Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate - Broken But...

We recently released a new video that goes with the first five tracks of the album (the more ambient bit before it gets rockier)  https://youtu.be/a4tEQKr70O4

The physical CD is officially released 6/1/2018

Hope you are well,

Best wishes,

Malcolm Galloway

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate is a proggy, funky, defiant and sometimes poignant London, UK based rock band. We’d be extremely grateful if you’d consider having a listen to our new album – Broken But Still Standing [Glass Castle Recordings GC4155 barcode 191924266037]. It is officially released on CD on 6 Jan 2018.

Broken But Still Standing, Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate's third album, is a science/science-fiction themed concept album. It follows the story of human evolution, from LUCA, the last universal common ancestor of all current life on earth, via Lucy, one of the possible precursors of our species, to conflict and eventual symbiosis with artificial intelligences. The general theme of the album is that life has progressed by forming coalitions, whether between the primitive cells that engulfed each other to become the cell and the mitochondria (the power stations of the cell), between individuals to form communities, or between different forms of life in the future.

Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate’s previous album ‘When The Kill Code Fails’ was recommended by Steve Hackett (Genesis) and was Beastie’s Rock Show’s Prog Album Of The Year.

It is musically diverse with progressive rock, classic rock, electronica, metal and minimalist influences. It is over 70 mins long and contains 17 tracks.

More detailed information about the album than anyone could plausibly be expected to want to read can be about the album is available at http://hatsoffgentlemen.com/broken_but_still_standing (including album story and lyrics).

The music in the album is quite diverse.

If you like prog rock try – Almost Familiar and Close My Eyes

If you prefer your rock harder try – Let Me Out

If you like ambient music try – Advancing On Snailback

If you like retro electronica try – Lucid Assassin

[The album starts quite gently, then builds up to a rockier climax]

Bandcamp – http://www.hatsoffgentlemen.bandcamp.com (CDs, signed CDs and digital download)

CD Baby Link - https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/hatsoffgentlemenitsadequ5 (CDs, digital download and free streaming)

Spotify link – https://open.spotify.com/album/46eGfJJn3nFtOnQfRfX0tL (free streaming)

iTunes link – https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/broken-but-still-standing/id1293986198 (digital download)

Amazon link - http://amzn.to/2g1UkYy (digital download)

Video preview -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ef9xnWvL1U  

Best wishes,

Malcolm Galloway

NOTES

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate are Malcolm Galloway (vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer) and Mark Gatland (bass, backing vocals, keyboards and co-producer), on their own, or with one or more of Kathryn Thomas (flute), Rudy Burrell (drums) and Ibon Bilboa (guitar). They are based in London, UK.

Malcolm and Mark have been playing together since they were at school. Malcolm and Kathryn are married (to each other). This album also includes spoken word and backing vocals from their children James and Ethan Galloway, and James co-wrote two of the tracks.

Their music combines progressive rock, classic rock, acoustic, blues, metal, folk, funk, minimalism, and electronica, and  often explores scientific and philosophical themes.

Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate came to national attention in November 2017 when they were last minute replacements for a band with a broken arm on the main stage of Hard Rock Hell’s Prog Festival, opening for Magnum, Focus and Carl Palmer, and playing to over 1000 people. They were described by Hard Rock Hell magazine as ‘unlikely stars who stole the show’, and by eFestivals as the highlight of the festival. They regularly play at leading London venues and regularly put on charity gigs (including for Save The Children, Cancer Research UK, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Ehlers-Danlos Support UK, and Brain Tumour UK). They have been broadcast on over 50 radio stations/shows/podcasts.

The lead video from their first album Invisible has been broadcast on over 70 television channels, including channels in the UK, Canada, South Africa and USA.  Their second album ("When The Kill Code Fails") was recommended by Steve Hackett (Genesis) and was awarded Beasties Rock Show's Prog Album Of The Year Award. They were shortlisted for Radio Wigwam's Single Of The Year award, and were finalists in Banks Radio Australia's awards in the best album and best producer categories.

[Please get in touch with me to request a review copy]