The Bedford Incident

Hailing from Sheffield The Bedford Incident draw on a cosmos of diverse influences. Fusing together the energy of guitars, bass and drums, with science fictionesque synthesisers, sharp-witted lyrics and heartfelt orchestration; this five piece create uplifting, out of this world sounds, aptly once reviewed as "sounding like Jarvis Cocker fronting The Flaming Lips", and "writing the best songs coming out of Sheffield right now". Over the past 18 months Jamie (vocals & guitar), Kirsty (guitar), Laura, (keyboard & vocals), Alex (bass) and Stephen (drums) have been busy honing their spirited and memorable live act throughout the North of England and further a field, including a performance for Alan McGee at his famous London club night Death Disco, culminating with a live session for BBC Radio. Jamie and his fellow cosmonauts have been forging "Joyland" The Bedford Incident's new album to be released on Sci-Fi Records and setting course to play through the UK to promote it. As well as their own album they are also featured on US label 24 Hour Service Station's release "Ceremony: A New Order Tribute" featuring; The Cloud Room, Detachments and many more released in March 2010 to admirable reviews – "Ceremony's roster is a varied and impressive list of bands, with music that will uplift all those that listen to it."



Selection of reviews over the past 6 months
The Bedford Incident from Sheffield are rapidly becoming the scene's most talked about bands. They defy the "traditionally indie" stereotype, hell these guys are a one-off…Sheffield Music Scene



It's a bit spaced out, but, it's very pleasant musically - reminiscent of Belle and Sebastian in places. They have also been described as 'Jarvis Cocker fronting the Flaming Lips,' although it could just as easily be Wayne Coyne playing with Pulp.
These three acts are among their main influences - along with the likes of New Order, who they played tribute to on Ceremony, a NO covers album recently released by an American label. Intriguingly a couple of band members also claim to be metalheads in their spare time, and although this doesn't really come across on the album you can easily imagine how a couple of riffs would sound if performed on a Flying V - The Sheffield Star



Their lyrics have been described as "crazy" and sure, there is the odd song about unusually cold weather, and likening the hardships of life to cybernetics, but nothing completely bonkers. Not that I think that's a problem; their tunes are toe tappingly happy, especially penultimate set song Disco Paradiso - there is even a hint of The Divine Comedy from time to time - and when you can successfully rhyme "you" with "book" then I think that's bonkers enough for anyone really. - Counterfeit Magazine



As the opening chords of "Siberia" hit your ears what you get is a rather tasty pop song that will make your day just that bit brighter. This happy "summer" sounding offering belies its title and offers warmth and happiness throughout. The male and female vocal works well on the upbeat rhythm and the spooky synth that really makes the song.
With "Joyland" the band offer another great pop / indie tune with just a slightly quirky edge that encourages it to skip along like a racing heartbeat. Lead singer Jamie has a great vocal that really helps the songs come alive and his enthusiasm for their music is evident
The band fuses witty lyrics with a banging tune that pumps along at breakneck speed; powerful drums and great guitars. - Sheffield Music Scene



"Playful – With a Cutting Edge"
The Bedfords', who like a few literary references sprinkled around, are lyrically excellent, with a nod to Inspiral Carpets. Full of creative energy and talent (Jamie is a talented lead singer and guitarist Kirsty stands out) the band says that musically they like "clear-as-crystal lyrics and grand orchestral sweeps and nice acoustic finger-picking." And that sounds as good a description as any for their sci-fi sound. – Rotherham Advertiser