My Device
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| Origin | Brighton, UK |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
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| Todd Jordan Russell Eke Alex "Doogle" Uren |
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My Device are a Brighton based band featuring Todd Jordan (guitar and lead vocals), Russell Eke (bass) and Alex "Doogle" Uren (drums). They formed in 2003.
Their sound is typified by a combination of fast dance beats, loud guitar audio feedback, and catchy pop melodies. My Device sum up their music in their own words with the ethos, "you should be dancing", which they wrote into the lyrics of their song, "Dance".
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[edit] History
The band formed in Brighton, and released a string of self-financed ep's through through their management's own Jukebox Timebomb label, before becoming involved with Oxford based independent, Shifty Disco Records in 2005. They released "Get On Like A House On Fire" through the label as a download only MP3 single, before commencing work on their debut album, "Nervous System". The album was released the same month that they were chosen as the winners of NME's Sony Walkman Breaking Band competition 2006, which garnered them both critical acclaim and media attention. An MP3 of the song "I Was Brave Today" was made available for download, and Jamie Gillett's music video for it was included as a digital bonus on "Nervous System". Their energetic, good humoured, and frequently destructive live performances have earned them a certain amount of notoriety on the UK gig circuit. My Device released a new single entitled "Eat Lead" on February 26th 2007, as a lead up for their 2nd album, "Jumbo Fiasco", which was eventually released on November 5th 2007. The album generally received very positive reviews.
[edit] Discography
Nervous System (CD ALBUM) - Shifty Disco Records 2006
Eat Lead (CD SINGLE) - Shifty Disco Records 2007
Eat Lead / I Was Brave Today (7" VINYL LIMITED SINGLE) - OIB Records 2007
Jumbo Fiasco (CD ALBUM) - Shifty Disco Records 2007
[edit] Trivia
- The Band are known for their love of the Katrina and the Waves' song "Walking on Sunshine"
- My Device individually customised all 500 copies of the Eat Lead 7-inch single with a unique drawing on the b-side label.
