Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate have been developing a cult reputation through their award winning albums, endorsements from rock legends (including former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett) and passionate live performances. They came to wider attention when they stepped in at the last minute to replace an injured band on the main stage at Hard Rock Hell’s Prog Festival in Wales on November 2017, one of the world’s leading indoor progressive rock events. They performed to over 1000 people, opening for Magnum, Focus and Carl Palmer. They were described by Hard Rock Hell magazine as ‘unlikely stars who stole the show’, by eFestivals as the ‘highlight of the festival’, and now have a busy festival schedule for 2019/20.
Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate are Malcolm Galloway (vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer) and Mark Gatland (bass, backing vocals, keyboards and co-producer), on their own, or with Kathryn Thomas (flute).
Malcolm and Mark have been playing together since they were at school. Malcolm and Kathryn are married (to each other).
Their music combines progressive/alt/classic rock, experimental and classical elements, minimalist, metal, folk, funk, and electronic music, and often explores scientific and philosophical themes.
They regularly play at leading London venues and regularly put on charity gigs (including for Save The Children, Cancer Research UK, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Ehlers-Danlos Support UK, and Brain Tumour UK).
Prog Magazine Limelight Artists
They have been broadcast on over 100 radio stations/shows/podcasts/TV channels.
Beastie's Rock Show Album of The Year 2017 (jointly with Roger Waters and Alice Cooper)
Beasties Rock Show's Prog Album Of The Year Award 2015
American Veterans Radio artist of the week
Featured on Prog magazine covermount CD and in Bass magazine.
Bandwagon Network Radio CD of the Month, July 2018
They were shortlisted for Radio Wigwam's Single Of The Year award, and were finalists in Banks Radio Australia's awards in the best album and best producer categories.
Rock FM (Canada) Artist Of The Week
Metal Mayhem Radio Band Of The Month
They are very grateful to the many broadcasters and writers who have featured their music (either HOGIA tracks or solo tracks by Malcolm Galloway), including
365 Radio Network
5D Blog
6 Album Sundays
6 Towns Radio
7522 Radio
Actual Radio Colchester
Addictions and Other Vices
All About The Rock
Ally’s Attic
Alt Sounds
Alternative Fruit
Alternative Tracks
Amazing Radio
American Veterans Radio
Among Dreamers
Amplify The Anthems
Anti-Music
Arlequins
Artists In The Spotlight
Ashville.fm
Audio Pollution
Baby Blaue
Bandwagon Network Radio
Banks Radio (Australia)
The Basement Tapes with Nick and Bootsy
Bass Magazine
BBC Radio 3
Beastie’s Rock Show
Betreutes Proggen
BMans Blues Report
Bobcast - Not The American Prog Show
Bombshell Radio
BRFM 95.6 (Kent)
Bullet Proof
C and C Indie Show
Captain Captain
CastleBlakkradio
CastleDown Radio
Check It Out with DJ Peter Prog
Clair + Obscur
Closer To The Edge
Closet Concert Arena
Coast And Country Radio
CreativeZIN
Cthulhu
Deal Radio
E-Festivals
Enjoy Estes Park Radio
Epic Mondays
Expose Online
Fab Radio International
Fatman's Rock Show
Firebrand Rock Radio
Flobcast Radio
Flyde Coast Radio (Blackpool)
Friday Firsts
Games, Braaaiiins and a Head-Banging Life
Gareth’s Prog Blog
Gigride Radio
Going For The One
Goud en Nieuw
