July Skies

 

July Skies is Antony Harding (not to be confused with the bands Hefner, ANT or Metrotone) from the West Midlands, UK.  After picking up a second hand guitar in 1997, he learnt a few basic chords and sketched out the sound of July Skies throughout the following year.  In the summer of 1999, he commenced work on recordings that would be released on the debut 7" At The Height of Summer (2000). Other tracks recorded around this period would be included on the debut 2002 album Dreaming of Spires.  Since then, July Skies has continued to use past and lost Britain as a source of inspiration, which is reflected within the albums The English Cold (2004), Where The Days Go (2006) and the latest album The Weather Clock (2008) - all of which feature contributions from Ben Holton and Rob Glover of epic45.  

July Skies are currently working on two releases, A Day in the Country and Observe the Weather. Antony is also part of the Birmingham experimental outfits Avrocar and juliasette.
 
July Skies also perform occasional live events and have supported and played alongside Piano Magic, Secret Shine, The Clientele, Epic45, Portal, Avrocar, Yellow6, The Exploits of Elaine, Junkboy, Mazarin, Pluxus and Fuxa.