VILLAGE GREEN MACHINE

“I see my music as a part of British culture in these embattled times. The Smiths and The Kinks resonate with me, they have surely the best lyricists this country ever produced - but it's more than that. They define place and culture, and were less enslaved to American culture than their counterparts. American music is rockabilly, jazz, soul and r&b for me, from the 50's and 60's in particular. But we Brits put a twist on it and I suppose I am part of that lineage. I produce Village Green Machine, and play all the instruments. Aiming to put something back into British pop. I hope my music embodies the things which made pop great in the first place. I have no peers; but I do relate strongly to key figures, mostly from the past such as Morrissey and Marr, The Beatles of course, Bo Diddley, primitive early rock & roll such as Link Wray. The Shangri Las, early Pink Floyd, and many more. ”

- MARC L