The Rocker Covers

The Rocker Covers

The Rocker Covers are a United Kingdom rockabilly group associated with rockabilly, neo-rockabilly and punkabilly. They are described as a band whose surviving recordings are found in Bristol’s Dog House Studios, where their old jump-blues master tapes are uncovered and lead to the group coming back together.

Background and line-up

At one point, the band believes that little remains of its work apart from a restored Ford Zephyr and a karaoke version of Shakin Stevens’ Merry Christmas Everyone performed by the front man. The members have spent time working outside music as mastic-asphalt spreaders and seaside tattooists before reuniting after the discovery of their master cuts.

Recording style

The Rocker Covers record rockabilly versions of contemporary rock songs, using a Revox tape machine and a single Reslo microphone. Their sound is described in terms of bass-slapping rhythm, twanging guitar and snare-driven beats, with a clear link to jump-blues and classic rockabilly performance styles.

Activity

The group presents itself as ready to tour and perform again after reuniting in the studio, with its material centred on cover versions and a hard-driving rockabilly approach.