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MARCH 2020 TOTAL GUITAR

HANNAH WICKLUND

Bonamassa-approvedbluesaceprepsherdebut

JACKJ HUTCHINSON WITCHFEVER JONATHANHULTÉN

A

s one of the more
underground names
that got booked for the
Joe Bonamassa-led
Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea
cruise earlier this February,
LA-based guitarist Hannah
Wicklund and her band The
Steppin’ Stones will be spending
muchofthisyearbuildingon
momentumandfinishingofftheir
debutalbum.“Itwillbea yearof
newmusicandlotsandlotsof
creation,”saysHannah.“I’m
releasinganEPofoldersongs

played acoustically, before we head

back to Phil Ek’s studio in Seattle

to record a new full-length.”

Of her main influences, Hannah

cites Hendrix and Tom Petty as two

figures who left their mark on her.

With Jimi, it was his ability to cover

“such a wide spectrum of

emotions within each

performance”,whilePetty’sup

thereforhis“fiercelysimple,

yetconnectedsongwriting.”

WHO?Hat-lovingBritishbluesmaestrowith
aknackforallthingssouthern-fried
SOUNDSLIKEClassiccountrifiedriffsserved
withextra fuzz, heart and soul
GEAR Gibson Les Paul Standard, Tanglewood
TW12NS-EAcoustic,MarshallJCM 2000 DSL

WHO?TheguitaristinSwedishdeathmetallers

Tribulationembracinghis,er,folkside

SOUNDSLIKEA refreshinglymoderntake

oneverythingweloveaboutNickDrake

andJohnMartyn

GEARIbanezAEL40SE-RLVAcoustic

WHO? Alisha Yarwood, guitarist in Manchester’s

new queens of alternative

SOUNDS LIKE Finding your new favourite punk

bandinthechaosofa 2ambasementshow

GEARGretschElectromatic,RolandVGA-3,

BossDS-1,Electro-HarmonixSmallClone

W

henaskedwhathe

findslackingin

modernguitarmusic,

GenderRolessinger/

guitaristTomBennettresponds:

“Everyoneseemsso fixedon

playingverytypicalpartsfortheir

styleofmusic.There’sa fearof

cheese.I liveforthoseweird,

squeaky,‘where-did-that-

come-from?’ sounds.”

Formed in Brighton, the

alt-rock trio released their debut

album, Prang, last year via indie

label Big Scary Monsters to rave

reviews.Theguitartonesheard

onthealbumcamecourtesyof

avintage Fender Strat. “My ’

Strat, is my only guitar,” says Tom.

“It was one of those ‘My uncle’s

clearing out the loft, do you want

it?’ situations. There’s something

about the low-end from the neck

pickup and the gnarliness of the

bridge that suits everything I play.

I’m a bit obsessed with it.”

Whowouldn’tbe?

FOR FANS OF The Black Crowes, Rival Sons

HEAR Who Feeds The Wolf?

FOR FANS OF The Pixies, Nirvana, Gallows

HEAR Bezerk(h)er

FOR FANS OF Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, Fleet Foxes

HEAR Chants From Another Place

ON THE UP

PEOPLE ✪ NEWS ✪ NOISE

FOR FANS OF Joe Bonamassa, Tom Petty

GEAR Tom Anderson Drop Top Classic

FOR FANS OF Biffy Clyro, Dinosaur Jr.

GEAR Fender 1967 Strat, Pro Co Rat 2

GENDER ROLES

Brighton punks who love the squeaky noises