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'Trudy And The Romance' was originally a 3-piece band that arrived in Liverpool via Leeds with Oliver and Brad growing up in Chesterfield and Lewis in Bolton. When he was about 16 years old Brad was in a band called 'Less Obvious Side Effect' who had a strong Sheffield following. Oliver joined that band but then went off to do his own thing which was the first incarnation of 'Trudy', called 'Trudy Sings The Blues', the name coming from an album by Trudy Lynn. Things dispersed when Brad went to Liverpool and Oliver went to university in Leeds which is where he met Lewis. It was in Leeds where it all started with them having a residency at the Fenton Pub which was where they got the idea of this new band. As university came to an end, Oliver told Lewis he had this drummer in mind and so they moved to Liverpool which is when things really started to come together. It took Olly, Brad and Lewis less than a year to carve out their own scene, alongside 'Her's' and 'Pink Kink' as Oliver Taylor became the frontman lead singer of 'Trudy And The Romance' together with Lewis Rollinson on bass and Brad Mullins on drums, with a sound like they are from the 1950s. Having now formed in 2015 they released a debut single 'All My Love' and also 'Behave' as they navigated their way through the music scene, until 2016 saw them firmly rooted in Liverpool and, following an uproarious festive hoedown with 'Hooton Tennis Club' at The Kazimier, they became one of the most talked about bands on Merseyside. It was also the year 'My Baby’s Gone Away' and 'Sandman' were released, 'Sandman' being more of an upbeat track that people can dance to and is about going to Liverpool and trying to get by.

Their doo-wop-inspired wonky pop gathered glowing national press as they teamed up with Bill Ryder-Jones in the studio and going on tour paid dividends, with live showings and recorded output retaining finesse and fury in equal measure. They supported the 'Big Moon' at Glasgow's King Tuts Wah-Wah Hut, on the 29th of October 2016. Their sprightly enthusiasm, dry self-deprecating sense of humour and togetherness make them a hugely likeable bunch and they collected the cherry on top of their burgeoning reputation with a GIT Award nomination in 2016. They were the 14th most blogged artist of 2016 via The Hype Machine.
On the NME's '100 bands for 2017' list, their meteoric rise had continued when they released in 2017 a few singles and an EP, 'Junk' which helped retain their presence. January 2018 saw the band, now with added member Alex Stephens on keys, getting ready to release their highly-anticipated first album in late 2018. The album had already been written with some songs from years earlier, so it was just a matter of teaching Alex, as he was still new to the band before they took to the stage at LIMF in July 2018. Valentines Day 2019 saw the band celebrate the release of their new video for 'The Original Doo-Wop Spaceman', which was the lead single from the upcoming debut album, 'Sandman' in May 2019. Although much of the album had been recorded in 2018, by the time it was its released, the make up of the band had shifted from its original line-up of Brad on drums, Lew on bass, and Alex on keys with all three no longer part of the set-up. Now the band takes the form of a touring five-piece with only Oliver Taylor remaining as the frontman. Oliver stated that the addition of Alex Stephens, who played keys on the record, had been a catalyst for the music's dreamier, pillow-headed aesthetic. He said, "It naturally softened everything up. We wanted to instil an attitude that was inspired by Pet Sounds and take a calm approach. Instead of struggling through it, we wanted to be a bit more in control. I’d like to think you can listen to it a lot more. It’s not quite so intrusive. It's just more in charge of itself, with the hope of being a little bit more timeless. Me, Brad and Lew had played together for five years, so it was really important for the album to be our album. 'Sandman' will always be a reflection of the earlier incarnation of the band."

New 2019 line-up

Now in a more defined position of writing for himself, 'Trudy' is in a new phase. "It's a bit like take two now," as Oliver puts it. He will remain the frontiersman, striding away into new lands with an equally cinematic score. Now he's going someplace else, somewhere new. "Maybe somewhere where I can understand myself a little bit better."

Trudy And The Romance are a three-piece band sounding like they’re from the 1950s with rock and old school rhythm and blues-leaning tendencies.

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