Trookers are an original guitar-based melodic pop dyad from Shetland, featuring Robert Balfour and Christopher Thomson, both members of local cover band First Foot Soldiers.
The two sat down at the tail-end of 2012 to write some songs together in their living rooms. After penning nearly an album's worth of material over many teas, coffees, tins, and even gins, they started performing at the local singer/songwriter night in Mareel, and recorded a demo of one of the songs, "Birds", in February 2013.
Several public performances followed in 2013, including a spot at Glusstonberry, and a well-received opening slot at the Lerwick music festival "Oxjam" was a particular highlight for the quirky duo.
Their music gathered some warm reviews from critics throughout 2013, and the pair are looking forward to recording and releasing an album in 2014, bringing their 'making the easy way look awkward' blend of warm pop glazed with charm to snuggled listeners here in Shetland and beyond its shores.
...two guitars and voices which were well matched, and cemented to make a minimalist sound with harmonised vocals overriding the guitars in the mix. At times their singing sounded a bit like Steely Dan.
Stephen Gordon - The Shetland Times
...it was a polished performance and the harmonies were spot on. Having heard them as a duo at a singers and songwriters' night in November, I look forward to hearing more in the future.
Adam Guest - The Shetland Times
Find out more at www.trookers.co.uk.
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