You probably can’t get further from Laurel Canyon than Church Village in Wales, but CVC are doing their best to paint the town 60s. Their name (it stands for Church Village Collective) suggests long-haired vegan co-ops, their mantra is “peace and love and good times”, and their album is called Get Real, a groovy catchphrase that calls to mind John Lennon. One of their members has a penchant for berets.
These six twentysomething lads – singer Francesco Orsi, bassist Ben Thorne, drummer Tom Fry, keyboardist Daniel “Naniel” Jones and singing guitarists David Bassey and Elliott Bradfield, who are related to Shirley Bassey and a Manic Street Preacher, no less – have more “ooh-la-la-lahs” and “doo-wahs” than you can shake Brian Wilson at as they coo about timeless themes such as girls, getting into scrapes, smoking weed and working for the man.
