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Bucketfull Of Brains Records recently released Human Traffic from Richard Davies & The Dissidents. After years as a collaborator, gun for hire, and band member ? most notably with London bands The Snakes and Tiny Monroe ? guitarist Richard returns front and centre on his cracking debut solo album.

It?s the first album to feature Richard as lead vocalist and principal songwriter, recorded during 2019 in Wiltshire Human Traffic features appearances from old friends including Tim Emery (Case Hardin, Last Great Dreamers) on bass guitar and Chris Cannon (Mega City Four, The Snakes) on drums. Completing the line-up and co-producing, along with Richard and Tim, is Nick Beere ? long a studio Snake but recently spotted on stage with them ? on an array of instruments, and the ensemble now also includes Neil Scully, another former Case Hardin man, on keyboards.

Richard began his career playing guitar for indie band Tiny Monroe in the 90s, recording several singles, an EP and an album for London Records, touring with The Pretenders, Radiohead and Suede and appearing at the Glastonbury, Reading and T in the Park festivals along the way. Following this, Richard recorded three albums with The Snakes ? Songs From The
Satellites, Sometime Soon and The Last Days of Rock?n?Roll ? as the band became major players on the UK Americana scene, picking up mainstream national airplay from the likes of Bob Harris and Mark Lamarr.

"First and foremost, this is a rock ?n? roll album, and a damn fine one too" Americana UK
"The meeting-point between Johnny Thunders and Tom Petty" Vive Le Rock

Born and raised in the countryside of north-western Italy, fuelled by dreams of rock?n?roll, Miller made his way to London as a youth, joining the just-blooming Americana circuit. Carrying with him the dual influence of the Beats and darkly troubled songwriters like Gene Clark and Jeffrey Lee Pierce.

"Fans of Gene Clark, Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark will recognise a kindred spirit in his glowering meditations and steely worldview" Daily Mirror
"A darkly underground mix of hangovers, anguished love, mournful blues and lonesome country" Q Magazine

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Harvey Road,

Leytonstone,

London,

Greater London,

England,

E11 3DB.