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Formed by Justin Sullivan in Bradford in 1980, New Model Army’s beginnings were inspired by Northern
Soul, Punk Rock and the incendiary atmosphere of the times. Since then, they have had a long, creative
and eventful journey. They have been massively influential in ‘post-punk’, ‘folk-rock’, ‘political-rock’,
‘goth’, ‘metal’ and all kinds of musical sub-cultures but they have steadfastly refused to belong to any
club that would have them as members.
Without a specific ‘genre’ audience, and never having had a massive worldwide hit, New Model Army
still have album sales in the millions, have attracted some of the biggest producers on the planet (Glyn
Johns, Tom Dowd, Andy Wallace, Bob Clearmountain, Joe Barresi) and have built up an almost
religious devotion amongst fans. Having grasped early on that the Internet was going to revolutionise
the music industry, from the mid-1990s they set out on the now fashionable wholly independent path of
controlling all aspects of their output. As a result, they have been perfectly placed to withstand the
changes in the Industry and have outlasted most of their peers. There are very few bands in NMA’s
position of being able to record and release what they like when they like, while maintaining a worldwide
following and all without making a single artistic or commercial compromise.
Originally formed as a three piece, the current five piece features Michael Dean on drums, Dean White
on keyboards and guitar, Marshall Gill on guitar and Ceri Monger on bass.
Already well into part one of the “Winter” tour, the shows have been some of the best ever and the band
are looking forward to continuing the tour for the rest of 2016 and into 2017.
