Andy Bennett (born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire), is an English singer and musician, best known for his work with

Ocean Colour Scene Ocean Colour Scene (often abbreviated to OCS) are an English rock band formed in Solihull in 1989. They have had five top 10 albums including a number one in 1997. They have also achieved seventeen top 40 singles and six top 10 singles to dat ...

The Elements

Bennett had his first break with his band The Elements (formerly known as Sargent) which included Tim Jacques, Lee Burn and Dave Casswell. The Elements regularly gigged throughout Birmingham and supported

. The band released their first album, ''The Elements'', on

Acid Jazz Records Acid Jazz Records is a record label based in East London formed by Gilles Peterson and Eddie Piller in 1987. The label is the namesake of the acid-jazz subgenre of jazz music for which it is most famously known for producing. Background The ...

music label and the album charted at #7 in the indie music charts.

Ocean Colour Scene

Bennett joined

on 8 April 2004 (when he participated in the Royal Albert Hall concert). He has featured on the following albums: *'' One for the Road'' (2004) (Guitar, Background Vocals) *''

A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad ''A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad'' is the seventh studio album by English rock band Ocean Colour Scene. It was originally due to be released in September 2004 but Sanctuary Records requested the band record a live album instead and i ...

'' (2005) (Guitar) *'' Live Acoustic at the Jam House'' (2006) (Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Background Vocals) *'' Live at Birmingham Academy'' (2006) *'' On the Leyline'' (2007) (Acoustic and Electric Guitar) *'' Live at the Town Hall'' (2008) *''

Saturday Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. No later than the 2nd century, the Romans named Saturday ("Saturn's Day") for the planet Saturn, which controlled the first hour of that day, according to Vettius Valens. The day ...

'' (2010) (Composer) *'' 21'' (2010) (Guitar, Composer) Bennett co-wrote the song "Old Pair of Jeans" which was on the ''Saturday'' album. According to ''The Digital Fix'', "It just gets better with every song a winner. The jaunty ‘Old Pair Of Jeans’ is rollicking fun: "I wish you didn't get hung up so easily / When you're bound fall apart you always fall apart at the seams / So worn and so torn..like an old pair of jeans." The song also featured on the ''21'' album. Bennett has toured with Ocean Colour Scene since 2004, but left in February 2015 to focus on his solo material.

Solo career

In October 2015, Andy Bennett released his solo debut single ''Hole in the Road'', followed in May 2016 by the single ''Drift Away''. In November 2016, Bennett released his first album, ''thinkin', drinkin', singin' '', featuring a back catalogue of songs which he has been working on over time (including the songs previously released as singles and also a new version of the song "Old Pair of Jeans"). His album was met with positive response, garnering a four stars out of five review from PlanetMosh, as well as a 5 stars rating from Flick of the Finger. The publication cited the track 'Fool No More' as 'the quintessential track on an album that is full of gems.'

References

External links

Official website

Ocean Colour Scene band biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Andy 1985 births Living people English male singers English rock guitarists English rock singers Ocean Colour Scene members Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands Britpop musicians English male guitarists Acid Jazz Records artists