Lush cello and haunting lap steel are among the defining features of Furlined, a five-piece Bristol band whose songs span Americana and strident, hookladen power pop. The band was formed by singer-songwriter Neil Crossley, who was a member of the Tony Visconti-produced band International Blue, a Scott-Walker-inspired project helmed by Dutch composer Stephen Emmer and featuring four vocalists: Crossley, Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17), Midge Ure (Ultravox) and Liam McKahey (Cousteau). This CRH promotion is Furlined’s first Bristol show of 2026 and they will be unveiling tracks from their acclaimed third album Kill Devil Hills. It promises to be a very special event indeed... “Songwriter Neil Crossley has one of those winning, strong yet gentle Jackie Leven / Richard Hawley baritones that do male vulnerability beautifully. Furlined's other striking sound is Tegan Everett's cello, which intros most of Crossley's dark-honey melodies… A band with distinct aural charms.” Mojo 4/5 “Morrissey meets Americana – superb songs with an irresistible English wit.” Total Guitar 9/10 A beautifully-realised album with a stand-out title track. As the rockier Americana tracks segue into the folkier, more introverted songs, there is an infectious pop sensibility running throughout. A very fine album indeed.” Americana UK 8/10 “I think I’ve found a musical diamond for you here. The subjects in the songs are as leftfield as I’ve heard in the Americana genre for years, but it works like a charm. Crossley paints wonderfully vivid pictures with his words and I’ve literally fallen in love with the song Two Of A Kind. I’ve been playing it on repeat all afternoon” The Rocking Magpie 4/5 “The opening title track is an absolute scorcher, bursting out of the traps in a welter of fiddle and gee-tar led folk-rock, not unlike vintage Fairport. Maybe it’s country-rock, but who’s counting, as wherever between the two it hits, it hits” Folking.com

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