William Barr – 12 string guitar/mandolin
Ian Button – drums
Joss Cope – bass
Stu Crane – slide guitar
Polly MacLean – b vox
Eilish McCracken – violin/whistle/flute/piano
Joe Murphy – voice/guitar
Sergeant Buzfuz are mostly based in London and Sheffield and have played BBC 6 sessions for Marc Riley and Tom Robinson. Here’s what people said about seventh album Fox Pop (2021), which was played a lot on 6 Music, mostly by the great Gideon Coe.
“a workshop in great lyric writing…as a whole it is magnificent… these eleven songs will educate and amaze you whilst challenging your tastes…highly recommended” I DON’T HEAR A SINGLE
“always lyrically astute…eclectic, but if you want comparisons you’d be looking at a long list but you can start with The Byrds, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground, Squeeze and The Levellers” THE PUNK SITE
“the very English charm of a Syd Barrett solo album, and a host of melodies that recall the wistful observations of The Kinks or The Small Faces…. it all adds up to a very satisfying listen” GOD IS IN THE TV
“it grabs by the neck and fills your head and heart with joy” ANGRY BABY
“wrapping a fiery political core inside layers of charming, playful psychedelic folk-pop” JOYZINE
“a perfectly crafted antidote to chart pop” BEEHIVE CANDY
