The Giving Style

'Tagine on the Table' kicks booty in a very swiny, sultry and slinky sort of way that I love!' 

-Chris Ballew (The Presidents of the United States of America, Caspar Babypants)

 

‘Your music is the cat’s claws!'

('Ta musique est les griffes du chat'!)

- A spectator at Le Pop-In, Paris

Bio

The Giving Style is Justin Sicile’s vision for a chunky, psychedelic folk outfit that nourishes its community with a playfulness and sincerity that it can get cosy with.

TGS' first-ever single release was 'By the Horns' in 2015, which was accompanied by an animated music video created by Stella Salumaa. In 2017 Sicile met producer Adam Skinner who helped him refine and elevate musical parts to Monster Tracks for Bread Lovers, which was recorded in a small warehouse studio. Shortly after release, the lead single 'Blue Hair Special' was picked up in Manchester by The Vanity Project's (band) radio show. 

In 2018 MTFBL was followed up by the one and only single 'Tagine on the Table', which Chris Ballew from the band Presidents of the United States of America deemed, ''Tagine on the Table' kicks booty in a very swiny, sultry and slinky sort of way that I love!' 

2021 saw the release of a ground-breaking mini-album called Pear Person Tackles Loneliness in which Sicile wrote and recorded songs with older individuals of the community. 

The Giving Style live show is energetic, light-hearted, and involves calming/transcendental instrumental pieces that Sicile has crafted and worked out playing in the streets. Sicile is joined by a full band in order to do the record justice. 

Be greeted and cocooned by the warm, excitable sound of The Giving Style.

Music

LINKS

www.instagram.com/thegivingstyle

www.facebook.com/thegivingstyle

The Giving Style on Spotify. Listen here.

The Giving Style on Bandcamp. Listen here.

www.thegivingstyle.bandcamp.com

 

 

Awards + AcCOLADES

-Awarded National Lottery Arts Council England grant for Pear Person Tackles Loneliness Songwriting and Recording Project 

-‘Blue Hair Special’ played on The Vanity Project's radio station (Manchester)

 

 

 

Venues Played

The East Court at Alexandra Palace

Paper Dress Vintage

The Victoria Dalston

Nambucca 

The Fiddler’s Elbow

The Post Bar 

 Mascara Bar

The Beehive Pub, Tottenham

The Others

Biddle Brothers

 Luna Bar

 In Spirals

 

FESTIVALS PLAYED

-The British Waterways Cavalcade at Sheldon Square Amphitheatre, 2017 + 2018

-Rickmansworth Folk Festival, 2018

-The One (Charity) Stage in front of The Tate, London

 

Live Video 

Press photos