“Mesmerising”
— No More Division
London based, Thursday Night Shift are an Indie roots-rock band, featuring strong vocal melodies interwoven with memorable guitar riffs.
The band began when songwriters Derek Wylie & Brian Coulton met while watching their sons play football for their local team and discovered a shared love of guitars which progressed to meeting up every Thursday night after work to play and write music.
Initially, this led to the recording of 11 original songs for debut album ‘Feast’ with jazz drummer Temi Gordons. The album was recorded and mixed by musician Pat Collier at his Perry Vale Recording Studio, London.
A review by Jamie Robash (No More Division) described 'Feast' as “mesmerising” and praised its “craftmanship and touching narratives", as well as highlighting the albums mix of “musical and lyrical emotion”.
The songwriters continued to write more material and decided to record a second album of 10 songs titled ‘Fake Muse’. Musically, the album continued the mainly guitar-focused sound but there’s no denyng the influence of experimenting with other instruments and layered vocals in charting a new direction.
A review by Matt Jensen (Divide And Conquer) described 'Fake Muse' as "emotionally resonant and powerful", highlighting individual songs "as warm and beautiful", as well as "joyous and celebratory". Jensen also praised the "symbiotic relationship" of the instrumentation, as well as the "notable vocal harmonies and impressive crescendos that feel empowering".
By this time the band had grown to six, but Covid stalled the plan to play live and by its end the band had paired back to the core of Coulton, Wylie and Gordons. However, the lockdowns enabled the songwriters to continue writing more material, culminating in a return to the recording studio to complete a new 11 track album ‘Future Call’ released in Summer 2025.
This album was completed at Brett Shaw's, 123 Recording Studios in Peckham, London.
The new album coincided with new musicians joining the band and the current line-up includes; Anja Wylie on vocals, Temi Gordons on drums, Jonah Larrington on drums/keys, Eve Wylie on bass guitar, Brian Coulton on guitar and Derek Wylie on guitar and vocals.
During Summer 2024, the band started playing live at venues across London with the aim of finding and playing larger gigs to promote their music.