The Dunwells
The Dunwells are a successful Leeds based indie-folk-pop band with strong vocals, powerful melodies and heartfelt lyrics. Their debut album ‘BLIND SIGHTED FAITH’ was released to much global acclaim and spawned the singles ‘I COULD BE A KING’, ‘FOLLOW THE ROAD’ (performed on the NBC Jay Leno show) and the title track ‘BLIND SIGHTED FAITH’.
The band have since released 3 further studio albums, a live album and a number of standout EP’s and singles.
The Dunwells have found favour with audiences across the world having performed live and toured extensively in the USA, Europe and the UK as well as having supported artists including Mumford & Sons, Elbow, Tom Jones, Scouting for Girls and Bryan Adams on UK tours.
They are passionate and prolific singer-songwriters having written material for notable artists and with joint collaborators as well as other high profile up and coming musicians.
The Dunwells have performed and been featured on many TV Shows on the BBC, ITV, NBC and multiple music and national/regional press publications.The Dunwells have also received significant radio play throughout their career.
In addition, The Dunwells have recorded numerous podcasts, performed record breaking virtual gigs over the lockdown period and have amassed a loyal and passionate global following.
Their ‘LIGHT UP THE SKY’ and ‘SOMETHING IN THE WATER’ albums have generated countless esteemed singles, demonstrating the quality and depth of The Dunwells song writing ability underpinned by the strength and conviction of the vocal and lyrical harmonies the band have become famous for. Both albums have generated some of their most popular and acclaimed tracks such as ‘COMMUNICATE’, ‘SHORT STORIES’, ‘I CARE’, ‘LUCKY ONES’ and ‘NOTHING LEFT’
Released on May 19th this year, ‘TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT’ is The Dunwells fourth, full length, studio album recorded and self-produced from their own studio in Leeds, UK. All tracks have been co-written by song-writing combo of brothers Joseph and David Dunwell, mixed by Tim Palmer and Chuy Flores and mastered by Gavin McGrath.
‘TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT’ is a collection of 12 new tracks, written over the last 2 years and has been described as The Dunwells “most creative, inspired and personal work to date, reflecting a wide range of musical and lyrical influences”. The singles ‘SUMMERTIME’, ‘DAYDREAMER’, ‘THIS IS LOVE’ and ‘HOW WILL THEY REMEMBER US?’ have all been successfully and recently released from the album.
Line Up
There may only be two members with the same surname, but The Dunwells are very much a band of brothers. Consisting of two siblings, the hardworking duo from Leeds are preparing to release their new album SOMETHING IN THE WATER, which will be released in September 2019.
The album features NOTHING LEFT and ARE YOU SITTING COMFORTABLY, previously released tracks which set the tone for another beautifully crafted album.
Joe Dunwell and his elder brother Dave grew up in a musical household and fondly recall flipping through their dad’s Bob Dylan and Beatles records, as well as hearing their mum singing along to Motown.
The Dunwells’ songwriting has grown over the years since school, enriched by extensive US and UK touring in support of the band’s 2013 debut, Blind Sighted Faith. Memorable moments included an appearance on Late Night With Jay Leno and performances at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Fest and the Bonnaroo Festival, as well as sold out shows across the UK.
The Dunwells followed that success with the release of Light Up the Sky in 2016, an album which included the song Communicate, which has over 2.5m Spotify streams.
The Yorkshire band then released the Colour My Mind EP in 2017 before a break to put together album number 3, Something in the Water, due for release in September 2019.
The process saw the Dunwell brothers craft the album from start to finish, said Joe “This time when we started recording, it came together very quickly as we used our own recording studio here in Leeds to produce the whole record. We did this over the course of two months. The reality is that the songs for this album were taken from a much larger collection of music that we have written over the last three years.”
The Dunwells announced a tour for October 2019, which sees them take in 15 shows marking the release.
