The Granite Shore

Led by Nick Halliwell, the head of Occultation Recordings and also a member of the latter-day incarnation of The Distractions. First single, , featured members of The Wild Swans whereas the second, featured members of Phil Wilson (2)'s band. Debut album Once More From The Top features Halliwell, Wilson, Arash Torabi and Mike Kellie on drums, with contributions by Steve Perrin, Mike Finney, Probyn Gregory, Martin Bramah and Bella Quinn. This is a concept album about the Life of a Rock Group. Second album Suspended Second is described as an "angry pop record", dealing largely with Brexit and anxiety. As well as Messrs Wilson, Torabi and Perrin, it features Ian Henderson (2) on drums and John Howard (4) on piano and vocals.