New Rhodes

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A promotional photo of the band. Steve the drummer has since left

British indie-pop four-piece New Rhodes formed in Bristol in 2001 and moved east to London. Though technically unsigned, they have put out three singles through Moshi Moshi, the label behind Hot Chip, Tom Vek and Architecture in Helsinki.

Their influences include The Smiths, The Strokes, The Cure and The Velvet Underground. The band is regularly tour the UK and in addition to headlining they have supported the likes of Razorlight, The Dears, Delays, Hope of the States, The Killers, and The Futureheads and also completed a full UK tour as support for Bloc Party.

New Rhodes' debut single, "I Wish I Was You", released in July 2004 on Moshi Moshi. It charted in the Top 75 (and number 7 in the Indie Charts). The follow-up single "You've Given Me Something That I Can't Give Back" made the top 40, charting at number 38. It is not, as is commonly thought, about a Sexually Transmitted Infection. Since then "From The Beginning" and "The History of Britain" have also been released as singles. "The History Of Britain" is not actually about the History of the United Kingdom, and nor is "From The Beginning".

The four members are:

James Williams - Guitar/Vox
Joe Gascoigne - Guitar (Brother of Ronnie George!)
Jack Ashdown - Bass
Tim Desmond- Drums

The current line-up was finalised in the summer of 2006 after Tim became the fourth permanent drummer.

The band's debut album, Songs from the Lodge was released on the 23rd October 2006 through Salty Cat Records. They have recently finished writing their second album.

In March 2008 the band released sample's of new songs, all of which are expected to be released on their new album. ^[1]

1 Press clippings
2 Discography
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Press clippings

"Thrilling dancefloor burning stuff" - NME
"Startlingly fresh and utterly absorbing ... our jaws dropped" - Logo
"If the demise of painfully hip indie rock has left a void in your world, look no further than New Rhodes ... all the tunes and talent of Casablancas and Co without the pretension. ... So cool it hurts and they don't even know it" - Rocksound
"Reminds you why you first fell in love with singles" - Sunday Times Culture Section
"Great songs that make the Ordinary Boys look ordinary 5/5" Zoo
"Perfectly illustrates why we tipped them for stardom way back at the start of the year" - NME

[edit] Discography

The Life Story Of Nelson Scamp [EP] - CD, Self-released 2002
I Wish I Was You [Single] - CD + 7", Moshi Moshi 2004
You've Given Me Something That I Can't Give Back [Single] - CD + 7", Moshi Moshi 2005
From The Beginning [Single] - CD + 7", Moshi Moshi 2005
EP [ US EP] - CD, So Sweet 2006
The History Of Britain [Single] - CD + 7", Salty Cat 2006
Songs From The Lodge [Album] - CD, Salty Cat 2006
You Got The Wrong Impression [EP] - Download + 7", Salty Cat 2007