who are the secret faces?

'i love the secret faces' Alan McGee  (Creation Records)

Hailing from South Wales, The Secret Faces have produced several loud and raucous gigs over the last twelve months, playing at any given chance to continue to spread their word. Support slots have been filled for the likes of The Gift (Former Jam Bassist Rick Bucklers band) The Animals and also Spencer Davis. Inspired by fellow Welsh rockers the 60 Foot Dolls and local band The Pocket Devils, with a sound reminiscent of a young angry Paul Weller they seem to have good pedigree, coupled with a strong work ethic.

Lead singer and guitarist Wayne Morgan’s love of music has come in no small part from The Pocket Devils. They offered inspiration for the young guitarist, being local lad’s from the same side of the track who were ‘doing it.’ The spark was enough for him to pick up the guitar at the age of 12 and ‘bash away for hours.’ Wayne watched The Pocket Devils play as often as he could and told me during a chat that the blame for him ‘becoming a mod’ lies with the band’s former frontman Jon Owen.

Wayne hunted down the other member of the band and convinced them to form the Secret Faces – consisting of bassist Mitchell Casey, lead guitarist Andy Price and drummer Anthony Hicks. The band have worked closely with clothing company Three Stroke Productions, who have given the band ongoing support. The fresh British clothing brand’s mod attire fits in neatly with the Secret Faces aesthetic. The band’s Myspace has a number of strong songs showcasing not only Wayne’s gravelly tones but also the tightness within the band. Moments of balls-out rock are present in spades with tracks like ‘History’, ‘In My Day’ and ‘My Generations Kids’.

The band is currently taking some time off from their busy touring schedule to enter the studio to record some new songs. Wayne is excited about the prospect of getting the new songs recorded and into the ears of their ever-growing army of fans. Big things are expected from this band but its no more then the expectations they’ve put onto themselves.

'Liked what i heard - a modernist flavour with a refreshing 60's aftertaste NICE!' - John Hellier (Wapping Warf)

Please introduce yourself: history, 

line up, etc: 

The Secret Faces are a powerful 

six piece band from south Wales 

, they have come a long way from 

ripping’ up small local pubs in their 

hometown, to rocking out show- 

cased events in London and sup- 

porting infl uential musicians such 

as Rick Buckler (former drummer 

of The Jam), The Animals,Spencer 

Davis group, Small Fakers and have 

an ever growing fan base. They 

have already won critical acclaim 

from the likes of Subculture(Fred 

Perry) John Hellier (Whapping 

Wharf) Alan McGee (co-Founder 

Creation Records), Eddie Piller 

(Acid Jazz) and many more. 

The Secret Faces are: 

Wayne Morgan: Vocals / Gui- 

tars | Andrew Price: Lead Gui- 

tar | Anthony Hicks: Drums / 

Backing Vocals | Mitch Casey: 

Bass / Backing Vocals 

Infl uences: 

The small faces | The kinks | The 

doors | The birds | The specials 

| The jam | The sex pistols | The 

Who | And many more. 

5 favourite LP/CD... Just the ones 

you could not live without... 

That’s a tuff one... there are so 

many. 1. Waiting for the Sun 

- The Doors. 2. Ogdens’ Nut 

Gone Flake - The Small Faces. 

3. Sound Affects - The Jam. 

4. The Collector’s Guide 

To Rare British Birds - The 

Birds. 5. The complete Stone 

Roses 

Are u into football? what’s your 

team? 

Cardiff City. Anthony is a big Ar- 

senal supporter. 

How is gigging in your area these 

days... which venues and bars 

would you recommend? 

The Barfl y in Cardiff is always a 

good gig for us. 12 bar Swindon is 

also an ace venue. 

What’s your favourite clothes shop? 

There are 2 shops I like a lot Mojo 

King(Cardiff) and The Sole Room 

(western) I do most of my shop- 

ping online these days that’s how 

I came across Three Stroke Pro- 

ductions. 

What does the word “style” mean 

to you? 

I’m a big fan of the Mod scene mu- 

sic, clothing and so on, so I think 

style is very important but style 

comes in many different ways, as 

long as you like the way you look 

that’s all that matters. 

How would u rate the current mu- 

I always like the music scene, 

even when its bad there is always 

something out there I like, at the 

moment I’m into The Moons and 

Connett. 

Current project and future plans? 

We are currently looking for the 

right studio to record an album 

and get some gigs booked apart 

from that just take it as it comes 

and enjoy every moment. 

More info on The Secret Faces: 

thesecretfaces.co.uk 

myspace.com/thesecretfaces 

'classic '78 punk - I enjoyed it' Eddie Piller (Acid Jazz)

 
“Anger is an energy” as Johnny Lydon AKA Johnny Rotten once sung, and at ZANI we certainly agree with this statement. Anger is an emotion that makes you want to take up arms and be heard, and one of the best ways to make the world sit up and listen is music. 

This is exactly what a perky and powerful five-piece band from the Valleys of South Wales,  called The Secret Faces are doing. Like their forefathers The Jam, The Who, The Buzzcocks, The Libertines and Oasis, these kids are pissed off….
 
With a name that seems to pay homage to Secret Affair and The Small Faces, here we have another collection of beautiful angry young man. The Secret Faces are Wayne Morgan (Vocals/Guitar), Daniel Bryan (bass), Andrew Price (guitar) Jason Edwards (Guitar) and Anthony Hicks (drums).  With gravelly vocals, a powerhouse rhythm section and two pronged guitar attack, their sound is full, melodic and edgy. The anger sweeps through, as the music hits you in the face with 100 per cent accuracy. These boys know how to pen a tune and they play their songs like their life depends on it, and that is surely a good thing. 
 
2010 could be a good for them, as in 2009 they have already won critical acclaim from the likes of Alan McGee (co-Founder Creation Records) , Ex The Jam Rick Buckler , John Hellier (Whapping Wharf)  and a few more. 

With a bit of lady luck The Secret Faces might go all the way. If they do, these lads will always have that heart-felt anger that has made them endearing to ZANI. 

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