The Armada are an Irish band with strong ties to Canada. The band features Wayne Sheehy on drums and, Jay Cortez on bass, but the spotlight belongs to Canadian-born Jeff Martin (formerly of The Tea Party) on guitars and vocals. Martin currently lives in Perth, Australia with his wife and child, though he owns a studio located in County Cork, Ireland. Since the break-up of the Tea Party, Jeff Martin has released one solo studio album entitled Exile And The Kingdom with another on the way. The Armada's album was produced by Martin himself and features his signature sound all over the place. Tracks can range from blues like on "Black Snake Blues", to dark and heavy as on "Closure" and of course classic middle-eastern jams such as "Morocco". It is a wonderful blend of influences which Martin consistently plays well. Think of this band and album as being The Tea Party 2.0. As I write this, it has been six years since the Tea Party have released anything (their last album being Seven Circles) and should they choose not to reconcile over creative differences, I do hope The Armada carries on as I have anxiously been awaiting for this classic sound to return. Now if only they would create a Canadian distributor for the album in order to better promote it North America.
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