Episode 14 of ’60 Minutes or less’ - a new podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - goes BIG as we turn back the clock and welcome our guest Tim Hancock, guitarist in gnarly instrumental outfit Brontide!
Together with drummer William Bowerman and bassist Nathan Fairweather, as Brontide the trio put out two all killer, no filler full lengths, as well as a number of standalone singles. In late August 2017, having announced in April of that year that they were knocking it on the head, the band played their final show together.
We were gutted when Brontide called it a day. Gutted until earlier this year when they announced their return to coincide with the ten year anniversary of their second album ‘Artery’, with their live reunion set to take place this year at ArcTanGent Festival! An event close to their hearts - and ours - ArcTanGent is an award winning independent festival that we’ve been to many times over the past ten years (only missing a few of the post-Covid get togethers). ArcTanGent celebrates ten years in 2024 too, so what better way to mark the return of Brontide as they celebrate their own ten year anniversary?
We are chuffed Brontide are back and were delighted to speak with Tim over Zoom in the run up to the festival, my swigging a beer in the early evening at odds with his post-coffee morning in LA. Reflecting on days gone by and bands like Tall Ships and Shapes, find out what they’ve been up to in their time away and what’s in store for their reunion at ArcTanGent Festival this August!
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