Their songs are influenced from a wide-range of alternative music genres, with tints of rock, reggae, acoustic, ballad and country all present within their music; their songs are therefore appreciably diverse and banish the noxious curse of monotony from their work. The input from the four members of the band is imbued with inspirations from many corners of the music world; with the constituent members appreciating music from vastly different sources — with artists such as AC/DC, Jack Johnson, Bruce Sringsteen and even ABBA planting seeds of inspiration.

Due to the Blims' inherent accessibility they have enjoyed substantial interest and success from a variety of different places; their music has been used by HTV and has been incorporated in many snowboarding and surfing DVDs. They have a growing international fanbase — supplying evidence to corroborate their diverse range of music — of which they are extremely proud, and have supported many distinguished bands including: Scouting for Girls, Juliet and the Licks and the Jones Gang.

An important factor under consideration in the band's song writing is to remain impartial and present music that can be appreciated and enjoyed by everyone — a philosophy that has prompted the creation of a fantastically diverse assortment of songs.

The Blims have just released a new highly concentrated second album named (rather suitably) Working Class Poetry. This new album is well presented in a collectable gate-fold card wallet with a separate lyrics book and slick design. Working Class Poetry brings together all of the important experiences and lessons learnt through many years of the band’s existence and effectively sums up the guys behind the songs. Since the early days of the band, the boys have always owned an ability to write songs that vociferously represent the Blims' general character and listeners aren’t forced to endlessly conjure up guesses about the nature of the artist.

The tracks presented in Working Class Poetry are all clear and tangible and often take on a quasi-anthem quality of their own; the songs being easily perceivable and easily living up to the colloquial title of the album.

The title 'Working Class Poetry' simply and effectively sums up the nature of the songs within, and the candour of this work is always something to be appreciated by the listener. Working Class Poetry is a tremendously easy album to listen to and you quite soon find yourself enthusiastically singing along to the lyrics and tapping the nearest hard surface in sync with the beat.

Working Class Poetry is an opus that sporadically reveals more and more through continued play; favourite songs are swapped for others and new links and connections are realised. 'Sometimes' is a fresh and energetic track that does much to set the Blims apart and distinguish them as a band with real aplomb. It's an unexpected fusion of Blink 182 and Embrace — two great bands that share many differences — with a result able to quintessentially represent the band's creativeness. There's something on this album for everyone and the material can be enjoyed on many different levels. Working Class Poetry offers a conflation of various styles of music: featuring country, rock, acoustic and hints of many others — 'What I Really Want' being reminiscent of electroindie's 'Peplab'.

The Blims have a special attachment to Pembrokeshire's audiences; claiming that the atmosphere is always filled with a "feel good" vibe and that the crowd always enthusiastically interact — fervently echoing Martin Dann's lead vocals. There's also an obvious affinity with Pembrokeshire's surfing community; with its beautiful local beaches the boys from the Blims find themselves quite at home in our county. They have enjoyed much success with the Pembrokeshire audiences and have sold out no less than four times at the Queen's Hall, Narberth. On June 21st they'll be hoping to make it a fifth when they return to the venue to launch their new album — Working Class Poetry.

For more information on the Blims' up-and-coming live events please visit their Website where you'll also find sample tracks and video clips. Both of the Blims albums (viz. Tell Everybody and Working Class Poetry) are available for purchase from iTunes and the Blims' Website.

For more information about the event, click here for the details.

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