The-Villeins

We are The Villeins, a 5 piece Indie Band from Newcastle. Formed in 2006, we started gigging in early 2007, from our first gig at the Cooperage we’ve gone from strength to strength playing around Newcastle in a number of different gigs and venues, the highlight of the year being our support slot for Rick Witter & The Dukes in August ’07 at the Carling Academy (Newcastle).

2009 will see The Villeins getting out of Newcastle and playing in various cities around the UK.


A North-East music magazine recently reviewed the two songs available for download on this page:

The City: "...taut drums and bassline, and pleasingly 80's sounding guitars that remind me of Suede ... and the gang like vocals work well ..."

Take Me Back To When: "...treads a very different line early cure meets MerseyBeat path ..."

We recently appeared in NME, as one of their Breaking Bands, this is what they had to say about us ...

" ... you should check out Newcastle's The Villeins. Their heavy post punk couldn't be more gloomily euphoric if it was overdosing in a gutter. Their Muscular dirge rattles about like a skull beneath a cosh - it's both dark and enlightening. "

NME Review 2:

The sound of this Newcastle 5-piece seems to be pretty varied, but 'The City' is their most exciting track. Lyrically, it's The Jam gone epic. Musically, it's a slice of post-punk of prog-ish proportions, with tight drumming, warped, angular guitars and a distorted shout of a vocal – it's a breakneck 7 and a half minute ride and one that shows off the band's potential admirably. If they can continue to produce tunes of this calibre, then they should be breaking out of Newcastle by the end of the year.


Thats enough about us, if you like what you see and hear, then our gigs are always listed on this page.

All promoters and bands, if you wanna get in touch then just leave us a message on here or email us @ thevilleins@hotmail.co.uk.

See you Around,

The Villeins