with support from ESTHER Thursday 9th August 2012 Dempseys, Castle Street, Cardiff 7.30pm / 18+ show £6 adv Tickets  WE GOT TICKETS  TICKETLINE  

THEY say some things are written in the stars, but for the members of The Earth, gravitational pull would be a more apt metaphor. 

Call it fate, luck or co-incidence but although the three core members of the group have only been in each other’s musical orbit for a short space of time their industry has been out of this world. 

Brought together by twin titans of the Welsh music scene Mark Roberts, formerly of stratospheric hitmakers Catatonia and Dafydd Ieuan - the rhythmic pulse of leftfield pop alchemists Super Furry Animals, the line up is completed by the formidable presence of Dionne Bennett. 

Until recently seen bolstering Hollywood star Rhys Ifans’s loose-limbed indie rock crew The Peth on backing vocals, she’s stepped out of the shadows and into the spotlight to find her natural home. 

A towering presence both physically and vocally, this particular Miss Dynamite who was born and brought up in South London, has put her sizeable stamp on The Earth’s heavenly soul-packed sound. 

The band’s impressive creations are big, bold soul pop songs that reverberate with Motown’s rousing four to the floor grooves, and at other times – pared down and stripped back - they bruise the emotions with the earthy gutsiness of Alabama Shakes.