Clocks (band)
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| Clocks | ||
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 Clocks filming in Nonsuch Park, Surrey.
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Surrey, England |
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| Genre(s) | Indie-Pop | |
| Years active | 2000–present | |
| Label(s) | Island Records Hungry Kid Records |
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| Website | http://www.clocks.co.uk/ http://www.myspace.com/clocks/ |
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| Members | ||
| Tom Hewitt - Lead Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards Ed Hilliam - Vocals, Lead Guitar Rich Farris - Drums, Vocals John Ricketts - Bass |
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Clocks formed in Epsom & Ewell (just outside London) in 2000. After deciding in 2005 to take music seriously, they spent their university vacations gigging and recording. They have recorded with Liam Watson (The White Stripes, Supergrass, Madness) and on 14 August 2006 released their debut single, That Much Better on Hungry Kid Records.[1] This was enough to convince a suitably impressed Island Records to sign them up to a major record deal that same week.[2][3]
Clocks' first UK tour took place in November 2006[2][4] and the band will be back on the road in February 2007 with fellow London band Grace.[5][6]
The band are currently recording tracks with producer John Cornfield[3][7] (Razorlight, Supergrass, Muse).
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[edit] Members
Tom Hewitt (20) - Lead Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
Ed Hilliam (21) - Vocals, Lead Guitar
Rich Farris (20) - Drums, Vocals
John Ricketts (21) - Bass
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- That Much Better (14 August 2006)
- Strictly-limited début single
- Formats:
- 1000 × 7" Vinyl
- 1000 × Digital Download
[edit] Trivia
- Clocks are managed by Chris Gentry[8], ex-guitarist of '90s britpop band Menswear. The other Menswear guitarist, Simon White, manages bands including Bloc Party.
- Ali Love appears in a shot of Clocks' promotional video for That Much Better.
- Lead singer Tom Hewitt bought his first guitar using the birthday money he received just after finishing his GCSEs.[1]
- USAToday.com writer Ken Barnes listed Clocks' début, That Much Better in his top songs of 2006.[9]
- In 2006, Clocks supported The Fray on their first UK show[10] (19/09/06, Metro Club, London), The Like on the last date of their first UK tour (02/11/06, 100 Club, London) and also The Feeling (26/11/06, Loughborough University).[11]
- Guitarist Ed Hilliam's great-grandfather's cousin is B. C. Hilliam (aka Mr. Flotsam) from 1920s/30s British musical comedy duo Mr. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam.
[edit] External links
- MySpace
- Official Site
- Clocks On BBC London
- Audio Clocks on Dermot O'Leary's BBC Radio 2 Show, 19 August 2006
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b Hungry Kid Records Biography For Clocks, August 2006
- ^ a b Clocks in Epsom Guardian, 30 October 2006
- ^ a b John Cornfield Soundscape Interview, 03 October 2006
- ^ Clocks Review in Birmingham 101 Gig Guide, November 2006
- ^ Clocks' Feb 2007 Tour on Video-C
- ^ Clocks' Feb 2007 Tour on Ents24
- ^ John Cornfield's Management Company Profile, January 2007
- ^ Clocks' MySpace site
- ^ USAToday Listen Up, 28 December 2006
- ^ Metro Club, London - Recent Acts, Accessed 17 January 2007
- ^ Loughborough University Gigs and Events, 12 September 2006
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