The Sound Gallery Blog

Last week Phil Barber, Rob Booker & I joined our pals Hope & Social at the Crypt where they’re in the process of recording their second album.
They’ve done various creative gigs and events at the Crypt before and for some reason had a feeling it was in a romantic hamlet...

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The Hope & Social guys have been working really hard over the last few weeks to get this live album out. It is the recording of the gig they did at the Crypt back in October. What is also pretty cool is that they have used some of the images we took on the night...

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On Saturday the Hope and Social guys held their Christmas gig in the church where they recorded Architect of this Church. It was a very Christmassy affair to help raise money for repairs to the roof. A number of the parishioners were there serving up tea coffee or little drop of mulled wine if you...

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Below is a little video of all the images from  the gig at The Crypt  – Enjoy!

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Part 2: After seeing Hope and Social at Oporto it was off to the Crypt on Saturday for a really special night. This is the guys hope turf. It is where they recorded the album ‘Architect of the Church’ and has become a very special place for them. So to watch them play the whole...

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We covered these guys back in June for their album launch party  – See previous post and they have asked us to get involved with a special evening they are putting together on the 17th October. More than just a gig, the night will be a unique experience. In the first half they will...

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I was lucky enough to be asked along by Hope & Social to their album launch at the Library Pub in Leeds last Thursday; and sweet Jesus, what an amazing gig it was!
These guys rarely disappoint and have been working the local music scene for years (both as Hope & Social and in their former...

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