Harborough FM
Harbour Radio
Hard Rock Hell Radio
Headbanger Reviews
HGB Radio Canada
House Of Prog
HRH Magazine
Improvijazzation Nation
In Yer Ears
Independent Share Show
Indie Bands Blog
Indie Popups
Indie Radio Network
Indie Star Radio
Indie, Folk, Rock and Alternative
Insomnia Radio UK
It’s All About Bands
It’s Only Rock’n’Roll
Its EZ Breezy
Jupiter Variation
Keith’s Reviews
Kelly’s Heroes
Kulture Aspekte
KYBN Radio
LA Rocks Radio
Liege Of Cookies
London Unsigned
Metal Mayhem Radio
Michael's Music Blog
Midlands Metalheads Radio
Music Box Pete
Music News
Music Review Unsigned
Music Street Journal
Music Vs The World
Musician (Musicians Union Magazine)
My Rock Radio
New Music Saturday
NEWEars
Next with Bernadette Barter
Notty Nation
Novumfm.de
Offbeat
OMG Staffs
Only Rock Radio
Open The Door Music Blog
Optical Zoo Radio
Oystermouth Radio
Permafrost Today (Norway)
Pete’s Rock News and Views
Phonic.fm
Planet Indie
Positive Chillout
Prime Cuts – The Music Butcher
Prog
Prog Archives
Prog Critique
Prog Magazine
The Prog Mill
Prog Palace Radio
Prog Rock Dock
The Prog Rock Files
The Prog Rock Tuesdays Show
The Progressive Aspect
ProgRock.com
Progscure
Prog Visions
Progosaurus Rex
Progzilla Radio
Psych Insight Music
Pure M Zine
Purple Revolver
Radio Dark Tunnel
Radio Sherbourne
Radio Shoreditch
Radio TD1
Radio Wigwam
Ralphy’s Music Of The World
Real Musik London
Review Fix
Ridge Radio (UK)
Riviera FM
Rock Bandom
Rock FM (Canada)
Rock Metal Mag (France)
Rock N Load Mag
Rock Radio Durban
Rock Regeneration
Rock Til You Drop
The Rockin' Chain
Rocking The Blues From Canada
Rockportaal (Netherlands)
Rocktalk
Rokout Radio
Rowan Blair Colver
Runnin’ On Empty
Ruptured Aura
Ryan’s Smashing Life
Sci-Fi And Horror News
Share Your Dreams
SHMU FM Breakfast (Aberdeen)
Shoot For The Stars
Silver Raven
Sine.FM
Skope Mag
Social Media Radio
Society’s Basement
Songwriter Radio
Sound-Painted Landscapes
Spin Sundays
Stellar Attraction
Stone and Steel
Support Independent Music
Syndae Electronic Music Podcast
The Camden New Journal
The Closet Concert Arena
The European Perspective
The Interval Machine
The Invisible Side Of Rock
The Justin Sane Show
The Justin Wayne Show
The Kitty Opal Show
The Last Outpost
The Lost Art
Metal Rock Punk News
The Music Producer (Australia)
The Music Revolution
The Music Revolution
The Music Wall
The Notty Wood Show
The Paul Waters Show
The Prog Aspect
The Prog Hours
The Progressive Intervention
The Rocker
The Russ Evans Show
The Scene With Shelley McRobbie
The Shift
Trend City Television
TriLakes Radio
Troy's Room (LA Talk Radio)
Tudno FM
Twisted Mixtape (Pulse 98.4 Glasgow)
Unsigned Revolution
Valley FM (Australia)
Vents
Victoria D Live
Wall Of Noise
WBR FM
Welsh Connections
World Media Reviews
World Of Metal
Wrinkly Rockers Club
Wycombe Sound
XRP Radio
Zeitgeist Radio
Zeitgeist - The Rocker
Zone Radio
And thanks to all the venues and festivals at which we've played including
The Alleycat
The Dublin Castle
Edinburgh University
The Fiddler's Elbow
Fusion Festival, Kidderminster
The Gunners
Greystones, Sheffield
Hard Rock Hell Prog
Mad Hatter, Grey Matter Festival
Nambucca
Renaissance Festival, London
Sci-Fi Weekender
The Water Rats
(If any have been omitted in error, please let us know)
Just in case anyone might be interested in what equipment/software we use/like/recommend -
Malcolm records/mixes/masters in Sonar
Malcolm's guitars - Fender Stratocaster, Yamaha bass
Malcolm's keyboard - Yamaha Clavinova
Fractal art software - JWildfire