Slight difference to this review as, rather than being all about the music, I'm letting you know what I think of the Merch Pack I bought from Wolverhampton based alternative folk rockers Under a Banner.
I spotted a tweet from them a while back which prodded my curiosity button so I headed over to their band camp page for a neb. What caught my eye straight away was their Green Man tshirts. I'm a big fan of the Green Man (the pagan tree spirit chap as opposed to those little fellas in flying saucers) and also an avid wearer of band tshirts so it was a no brainer purchase for me! However, rather than just get the tee I went for the Merch Pack. For a mere £14.49 I got a splendid tshirt, Victory Time EP and an assortment of badges. Nice! The items were well packaged and arrived in good time, with very pleasant communication from lead vocalist Adam. What a thoroughly decent chap he is!
I bought a medium size tee. I'm size 10/12 and like my shirts quite roomy. This one fits perfectly. The design is well placed and looks as good in real life as it does in photos. I've worn it a few times now and, after several washes, it still looks as good as new with no shrinking, stretching or fading. It has even survived a session in the dryer which is where other shirts have failed!
All in all a highly recommendable purchase as not only do you get the cool-as-you-know-what tee, but there's the 5 track EP to enjoy as well - great songs full of vibrancy! England's answer to Runrig and Big Country with an original stamp of their very own.
Give them a go and get a tshirt to wear with pride! Actually, the band are running a competition on Facebook at the moment to win some of their goodies so get over there, like the page, share the post and leave a comment – but hurry as the competition ends on 25 September - good luck!
