John Perry and Martin Stephenson

A truly special team of intuitive musicians coming together by serendipity, John Perry (Only Ones) and Martin Stephenson (Daintees) certainly have a 'new wave connection'. In 2019, John and Martin got chatting and decided to do a pub gig together in London for a laugh. They got on so well that not long after Martin invited John to join the Daintees, as a special guest at a sold-out gig in London. John joined the band on stage for a rip-roaring version of 'Another Girl Another Planet', as a homage to The Only Ones. That evening of music inspired Martin to create a platform for John’s sublime guitar playing, entitled New Wave Connection. John recently appeared as a special guest during a handful of Martin’s shows, where the New Wave Connection combo teamed up live for the first time, bringing the houses down.