Ryan's Gig Guide - December 2018

We’ve heard a teaser of the new album“The Kaftan Soci- ety” from Birmingham band Blue Nation and wow, what an amazing sound these guys have created. Influenced by popular rock legends such as “ Cream, Zeppelin,The Beatles and more recently Rival Sons and Vin- tage Trouble to name a few” , the new albumThe Kaftan Society has been in the making for over a year whilst the band toured with the likes of Skid Row, Dirty Thrills, Steve Conte and Brian Downey. Front man Neil Murdoch explains;The album came together naturally, it took about 3 months to write and the we spent a year perfecting the songs in the studio with AlexVine of AVR Music. The title “The Kaftan Society” is a direct link to us. It’s about being who you are, and not being scared of what people think and feel about you. Standing up for love and dis- missing any form of hate.The album has so many different themes run- ning through it, we wanted people to be able to relate to the songs and feel like it’s for them.  www.bluenation.co.uk rgg Dec 2018 35 www.ryansgigguide.com Saturday 1st December The Sunflower Lounge  Tuesday 11th December O2 Institute 2  Out on 30th November