“Soup” are an alternative rock band from Manchester that effortlessly produce a cacophony of visceral sounds. Comprised of Andy Whitaker on vocals/guitar/bass, Oz Cooper on vocals/ guitar/ bass/ keyboard, Dug McLeod on drum and percussion, Colin Smith, Jan Whitaker and Deborah Cooper on backing vocals, “Soup” debut album “Album”  is a great album that jangles, bops, chills and glides in between the farfisa fog.

It’s a reflective work of art which picks up where Whitaker’s former band “The Sun And The Moon” left off and it doesn’t fail to impress. Ingeniously crafted, “Album” is an offbeat, neo-psychedelic, guitar-electro, space rock, infused album that takes an Eastern excursion from its northern roots. It’s an original album whose happy go lucky folksy tones, spacious interludes, easy-beats and vocal harmonies wouldn’t sound out of place in 1968. What’s great about this album is the mix-bag of influences that come at you from all directions, yet it manages to blend into one kaleidoscopic, trippy show-piece. It’s a textured album, which in parts is delivered with such laid back ease that it kind of drifts into a dreamlike state, whilst shoe gazing in the recesses.

Photography by Jan Whitaker.
See below EP which is a snippet taken from the album, which is free to stream.

“Soup” the album is available to buy from:

ITUNES:
https://itunes.apple.com/…/album-feat.-andy-wh…/id943376635…

1: Colour Coded
2: Hope For The Working Classes
3: The Author
4: You Must Be An Angel.
5: Chant Like A Loon.
6: Eyes That Lie.
7: Come On Over.
8: The Apple.
9: Shoegaze Song.
10: Plutonium.
11: Spider In My Room.
12: Universe.
13: How Can You Love Me.

A physical CD can be obtained directly from the band. Paypal payments can be made to cooperstudios@virginmedia.com £8. UK inclusive of post and packaging or £11. overseas.