Crisis: Consequences - An allstar recording, Weller, Ditto, etc...

THE CONSEQUENCES ARE REAL
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‘Consequences’ features contributions from over a dozen rockstars including Beth Ditto, Paul Weller, The Enemy and Supergrass.

All proceeds from the sale of this track go to Crisis, the national charity for single homeless people. Visit crisis.org.uk for full details.

Inspired by the parlour game ‘consequences’, in which participants write a story or draw a figure without seeing each other’s input, each part of the song – drums, bass, guitar, vocals, etc – was recorded by artists unaware of what had been laid down before.

Produced by Paul Epworth, the track was built layer by layer to create a bombastic Phil Spector-esque Wall of Sound. With driving guitars from The Enemy, a Beach Boys bassline from Andy Rourke (The Smiths), vocals from Weller and Ditto, thumping beats from Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey, and a guitar-bending solo from Graham Coxon, the track is a fusion of Motown and indie rock.

- Vocals – Beth Ditto, Paul Weller, Tahita Bulmer (New Young Pony Club), Pearl Lowe
- Guitar – Paul Weller, Graham Coxon, Tom Clarke (The Enemy), Drew McConnell (Babyshambles)
- Bass – Andy Rourke (Smiths), Andy Hopkins (The Enemy), Gaz Coombes (Supergrass), Andy Spence (New Young Pony Club)
- Drums – Danny Goffey (Supergrass), Liam Watts (The Enemy), Sarah Jones (New Young Pony Club)
- Piano – Ed Harcourt
- Saxophone – Pete Warem (Acoustic Ladyland)
- Percussion – Jamie Morrison (The Noisettes)

Three of Crisis’ own homeless members also feature on the track – playing guitars and piano – after successfully auditioning in an X-factor style competition overseen by Crisis officials.

The record release was prefigured by a live gig at the Roundhouse in early March. Consequences Live saw members of the superband – plus Dirty Pretty Things and Reverend & The Makers – perform a live and exclusive rendition of the track, alongside their own material.
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