Sudden Darts
There is nothing sudden about Sudden Darts. This is a hard-edged, psychedelic band with roots that go back decades with a pedigree punch of punk ‘n’ pop that’ll knock you sideways. This quartet of seasoned rebels shows how to kick out the jams with authority and authenticity. Fronted by songwriter and guitarist, John Werner’s band has more history than the British Museum. Hyperbole aside, John Werner has had quite a musical arc since arriving from England as a kid, plunked down onto frozen sidewalks of Edmonton, running away as a 14-year-old to Montreal (hobo-hopping freight trains) before finally finding punkish in-your-face-and-bollocks verve with Vancouver’s iconic band, the Furies, in 1977. Returning to England in the late-70s, Werner joined The Pack, fronted by long-established UK punk icon Kirk Brandon (Theatre of Hate, Spear of Destiny). The Pack just had a summer 2024 reunion tour around England, as Werner took some time away from Sudden Darts
But these days Sudden Darts are now firing full-bore, releasing their ‘Oh Yeah!’ album with the knowledge and know-how, the bruises and celebrations, of lives well lived.
Sudden Darts is John, along with lead guitarist and keyboardist Scott Fletcher, percussionist Don Betts and bassist George McWhinnie: a sonic bouillabaisse of experience and excitement, where sweet pop riffs mix with psychedelia and a meaty pulse of punk power chords, a deep dive into the delights and depths of real rock & roll. There is nothing sudden about Sudden Darts. This is a hard-edged, psychedelic band with roots that go back decades with a pedigree punch of punk ‘n’ pop that’ll knock you sideways. This quartet of seasoned rebels shows how to kick out the jams with authority and authenticity. Fronted by songwriter and guitarist, John Werner’s band has more history than the British Museum. Hyperbole aside, John Werner has had quite a musical arc since arriving from England as a kid, plunked down onto frozen sidewalks of Edmonton, running away as a 14-year-old to Montreal (hobo-hopping freight trains) before finally finding punkish in-your-face-and-bollocks verve with Vancouver’s iconic band, the Furies, in 1977. Returning to England in the late-70s, Werner joined The Pack, fronted by long-established UK punk icon Kirk Brandon (Theatre of Hate, Spear of Destiny). The Pack just had a summer 2024 reunion tour around England, as Werner took some time away from Sudden Darts
But these days Sudden Darts are now firing full-bore, releasing their ‘Oh Yeah!’ album with the knowledge and know-how, the bruises and celebrations, of lives well lived.
Sudden Darts is John, along with lead guitarist and keyboardist Scott Fletcher, percussionist Don Betts and bassist George McWhinnie: a sonic bouillabaisse of experience and excitement, where sweet pop riffs mix with psychedelia and a meaty pulse of punk power chords, a deep dive into the delights and depths of real rock & roll.
