THENEWNO2
''YOU ARE HERE''
2006
49:25
1. So Vain/4:40
2. Another John Doe/4:01
3. Back To You/4:46
4. Bluesy/4:56
5. Give You Love/4:23
6. Yomp/3:31
7. Hiding Out/3:28
8. Crazy Tuesday/3:50
9. Idle Lover/4:48
10. Shelter/5:52
11. Wind Up Dead/5:05
Bryon Atkinson /Vocals (Background)
Amanda Butterworth /Vocals
Nick Fyffe /Bass
Tom Hammond /Cello
Dhani Harrison /Bass, Guitars, Programming, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Vocals
Oliver Hecks /Drums, Percussion, Programming, Synthesizer
Paul Hicks /Programming
Josh Lopez /Guitar
Marc Mann /Guitar (Acoustic)
REVIEW
by Tom Forget
George Harrison’s son Dhani obviously has some of the biggest shoes imaginable to fill (second only maybe to poor Sean Lennon), and he’s wisely decided to avoid the whole problem by following his own modern muse. Thenewno2, Harrison’s project with multi-instrumentalist Oliver Hecks, features the same spirit of experimentation that delighted dad, but the similarities stop there. Dhani’s voice is as much Elliott Smith as George, and the skittering beats and synths owe more to English trip-hop acts and electronic pioneers than to classic rock. Nonetheless, songs like “Crazy Tuesday” that skew a little closer to pop carry echoes of breezy psychedelia.
BIOGRAPHY
by James Christopher Monger
Comprised of multi-instrumentalists Dhani Harrison (son of late Beatle George Harrison) and Oliver Hecks, London-based duo Thenewno2 (pronounced "the new number two") successfully blend the late-period experimental pop of the Fab Four with the ambient electronics of Brian Eno and the layered beats of Massive Attack. Formed in 2006, the band released its debut EP, EP001 (featuring vocalist Amanda Butterworth), the following year. A full-length debut, You Are Here, arrived in 2008, followed by 2011's EP002 and another full-length, 2012's Thefearofmissingout, the latter of which found the group expanding into a sextet.
''YOU ARE HERE''
2006
49:25
1. So Vain/4:40
2. Another John Doe/4:01
3. Back To You/4:46
4. Bluesy/4:56
5. Give You Love/4:23
6. Yomp/3:31
7. Hiding Out/3:28
8. Crazy Tuesday/3:50
9. Idle Lover/4:48
10. Shelter/5:52
11. Wind Up Dead/5:05
Bryon Atkinson /Vocals (Background)
Amanda Butterworth /Vocals
Nick Fyffe /Bass
Tom Hammond /Cello
Dhani Harrison /Bass, Guitars, Programming, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Vocals
Oliver Hecks /Drums, Percussion, Programming, Synthesizer
Paul Hicks /Programming
Josh Lopez /Guitar
Marc Mann /Guitar (Acoustic)
REVIEW
by Tom Forget
George Harrison’s son Dhani obviously has some of the biggest shoes imaginable to fill (second only maybe to poor Sean Lennon), and he’s wisely decided to avoid the whole problem by following his own modern muse. Thenewno2, Harrison’s project with multi-instrumentalist Oliver Hecks, features the same spirit of experimentation that delighted dad, but the similarities stop there. Dhani’s voice is as much Elliott Smith as George, and the skittering beats and synths owe more to English trip-hop acts and electronic pioneers than to classic rock. Nonetheless, songs like “Crazy Tuesday” that skew a little closer to pop carry echoes of breezy psychedelia.
BIOGRAPHY
by James Christopher Monger
Comprised of multi-instrumentalists Dhani Harrison (son of late Beatle George Harrison) and Oliver Hecks, London-based duo Thenewno2 (pronounced "the new number two") successfully blend the late-period experimental pop of the Fab Four with the ambient electronics of Brian Eno and the layered beats of Massive Attack. Formed in 2006, the band released its debut EP, EP001 (featuring vocalist Amanda Butterworth), the following year. A full-length debut, You Are Here, arrived in 2008, followed by 2011's EP002 and another full-length, 2012's Thefearofmissingout, the latter of which found the group expanding into a sextet.
