
Album 2008 on Garston label
Rock
Gary Stringer: Vocals
Jonas Jalhay: Guitar
Jack Bessant: Bass & BV's
Nathan Curran (aka Tugg): Drums
Stringer and Bessant formed a new band "Them Is Me". Other members include Jonas Jalhay on guitar (other bands: Lady Sovereign, Imma) and Nathan "Tugg" Curran on drums (ex-Reef, Basement Jaxx, Kano). Stringer and Bessant continue with their original roles as singer and bass player respectively. Having rehearsed in London over the summer, they played their first gig at the Sandsifter bar in Gwithian near Hayle, Cornwall, on the 14 September 2007. After several low-key venues in Cornwall, they recorded some demo tracks at a recording studio in Monmouth.
Album Review in the Scotsman:
West Country surf rockers Reef had a certain charm with their Chili Peppers chops and muscular funk approach, and since the band's demise singer Gary Stringer and bassist Jack Bessant have laid low. Now they return with a new band. On this hit and miss affair Stringer sounds like a second-rate thrash metal singer. On the opening 'Demon Rebel', but the engaging elasticity of his voice is more to the fore on 'Let The Sun' or even 'The Skull Behind', although the latter toils with prog rock aspirations