The Crimea ‘The 48A Waiting Steps’

As any sensible music writer knows, it is obligatory to have a soft spot for the not inconsiderable talents of Davey MacManus, nee Crockett, off of The Crocketts if you’re over 30, and off The Crimea if you just like great music.

Quite why The Crimea aren’t as popular as free bags of chewy sweets is beyond me. Their second album, ‘The Secrets of the Witching Hour’ was not only one of last year’s finest, but they jolly well gave it away as a download, months before ver ‘Head did the very same and were heralded as revolutionaries. Honestly.

I have to declare vested interest. Drummer Owen is fine, upstanding human who I like enormously. During my time at War Child he came up with an idea to to trade up a landmine for £1m to help the countless children suffering in Iraq. Great idea, we set up a site, and got as far as Trade 7 when the ‘very talented’ Radio One DJ, Annie Mac, came along and messed things up.

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- Two albums then, ‘The Secrets of the Witching Hour’ (available as a free download here), and the mighty fine debut ‘Tragedy Rocks’ which you can pick up from the marvellous Amazon Marketplace for a stupid £2.45 + p&p, which is a bargain in anyone’s book.