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Not For Want Of Trying is an energetic and edgy post-rock piece by Leicester's Maybeshewill that features large portions of a brilliantly extensive monologue from the movie Network, delivered by Peter Finch, who went to (posthumously) win an Academy Award for his portrayal of the film's main character Howard Beale. The special thing about this song is that it not only incorporates a movie quote, like many other songs do. It also tries to set the spoken lines to a tune, through a distinct way to structure the song and the heavy use of (de)crescendos. Thus, it creates the im… read more
Not For Want Of Trying is an energetic and edgy post-rock piece by Leicester's Maybeshewill that features large portions of a brilliantly extens… read more
Not For Want Of Trying is an energetic and edgy post-rock piece by Leicester's Maybeshewill that features large portions of a brilliantly extensive monologue from the movie Network,… read more

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Maybeshewill

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Maybeshewill is an instrumental band based in Leicestershire, UK where they were formed in 2005. They are James Collins (drums), Matt Daly (keyboards) , John Helps (guitar), Robin Southby (guitar) and Jamie Ward (bass). They’ve worked tirelessly over the last five years through endless touring and three full-length albums to build a loyal and enthusiastic following across the world. Sticking to steadfastly DIY ethics, the band have self recorded all their material to date and aspire to be as self-sufficient as possible. The band released their debut four-track EP entitled ‘Japanese … read more
Maybeshewill is an instrumental band based in Leicestershire, UK where they were formed in 2005. They are James Collins (drums), Matt Daly (keyboards) , John Helps (guitar), Robin Southby (… read more
Maybeshewill is an instrumental band based in Leicestershire, UK where they were formed in 2005. They are James Collins (drums), Matt Daly (keyboards) , John Helps (guitar), Robin Southby (guitar) and Jamie Ward (bass). They’ve worked … read more

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