The Utopia Strong - The BBC SessionsThe history of BBC Maida Vale Sessions is familiar to The Utopia Strong. As musicians, and lifelong music fans, the legacy the importance of such recordings is not lost on them. Space and place influence creativity, as is the case here, and the sleeve is a loving homage to those classic BBC releases, affectionately nodding to Strange Fruit Peel Sessions from days of yore. These pieces, originally recorded live at Maida Vale for a Marc Riley session on

Bright Eyes called in lots of old friends

'axis: bold as love' was the follow-up to 'are you experienced

their sound is always distinctively

We Destroy The Family 9

Bowie played guitar

meticulous and instinctive

but that was in 2002

000 years out of print

As his adventures with the family upright indicate

beautiful and burdened

her ravishing new LP

it is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitar solos of all time