rough & ready

THE NEW EP BY ADAM JOHN FRASER & THE VIPER MAD

Rough & Ready

by ADAM JOHN FRASER & THE VIPER MAD

Wasted Years Records is proud to present the latest EP from Adam John Fraser & The Viper Mad, Rough & Ready.

Adam and The Viper Mad met up at Yellow Arch Studios in Sheffield where the spark was instantaneous. Songs he had waiting in his songbook finally became finished works and new inspiration flowed like strong northern ale. The Viper Mad are the missing piece that Adam had been searching these many years for. Recorded at Fox Den Studios in Sheffield by Will Severs the tracks rattle and hum like a well oiled machine.

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Wasted Years Records · Adam John Fraser & The Viper Mad — Rough & Ready EP

Biography

Adam hails from the snowy northern outpost of Ottawa and learned music by stealing his brother's guitar and watching YouTube videos.

A tenure in London, UK broadened his range by meeting up with the guys at Wasted Years Records who spotted his talents while cleaning the loos at Benito's Hat (still the best burrito you will find). Sheffield was the anvil upon which his sound was hammered out.

Discography

CAT # WYR01
FORMAT: 7-Inch Vinyl Single
RELEASED: Nov, 2016

This single was among Adam's first forays into writing music. Hunger Headache is an atheistic anthem concerning the nature of lost faith and subsequent wayward journey. Lazy Eyed Hooker, while unconventional, draws largely from the works of Blind Willie McTell, and Boy Carter. The 1920s and 30s were very influential in the production of this single, most of them being written and recorded on a 1921 Gibson L1 which Adam then had to sell to pay for food and rent.

Wasted Years Records · Adam John Faser - Hunger Headache / Lazy Eyed Hooker 7-Inch Vinyl

CAT # WYR07
FORMAT: 10-Inch Vinyl Single
RELEASED: March, 2020

The tracks on this single were written in opposing ways, one during a period of solitude in a London flat while cat sitting and the other written in a fury of passion. The Accidental Punk is a ballad of youthful folly and My Tickin' Heart is inspired by the work of Johnny Cash.