BlackSheepLad

(The story so far)

Phil Mellen is BlackSheepLad

In his teens, twenties and thirties Phil played and sang in various bands (Rainmaker, Serious Hat Band, Excalibur, The Grapefruit) to little success. So he settled into a successful 25 year career in education. But in March 2020 he became ill with Coronavirus and this led to some ongoing health issues and redundancy. The period of imposed isolation and inactivity lead to a burst of songwriting inspired by lockdown, love, mortality and binge - watching zombie TV programmes! Phil sings and plays guitar, drums, keys, bass and various ukuleles. His influences include John Bramwell, Prefab Sprout, Doves, Badly Drawn Boy, Ben Folds, Elbow, Cherry Ghost, Lloyd Cole and Neil Finn. 

Thus far he has released 2 EPs (Sleeping Alone in the Daytime and Badly Made) and 4 singles.

BlackSheepLad will be bringing out new music (including his debut album) via Wobbly Music in 2022

https://wobblymusic.net/BlackSheepLad-EPK.html

Instruments

Phil sings and plays drums, guitar, bass, ukuleles (soprano, baritone and bass) and piano/keyboards.