Ben wallers country teasers

  • Benedict Roger Wallers, also known as The Rebel, is the frontman, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the band Country Teasers.
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  • Ben Wallers is most well known for his controversial and satirical songwriting as the front man of Country Teasers.

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    Country Teasers

    Scottish art punk band

    Country Teasers were an art punk band formed in Edinburgh, Scotland in

    Frontman Ben Wallers also performs solo as The Rebel. He plays live shows with a Gameboy backing-track or accompanied by Country Teasers bassist Sophie Politowicz on drums.

    Long-time members of Country Teasers include songwriter B.R. Wallers (vocals, guitar), Leighton Crook (drums), Robert McNeill (guitar, synth), Alastair MacKinven (guitar), Sophie Politowicz (bass guitar, drums). Original members of the band include playwright Simon Stephens (bass guitar), Alan Crichton (guitar), Eck King (drums), Lawrence Worthington (drums). Richard Greenan (guitar) occasionally plays with the band.

    Background

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    Early Country Teasers albums were characterised by literate, scathingly satirical lyrics and discordant, repetitive sound – like William S. Burroughs leading Joy Division or The Fall through a setlist of art-damaged country and western songs.[1]

    Late

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    Ben Wallers

    British musician

    Benedict Roger Wallers, also known as The Rebel, is the frontman, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the band Country Teasers. His lyrics often deal with taboo subjects such as racism, sexism and xenophobia from first-person standpoints.

    Biography

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    Wallers has been releasing music under various guises since He is best known for being part of the group Country Teasers, formed in Scotland in the mid s.[1] Wallers is generally regarded to be Scottish, but various places of birth have been put forward, including Saville Row, London[2] and St Albans, Hertfordshire (according to his autobiography).[1] Country Teasers bassist Sophie Politowicz plays drums in live performances and features on various Rebel recordings. The pair also play together in the band The Devil.[3]

    Music career

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    Country Teasers

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    Main article: Country Teasers

    The Rebel

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    As well as Country Teasers,

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