Slyder Smith & The Oblivion Kids

Following the release of their debut album ‘Charm Offensive’ in August, a very successful run of 12 shows as special guests for Swedish groove rockers Electric Boys on their UK tour, plus airplay of their 2nd single ‘Pleasure Victim’ on the legendary Johnnie Walker’s Rock Show on BBC Radio 2 & Wyatt Wendel’s New Rock Show on Planet Rock, Slyder Smith & The Oblivion Kids now head out on a clutch of headline shows plus a festival appearance at Rockmantic.

“The tour was fantastic, the shows just got better & better as we honed our new songs live each night; by the last few dates we were really on fire & fully in our stride, we really didn’t want it to end! It was great fun too getting the crowd involved with a singalong as well as some silly banter & Tim’s & my bad jokes. Hearing that our single was playlisted on Planet Rock & played on Radio2 was just the icing on the cake! We’re gonna be adding a few more new songs into the set from the album & maybe another cover version” – Slyder.

Thursday 6th October: Manchester – Star & Garter (plus Smashed)
Friday 7th October: Blackpool – Rockmantic @ The Waterloo Music Bar
Saturday 8th October: Glasgow – Audio (plus The Three’n’Eights)
Sunday 9th October: Edinburgh – Bannerman’s (plus support)

2022 has seen Slyder Smith & the Oblivion Kids release their debut album, ‘Charm Offensive’. The new record coincides with an extensive number of live shows including a special guest slot to the Electric Boys on their UK Tour and the band’s own headline events.
Produced by Pete Brown (George Harrison, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Marc Almond, The Smiths, Sam Brown), ‘Charm Offensive’ is a chocolate box of sonic melodic rock sensations with diverse pop smarts that offers up a little something for everyone.
Praise for Charm Offensive:
“A great start for an obvious talent!” (8/10) - ERB Magazine
"Great music triumphs..." (9/10) - Powerplay Magazine
“Riddled with heavy riffs, big melodies and anthemic chorus lines... a great new band.” - Louder Than War
"Slyder Smith And The Oblivion Kids ooze charm... a damn good job." (5/5) - Planet Mosh
"It’s infectious... the album is banger after banger." (9/10) – GBHBL
“It’s a wonderful album full of excellent songs.” - RPM Online
“A great album with fantastic vocals and musicianship throughout, the album is second to none.” (10/10) - Hangman Entertainment

Slyder Smith first swaggered onto the stage as lead guitarist with glam-tinged power popsters, Last Great Dreamers. After releasing four studio albums and one live album on Ray Records, Slyder has toured extensively throughout the UK & Europe with LGD headline shows and special guest slots to The Quireboys, The Wildhearts, Terrorvision, The Darkness, Enuff ZNuff, The Boys and more.

Slyder now takes centre stage leading his new power trio, Slyder Smith & The Oblivion Kids (featuring Tim Emery on bass and drummer Rik Pratt) in an honest outpouring of grit, glamour and emotion.
Produced by Pete Brown (George Harrison, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Marc Almond, The Smiths, Sam Brown), Slyder Smith & the Oblivion Kids’ debut album, 'Charm Offensive' is a chocolate box of sonic sensations offering up a little something for everyone – from heavy riffage with walloping drums akin to AC/DC to the anticipated sleaze rock shades of Hanoi Rocks.

However, this band is not afraid to step away from their rock roots, instead, with nods to the likes of The Doors, Velvet Underground, The Stranglers and The Kinks from the past and the alternative rock sound of Manic Street Preachers, The Oblivion Kids have reimagined an 80s synth pop classic and mastered singalong pop, gothic, dark Americana, and dare we say it, funk rock?!