DIXIE

During a weekend away in Warsaw a bunch of old school friends from North London were discussing how stale the music scene had become. The evening ended with a 6am sing along and the following morning DIXIE was born. Two months later legendary UK producer Jon Kelly (Paul McCartney, The Beautiful South) heard a recording and invited the band into the studio. "For me it was instant" said Jon. "A real band playing real songs". Soul-fuelled lyrics, stripped down grooves and classic riffs combine together with a cheeky sexiness and boyish swagger to produce one of the most original sounds in British music today. The influences are obvious, and you get the feeling they're meant to be… The Faces, The Stones, Zep "proper bands" as the DIXIE boys would say. It's live however that you see the band for what they really are. The gigs turn into parties and the songs are delivered with energy and emotion, all helped by the fact that DIXIE possess a front man, Adam, who performs every gig as if it's his last. A recent reviewer at a gig in Berlin said that "DIXIE look like a band you don't f@ck with on stage" and the Manchester Evening News called them "boisterous…. with 10-gallon hats turned up to 11."
Soon after those initial recordings a chance meeting on a plane saw DIXIE linking up with US producer Robert Shanazarian Jr (the Kooks, the Hillers, Plain White T's) who signed the boys to his label. "Somebody on the flight played a couple of songs to a friend of mine and I got in touch" Robert recalls. The band then flew back and forth to LA where they worked firstly with Robert and then with Ryan Dusick (ex-Maroon 5) on recordings that the band enjoyed, but that they felt didn't quite capture the raw British sound they were looking for.
During that whole period DIXIE continued to play the live circuit in the UK, winning over audiences at gigs and festivals and building up a loyal fan base. They are about to set off on a 32 date UK tour supporting Shaun Ryder after he personally asked them to join him. "It's an honour" said guitarist Noel, "he's really the last true rock n' roller". The band's debut single 'What You Gonna Do' is set for release during the tour, followed closely by an album that was recorded start to finish in 11 days in Byron Bay, Australia, after the band finally settled on producer Tom Misner. "Tom said he'd get the perfect sound on the other side of the world" says drummer Ali, "and he was right." "And it was all recorded the old fashioned way, live to tape, just how we wanted it" adds Adam. "11 songs in eleven days!"
DIXIE's debut album 'Sometimes All You've Got Left Is Your Style' is set for release in early 2012.