Thorntree standing on the chalk rock shelf below the cliffs at Eastbourne in sea fog

Thorntree

Rock four-pieceEastbourne, East Sussex

Two albums out now. Time Stands Still and Bullet Proof.

Discography

The records

Latest album

Time Stands Still

Released 22 Nov 2019  /  11 tracks  /  41 min  /  ℗ CFE Records

  1. Time Stands Still3:29
  2. Stand in the Light4:01
  3. Better Days3:54
  4. Shine2:59
  5. Summer Nights3:51
  6. Higher4:30
  7. When the World Gets in the Way3:25
  8. Bullet With My Name On3:41
  9. Daylight RobberyWritten by Neil Costello3:09
  10. Got to Have Faith3:13
  11. Centrepiece5:20

All songs written by Martin Cooper except where noted.

Debut album

Bullet Proof

Released 27 Aug 2012  /  11 tracks  /  38 min  /  Independent

One of the best independent albums I’ve heard all year.

Elliot Rose, Cross Rhythms · 9/10
  1. Blue Skies Turn GreyOdd time signatures, 1950s tremolo guitar3:35
  2. Overdrive4:17
  3. Flying on the Inside3:28
  4. ParadiseSoulful ballad with organ and warm synth4:28
  5. Peace Sign4:58
  6. Here I Am3:33
  7. Everything I Need2:25
  8. Life in a Day3:11
  9. Mean Monkey2:50
  10. No Fool3:18
  11. Not Scared2:41

Recorded at ICC Studios, Eastbourne. Mastered by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road Studios, London.

The line-up

Four players

Martin Cooper playing guitar on stage under red light

Lead vocals & guitar

Martin Cooper

Neil Costello playing a sunburst semi-hollow guitar

Guitar & backing vocals

Neil Costello

Mark Prentice playing a Fender Precision bass

Bass & backing vocals

Mark Prentice

Mikey Randon playing drums

Drums & backing vocals

Mikey Randon

The story

Built in Eastbourne

Thorntree is a four-piece rock band from Eastbourne on the south coast of England.

As session players, the four of them have played and recorded at Wembley Stadium, Manchester Arena and RAK Studios. In Thorntree they write and play their own songs, heavily influenced by Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters and Van Halen.

Their debut album, Bullet Proof, was recorded at ICC Studios in Eastbourne and mastered by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road. Time Stands Still followed in 2019 on CFE Records.

Home
Eastbourne, East Sussex
Sound
Energetic rock with heavy riffs and deep bass
Influences
Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters, Van Halen
Recorded
ICC Studios, Eastbourne
Mastered
Geoff Pesche, Abbey Road Studios
Stages
Underground Theatre, Eastbourne Festival 2013
Albums
Bullet Proof (2012), Time Stands Still (2019)
Tracking bass
Mastering suite at Abbey Road Studios
Mastering at Abbey Road
The band listening back to a mix in the studio
Listening back

Press

What they said

9/10

A hard-hitting debut. One of the best independent albums I’ve heard all year.

Elliot Rose, Cross Rhythms, on Bullet Proof

A band that unashamedly bashes their instruments for all they are worth.

Eastbourne Herald, Entertainment Guide, March 2013
Eastbourne Herald article: Thorntree returns with Bullet Proof original tracks
“Thorntree returns with Bullet Proof original tracks”

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Bookings & contact

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