Derriere

Derriere is a Brighton-based group active since 2009. It plays a mix of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul and rockabilly, with a loud brass-driven sound and a cabaret-style edge.

Style and sound

The group combines double bass, electric guitar, horns and drums with female lead vocals. Its music draws on jump blues, old-school rock and roll, vintage soul and rockabilly, and the arrangement centres on a rhythmic, dance-focused approach.

Line-up

The core members named are Blood Sugar Hill on double bass, T Bone LeRhone on blues guitar, Gram Canyon on trombone, Helleanor Webb on saxophone, Redhand Mallon on drums, and Sarah Tonin on lead vocals.

Background

Derriere forms in Brighton and presents itself as a group built around raw, soulful performance and a strong brass section. The act’s name and stage presentation reflect a deliberately playful and irreverent tone.