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The Zutons

23 Feb

Five piece, British indie-rock band. Formed in Liverpool 2001. Signed to Sony Records.

Band members; Dave McCabe (vocals, guitar), Abi Harding (saxophone), Sean Payne (drums), Russell Pritchard (bass) and Paul Molloy (guitar).

The band has released three studio albums.

For fans of; Maximo Park, The Futureheads, The Thrills, Athlete.

The band released three pre-album singles; Debut – Devil’s Deal – Sept ’02, Creepin’ an’ a Crawlin’ – May ’03, Haunts Me – Nov ’03.

Debut album; Who Killed….. The Zutons? – April ’04.

Singles from the album; Pressure Point – Jan ’04, You Will You Won’t – April ’04, Remember Me – June ’04, Don’t Ever Think (Too Much) – Oct ’04 and Confusion – Dec ’04.

Second and highest charting album (No. 2 UK album chart); Tired of Hanging Around – April ’06.

Singles from the album; Why Won’t You Give Me Your Love – April ’06, Valerie – June ’06, Oh Stacey (Look What You’ve Done!) – Sept ’06, It’s the Little Things We Do – Nov ’06.


Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse famously covered Valerie in 2007, peaking at number 2 in the UK singles chart.

Third Album; You Can Do Anything – June ’08.

Singles from the album; Always Right Behind You – May ’08 and What’s Your Problem – ’08.

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Laura Marling

21 Feb

British folk singer songwriter, from Eversley, Hampshire. Born; 2nd February 1990. Signed to

For fans of; Mumford and Sons, Mystery Jets, Noah and the Whale, The Maccabees.

Laura has released three EPs and three albums.

Debut EP; My Manic and I was released in 2007.

Subsequent EPs; London Town ’08 (four track) and Cross Your Fingers ’08 (five track).

Debut album; Alas, I Cannot Swim – Feb ’08.

Debut single; Ghosts - Dec ’07.

Other singles from the album; Cross Your Fingers – June ’08 and Night Terror – ’08.

Second album; I Speak Because I Can – March ’10.

Singles from the album; Goodbye England (Covered in Snow) – Dec ’09, Devils Spoke – March ’10 and Rambling Man ’10.

Third and most recent album; The Creature I Don’t Know – Sept ’11.

Singles from the album; Sophia – Sept ’11 and All My Rage ’12.

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We Were Evergreen

19 Feb

Parisian indie-electro-pop trio. Formed in 2008. The band is currently unsigned.

Band Members; Fabienne Debarre (xylophone, synth, vocals), William Serfass (bass, guitar, percussion, vocals) and Michael Liot (vocals, ukulele, guitar).

For fans of;

The band has released two EP’s.

Debut EP; We Were Evergreen – Dec ’09.

Second EP; Flings ’10.

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Summer Camp

17 Feb

British indie-pop duo. Formed in October ’09. Signed to Moshi Moshi Records.

Band members; Jeremy Warmsley (instrumentalist) and Elizabeth Sankey (vocals).

The band has released one EP and one Album.

For fans of; Blondie, Egyptian Hip-Hop, Tennis, Class Act.

Debut EP; Young – Sept ’10, including debut single; Ghost Train – April ’10 (which also appears on the album) and Round the Moon – Sept ’10.

Debut Album; Welcome to Condale – Oct ’11.

Other singles from the album; Better Off Without You – Oct ’11 and Down – Oct ’11.

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King Charles

15 Feb

English, indie singer songwriter from West London.

Charles is a multi-instrumentalist and classically trained singer.

He has toured with the likes of; Laura Marling, Noah and the Whale and recently toured the UK and USA with Mumford and Sons.

His debut album – LoveBlood – will be released 7th May.

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Fiction

13 Feb

British, new-wave, post-punk four piece. Formed in 2009. Signed to Offset Recordings.

Band members; Mike Barrett (vocals, keyboards, drums), James Howard (vocals, guitars, drums), David Miller (vocals, bass) and Nick Barrett (guitars).

The band has released three singles; Curiosity, Big Things and Parakeets.

