introduce you to the members of the band.. On ze guitar we have Mr Adam Slack! For all the ladies out there, on bass we have Mr Jamie Binns, and the man on the seat, that makes the beat to move your feet, it's Mr Rafe Thomas on the drums! And last, but by no means least, we have frontman and lead vocalist, Mr Luke Spiller!
Togther, this set of incredibly talented, unbelievably sweet and down right wonderful lads, make The Struts. My new favourite band.

The Struts are a Derby based band, with a difference, combining Adam's Beatles influences with Luke's Gospel, Soul and Early Rock and Roll influences, to create a whole new sound. The band are signed with Mercury/Future and unlike many bands, chose to stay in Derby, rather than move to London.

I first saw The Struts on 19th April 2010 (and i remember because it was also the first time I saw McFly live too). They came on stage, and honestly my first thought was 'who the fuck are these?' I turned my good friend Kel McGowan (Who also runs a blog called McFlyMetro.. you should check it out!) and her face was a similar picture to mine. My first thought when looking at Luke was 'If Noel Fielding, Freddie Mercry and Rod Steward had an orgy, he would be the product'. I had never seen anything like the 70's throwbacks that walked out on that stage... but then, they started to play. Then I fell in love with the 4 lads on that stage, because they where doing something different.
The boys played 4 songs; 'Things That You Do', my favourite 'Delilah', 'She Struts Around' and the catchy, can't help but sing along 'Where Did She Go'
I got caught up in the set, joining in with the crowd and singing along to the words. As a frontman, Luke Spiller can easily be likened to Freddie Mercury. His energy on stage is incredible, and the way he was about to work the crowd us, and get them joinging in and up on their feet in such a short space of time is a credit to the brilliant songs they write and play.
Most of the songs they perform are written by Luke and Adam, though recently, we have heard some pretty awesome covers on the band ustreams.
Soon after the McFly tour, they boys played a gig in Manchester, at Sound Control. Myself and Jade both attended along with our friends Kel, Carys, Lucy, Hannah and Nicky. The boys put on an icredible show, playing all the songs from the McFly tour, as well as a few others including 'Right Where You Want Me'

 Luke @ Sound Control

Rafe @ Sound Control

 Adam @ Sound Control

 Jamie @ Sound Control

Jaddo @ Sound Control

After the gig, the boys stuck around for about an hour. They were signing autographs, taking pictures, talking about future gigs and just generally spending time with their fans.
These guys are a group of amazingly talented, genuinley nice lads.
Give these guys an chance to amazing you, and they will not fail.

Amy.ox

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thestruts
Twitter:
Luke - http://twitter.com/LukeStruts
Adam - http://twitter.com/Addostruts
Jamie - http://twitter.com/jamiestruts
Rafe - http://twitter.com/RafeStruts
Website: http://www.thestruts.com/