The Future Rays

My hometown of Oxford has always had a pretty decent musical CV featuring such indie luminaries as Ride, Radiohead, Supergrass and The Candyskins as well as a whole host of other amazing bands. As a result I always keep a keen eye on what's happening in the city, and to that end, here is a little bit of "future" from the city: 'The Future Rays' are the latest band project from one of my pals, drummer Rory Kirkpatrick, and from the early demos and releases they look to be a band well worth keeping an eye on - not just for the future, but from right now with a searing and soaring blend of guitar tones and delicate vocal melodies dancing around a rhythmically flawless version of the famous "Oxford indie-pop sound".

I first met Rory, when I was in a band with his older brother Tom, and he was just a wee nipper at 12 years old - but was already a fantastic drummer and had a veracious appetite for music and learning his trade. After many years on the scene and doing some fantastic things in music including winning UK Buskers of the year (with his brother Tom) and getting to play with Sir Paul McCartney at Glastonbury (he has also played with Charly Coombes band and jammed with Dave Grohl) and lots more, he formed The Future Rays after writing material with friend John Harris and then teaming up with a brilliantly named bass player 'Everton' Barbota and guitarist Danny Fisher.  

The band have a couple of quite superb tracks up on their Youtube channel and you can hear a selection of very promising demo's on the bands Soundcloud page. Samples of both below. 

Having spent the past six months, writing songs and perfecting their sound, these first demo's appeared from sessions working with top Oxford producer Nick Moorbath at Evolution Studios. 2015 promises to be a busy year for the boys who are planning a UK tour and an their offical debut EP release. The band wagon has only just starting rolling, so be one of the first to jump on board now.