The single – Big Things – has previously been used on an advert for Ford motor cars.

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Maximo Park

11 Feb

British, alternative rock, five piece. Formed in 2000. Signed to Warp Records.

Band members; Paul Smith (vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitar), Archis Tiku (bass), Lukas Wooller (keyboard) and Tom English (drums).

The band have released three studio albums and one EP.

For fans of; The Futureheads, The Zutons, The Cribs, The Maccabees, Mystery Jets.

Debut album; A Certain Trigger - May ’05.

Debut single; The Coast Is Always Changing - Nov ’04.

Other singles from that album; Apply Some Pressure - Feb ’05 (re-issue Oct ’05), Graffiti – May ’05, Going Missing - July ’05, I Want You To Stay - Feb ’06.

Second album; Our Earthly Pleasures - released April ’07 and reached Number 2 in the UK album chart, the bands highest chart release to date.

Singles include; Our Velocity – March ’07, Books From Boxes - June ’07, Girls Who Play Guitars - August ’07, Karaoke Plays - Dec ’07.

Third and most recent album; Quicken The Heart - May ’09.

Singles include; Wraithlike (free download), The Kids Are Sick Again – May ’09, Questing, Not Coasting - July ’09.

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Good Shoes

10 Feb

British, indie pop, four piece from Morden, London. Formed in 2004. Signed to Brille Records.

Band members; Rhys Jones (guitar, vocals), Will Church (bass guitar), Steve Leach (guitar) and Tom Jones (drums).

The band has released two studio albums, one live album and one EP.

For fans of; The Maccabees, Jack Penate, The Futureheads, Mystery Jets.

The bands break through and debut single; All in My Head – August ’06.

Debut album; Think Before You Speak - March ’07.

Singles from the album; The Photos On My Wall - Jan ’07, Never Meant To Hurt You - March ’07, Morden – June ’07, Small Town Girl - Nov ’07.

Second album; No Hope, No Future.

The band only released one single from this album; Under Control - Jan ’10.

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Jack Penate

8 Feb

English singer-songwriter. From Blackheath, London. Signed to XL Recordings.

For fans of; The Maccabees, The Futureheads, Mystery Jets, Local Natives, Foals.

Debut album; Matinee - Oct ’07.

Debut single; Second, Minute or Hour - ’06 (then re-released Sept ’07).

Other singles; Spit at Stars – April ’07, Torn on the Platform - June ’07, Have I Been a Fool - Dec ’07.

Second album; Everything is New - June ’09.

Singles; Tonight’s Today - March ’09, Be The One – June ’09, Pull My Heart Away - July ’09.

January 2012, Jack posted a teaser of his new material on his website, in the form of a black and white video for a song named ‘No One Lied’. This is his first new material since ‘Everything is New’ back in 2009.

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The Futureheads

7 Feb

Post-punk, four piece from Sunderland, UK, Formed in 2000. Signed to their own label – Nul Records.

Band members; Barry Hyde (guitar, vocals), Ross Millard (guitar, vocals), David “Jaff” Craig (bass guitar) and Dave Hyde (drums).

The band have released four studio albums and three EP’s.

For fans of; The Maccabees, Maximo Park, Mystery Jets, Jack Penate, The Zutons.

Debut album; The Futureheads - July ’04.

Debut single; First Day - August ’03.

Other singles from that album; Decent Days and Nights - ’04. Meantime - ’04, Hounds of Love – Feb ’05 (cover of the Kate Bush original and highest singles chart entry at No.8).

Nov ’05 the band released the Area EP and released the title track as a single.

Second album; News and Tributes - May ’06.

Singles; Skip to the End – May ’06, Worry About It Later - August ’06.

Third album; This Is Not The World - May ’08.

Singles; The Beginning of the Twist – March ’08, Radio Heart - May ’08, Walking Backwards - March ’08.

Fourth album; The Chaos - April ’10.

Singles; Heartbeat Song – April ’10, I Can Do That - ’10.

The band have recently released their fifth studio album – Rant April ’12. It is completely a cappella.

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