‘Alan Entwistle Pickups’ Artists
Rosellas
“”Since our inception we’ve written and gigged relentlessly, touring up and down the country. Our passion lines up with that of many of the population; to get guitar music back to the place it’s destined to be.”
GENRE(S): Indie Rock, Psychedelic Rock
INFLUENCES / FAVOURITE ARTISTS: Pink Floyd, The Verve, Oasis, The War On Drugs, Stone Roses, The Smiths, Shack
PREFERRED PICKUPS, AND WHY: AL90s combined with the ATN-5 , because these are in the RJT60/12 that I have and they sound glorious.
DISCOGRAPHY:
2019
– Rosellas (Self Titled Debut EP)
– Slowdance (EP)
2020
– Back In The Room (Acoustic Album)
– Born Under A Cloud (3 song single)
2021
– Damaged (3 song single)
– Common Ground (3 song single)
– Before The Storm (3 song single)
2022
– Over (2022 Master)
– Switch Off (single from EP)
2023
– Hideaway (single from EP)
– Come Alive (single from EP)
– Somewhere Inbetween (EP)
– The Same Curse (3 song single)
GUITARS / AMPS / GEAR:
Guitars
Fender American Pro II Strat
Fender Squire Telecaster
Harley Benton TE-70RW Tele Copy
Revelation RJT60/12
Epiphone Dot ES335
Epiphone J200
Custom P Bass
Fender Jazz Bass
Amps
Vox AC50 CP2
Boss Katana 50W
TC Electronic BG250
Pedals
Boss ME-80
Boss CS2 Compressor
Boss Super Drive
Little Big Muff
TC Electronic Hall of Fame II
TC Electronic Afterglow Chorus
Fender Downtown Express
BIOGRAPHY:
Welcome to Rosellas.
Band members:
Drew Selby – Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
Euan Mail – Rhythm Guitar
Mark Zanker – Drums
Luis Sullivan – Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Ollie Appleby – Bass
We’re 5 lads who all bonded over a passion for wanting real music to be heard again. Moulded by bands like The War On Drugs, The Verve and Pink Floyd, we strive to create music that blends influences of Manchester’s mightiest with the beautiful sounds and atmosphere you find in psychedelic rock.
2023 was a huge year for us. We performed at the Etihad Stadium’s ‘City Square Live’ for a pre-show match performing live to thousands. On our headline tour in March, we sold out headline shows in Southampton, Newcastle, Leeds, Edinburgh, and Manchester Academy 3 captivating hundreds of fans nationwide. Off the back of the rapidly sold-out Manchester Academy 3 show, Rosellas fans hungered for more and so we announced and sold out our biggest hometown Manchester show to date at the prestigious Band on the Wall to over 500 people – we’ve sold out every hometown show since the start.
In the same year our EP ‘Somewhere Inbetween’ went straight to #1 in the iTunes album charts, and we followed this by 2023 release ‘The Same Curse’ achieving #2 on the iTunes singles charts, kept only off top spot by The Beatles’ ‘Now & Then’. Alongside this, we also gained constant support throughout the year from legendary taste-makers such as John Kennedy (Radio X) and Jim Salveson (XS Manchester) as well as appearing on Roesh’s BBC Introducing show on BBC Manchester.
We’ve earned a bit of a keep on the big stage having supported some decently sized bands in Starsailor, James, Slow Reader’s Club, Andrew Cushin, Red Rum Club, and The K’s to name a few. We’ve also become somewhat of a mainstay on the summer festival circuit having headlined stages at big name festivals such as Y Not? and Isle Of Wight, and being part of huge line-ups at Truck Festival, Askern Festival, Liverpool Sound City, and Neighbourhood Festival.
“We write lyrics that fixate on the desire to wade through the daily monotony of working life and focus your mind on the key elements that drive you to success; ambition, passion and determination.”
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS SO FAR:
– Selling out Band on The Wall, Manchester
– Playing Shepher’s Bush Empire / Manchester O2 Ritz in 2022 with Starsailor.
– Headlining Allotment Stage at YNOT Festival
– Playing the Manchester O2 Apollo stage in Feb 2024.
– Two back to back releases in the top #3 on iTunes charts in 2023.
– Supported / toured with Starsailor, Red Rum Club, Andrew Cushin, The K’s, Planet + many more
– Headlined stages at Isle of Wight and YNOT Festival, also played Truck Festival, Askern Festival, Liverpool Sound City and Neighbourhood
– Sold out over half our UK Tour in March 2023 (including sold out Manchester Academy 3)
– Played The Great Escape Festival and ‘This Feeling’ By The Sea in 2023
– EP ‘Somewhere Inbetween’ charted at #1 on iTunes Rock Chart, #4 on iTunes Album Charts
– Sold out Band on the Wall, Manchester in Sep 2023
– Single ‘The Same Curse’ charted at #2 on the iTunes Singles Chart behind the Beatles ‘Now and Then’
– Toured with Starsailor again in November 2023.
– Supporting James, Slow Readers Club, The Farm, Chicane and more at Music Feeds Live – Manchester Apollo 27th Feb 2024.
– Headline UK Tour in March 2024.
