The Hummingbirds - Pieces of You (2016) Hi-Res

'Pieces of You' is the wonderful debut album from one of Liverpool's favourite independent bands, the award-winning five-piece The Hummingbirds. This album was successfully funded through a Pledge Music campaign in 2014/5 and provides the perfect showcase for their music. The Hummingbirds have a great sound, it's Merseybeat, Skiffle, Americana and Indie-folk with a modern twist, heavily influenced by the excellent Liverpool bands of the past such as Gerry and The Pacemakers and the early Beatles. The band started in 2011 and got its name from lead vocalist Jay's first acoustic guitar an Epiphone 'Hummingbird'. The Hummingbirds grew up on the streets of Merseyside, capturing that unmistakable Liverpool twang that has resulted in the band winning the Liverpool Music Award “One to Watch 2013” in their first year, 'Liverpool Band of The Year', as well as being tipped for the 'Mercury Music' prize. Their songs reflect current social themes with Scouse wit, humour and a cutting edge. The band are very strong songwriters in their own right as this album certainly proves and they have excellent live performances to back it up. 'Pieces Of You' is a high energy, very infectious album with instantly memorable melodies and hooks. It builds on their highly acclaimed two EP's 'Out Of The Rain' released in October 2015 and their debut 'The Hummingbirds' released in 2013. Still in their twenties and with a rapidly growing fanbase, the band are going from strength to strength. Go and treat yourself to a copy.

Album recording first started in May 2014, when the band hired a mansion in Wales and kitted it out as a high tech recording studio. With the the help of their two engineers/producers/friends Tim Hoover and Alec Brits from Breakline Audio they then spent two weeks locked away, recording song after song until…. they came out the other side with 11 (or more songs) ready to be pressed onto a CD....the finished album.