Ragweed

From: Brighton via Totnes, Devon

Influences: Tool, Rage Against The Machine, Pixies, Tweak Bird, Big Black, Rise Against and Biffy Clyro

Profile: Energetic rock trio Ragweed started out under the name Adverse Camber in their home town of Totnes, based around guitarist and vocalist Tom Adamson and drummer Ben Stephen. Having released a four-song demo, the band, featuring Callum Fields on bass, got their first live break when they played a Florence And The Machine after party in Blackpool, followed by a handful of Devon-based gigs over the next five months. Tom and Ben decided to make the move to Brighton, with Callum heading off to Falmouth instead, meaning they were a bass player short. The position has just been filled permanently by Lawrence Hill, who they first met at the Pav Tav in North Street.

New Tricks (right click on the track to download, left click to stream)

MySpace: www.myspace.com/ragweedrock

Email: ragweed@englandmail.com