ROC (Setanta) "outstanding beauty, blind fury, off-kilter pop and much strangeness" (NME) Buy CD Info Reviews VIRGIN (Virgin) "ROC's second album of brilliant moodswings, coming from all directions at once"(NME) Buy CD Info Reviews NIGHT FOLD AROUND ME (12Apostles) "ROC are an intriguing concern, and this third album sees that continuing" (Q) Buy CD Info Reviews

NEWS updated 30.3.13

Patrick and Gareth on tour with Mark Eitzel "Virgin" re-appraised by blogger Monkeyland's "Soviva" video Site updates: new player etc Karen's first band on new Colorado punk compilation Patrick and Gareth on tour with Mark Eitzel ROC's Patrick Nicholson and long-standing bassist/recordist/collaborator Gareth Huw Davies joined Mark Eitzel (American Music Club) on piano and bass for a six-week European tour in January, February and March. Eitzel first contacted ROC a few years ago after hearing "Journey to the Centre of Brixton". "Virgin" re-appraised by blogger Blogger Radio Nixon kindly sent us his very readable 2009 appraisal of ROC's '97 album "Virgin". Soviva video by Monkeyland Video director Monkeyland came by and shot this video for "Soviva", a track from the album "Night Fold Around Me". Site updates There's a new music player on this page with selected tracks from all ROC's releases, live and radio session tracks, plus some of our favourite remixes by other artists. You can also enter your email address to join the mailing list (there isn't a 'street team' but feel free to start one!). You can copy the player onto your site/facebook/myspace/etc by clicking 'share' and dropping the code into your page. Or you can grab the smaller player on the Discography page There's also now a more comprehensive Press page with features, interviews and reviews of all ROC releases. Also the Discography page has been updated with updated links to download sites and CD/vinyl stores offering ROC releases. Please note that following the demise of Wippit, some of the singles are not presently available as downloads, but we hope to have all releases available digitally soon. You can still get several of ROC's singles on CD and vinyl via our shop. Also the Links section at the bottom of this page has been updated. Karen's first band on new Colorado punk album ROC's Karen Sheridan grew up in Denver, Colorado, where she co-founded the band Your Funeral, singing and playing bass. The band released a single on local label Local Anesthetic (run from key Denver record store Wax Trax), whose artists included the poet Allen Ginsberg. Two Your Funeral tracks feature on a new label compilation. Karen sings lead vocal on "The Abyss". There's an audio clip here (search down the page for 'local anesthetic'). Reviews & info: aversion.com, smooch records, CMJ. Both Your Funeral's main protagonists continued on creative paths: Karen moved to London and joined ROC in the early 90s. Co-vocalist/guitarist Jeri Rossi is a writer and performance poet based in New Orleans.

LINKS ROC-related pages, musicians, labels etc ROC-RELATED PAGES (please note: many ROC pages on well-known sites have incorrect/incomplete information - please feel free to correct them!) Myspace Keeping it Peel John Peel archive nme.com Discogs MUSICIANS/PRODUCERS Gareth Huw Davies bassist, producer and friend Danton Supple producer of "ROC" & "Virgin" (and Coldplay, Morrissey etc etc) Drumshack music shop run by Mark Law, drummer on "Excised" (from "ROC" album) and Radio 1 Mary-Anne Hobbs session Dsico "Sink A Bite" remixer Ollo remixers of "Journey" Bullet Proof Sounds remixer of "Vespers" & "Journey" DJ Tempest remixer of "Sink A Bite Into Life" Grandbrother remixer of "I Want You I Miss You I Need You" Oh Astro more remixers of "Journey" VISUAL Cal-TV "Sink A Bite Into Life" video director Greg Neate photographer who took recent pics Tagmonkey home to Starpower Collective who co-designed "Night Fold..." artwork WEBZINES/BLOGS ireallylovemusic Losing Today Leonards Lair LABELS 12 Apostles Setanta Virgin/EMI