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20 May 2012:: This Wednesday's show at The Windmill has been cancelled dude to a lack of promotion by the, er, promoter. Apologies to all those that have been affected by this sad and regretful news.
05 May 2012:: Junkyard Choir have today released the first track from their Vita Nova EP online for free - click here to listen to the blistering 'Where is Hell?' on SoundCloud, or use the audio player below! Check back here soon for more new tracks!
01 May 2012:: Junkyard Choir have announced the release of a brand new 5-track studio EP, 'Vita Nova', which is due out at the beginning of June. The EP features all new songs, and is the band's first recording with new bassist Derek 'Del Boy' Williamson. JYC will be performing tracks from 'Vita Nova' at The Ballyhoo club on New Oxford Street on 11 May.
01 March 2012:: “Junkyard Choir have crafted a modern blend of spiced blues as smooth and unique as any dust-covered vintage in your vinyl rack. With country-garage and mariachi-punk flavours, this is a Kerouac roadtrip soundscape for the 21st century. Fleetingly mournful, whimsically honest, occasionally romantic, but passionately dirty, this is a swampy stroll through the dusk – a captivating journey into despair and lust that you won’t want to come back from…”
- Arthur Ransom
05 May 2012:: Junkyard Choir have today released the first track from their Vita Nova EP online for free - click here to listen to the blistering 'Where is Hell?' on SoundCloud, or use the audio player below! Check back here soon for more new tracks!
01 May 2012:: Junkyard Choir have announced the release of a brand new 5-track studio EP, 'Vita Nova', which is due out at the beginning of June. The EP features all new songs, and is the band's first recording with new bassist Derek 'Del Boy' Williamson. JYC will be performing tracks from 'Vita Nova' at The Ballyhoo club on New Oxford Street on 11 May.
01 March 2012:: “Junkyard Choir have crafted a modern blend of spiced blues as smooth and unique as any dust-covered vintage in your vinyl rack. With country-garage and mariachi-punk flavours, this is a Kerouac roadtrip soundscape for the 21st century. Fleetingly mournful, whimsically honest, occasionally romantic, but passionately dirty, this is a swampy stroll through the dusk – a captivating journey into despair and lust that you won’t want to come back from…”
- Arthur Ransom
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Swamp-Rock, Grunge-boogie, Alt-blues... from sublime to terrifying, many have tried to describe their sound, but probably best just to watch and enjoy! "
- Scream
- Scream
Vita Nova EP [COMING SOON]
1. The Whistler
2. Seas of Love
3. World Up, World Down
4. Dharna Blues
5. Where is Hell? NEW ►
Download Vita Nova
2. Seas of Love
3. World Up, World Down
4. Dharna Blues
5. Where is Hell? NEW ►
Download Vita Nova

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“Junkyard Choir have crafted a modern blend of spiced blues as smooth and unique as any dust-covered vintage in your vinyl rack. With country-garage and mariachi-punk flavours, this is a Kerouac roadtrip soundscape for the 21st century. Fleetingly mournful, whimsically honest, occasionally romantic, but passionately dirty, this is a swampy stroll through the dusk – a captivating journey into despair and lust that you won’t want to come back from…”
- Arthur Ransom
Junkyard Choir are a 3-piece blues-rock band from London, England. From left to right, Tom Herbert (Drums), Mark Woods (Guitar, Vocals), Derek Williamson (Bass).
- Arthur Ransom
Junkyard Choir are a 3-piece blues-rock band from London, England. From left to right, Tom Herbert (Drums), Mark Woods (Guitar, Vocals), Derek Williamson (Bass).

their mariachi-esque polka-rock might sound like John Candy's band in Uncle Buck but the South Londoners are not to be missed. Not that you could miss a polka-blues band in Brixton "
- The Fly
- The Fly

they bring the klezmer-influenced Beefheart warped blues to swampy rock'n'roll and pull the whole thing down into a crashing, shuddering mess of glory "
- Sweeping the Nation
- Sweeping the Nation

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